Matt Hyclak wrote: > On Mon, Jan 08, 2007 at 04:39:00PM -0000, Nigel Kendrick enlightened us: > >> -----Original Message----- >> >> Tom Diehl wrote: >> >>> On Sun, 7 Jan 2007, Todd Cary wrote: >>> >>> >>>> My version of Centos (4.4) comes with php 4.3.9. Since I run >>>> Interbase on the server, I need to recompile the php with Interbase. >>>> The only php I have found is 4.4 which I have downloaded and untarred >>>> as well as configuring it with Interbase, doing the make and make >>>> install. >>>> >>>> Where I am lost is on having Apache (httpd) use it rather than the >>>> 4.3.9 ( http://209.204.172.137:82/testphp.php ). >>>> >>>> When I do the make install, where does it go? >>>> >>> Why not save yourself a ton of grief and rebuild the .srpm that came with >>> your version of CentOS? >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> >> This is strange as I have downloaded PHP 4.4.x from PHP.net and recompiled >> it on about 5 CentOS 4.4. boxes without problems - once I had all the >> dependencies sorted :-) - I've got it down to about a 10 minute job now. >> >> > > Assuming by "downloaded from PHP.net" you mean you got the tarball and did > it, congratulations, you just ruined the entire point of a Package-Managed > system. > > See http://wiki.centos.org/PackageManagement/SourceInstalls for why you > shouldn't do that. > > Matt > > Matt - Though my skills as a System Administrator are very limited, I do want, if possible, keep a Package-Managed system. I do have the .src.rpm file for the PHP. What I need help with is how to recompile it (I assume that I would use rpmbuild) and REPLACE the currently installed version with the new version. Todd -- Ariste Software 2200 D Street Ext Petaluma, CA 94952 (707) 773-4523