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How do I install TIdy for PHP5 on FreeBSD?
I am very experienced in Apache and PHP on Windows, but now I am working on a FreeBSD server and I know almost nothing about FreeBSD and *nix.
I have to install and enable Tidy for PHP 5. Under Windows it is as easy as downloading the appropriate DLL, modify php.ini and restart the web server. Takes 2 minutes.
After googling a lot, it seems that on FreeBSD I have to download the source code, compile the module, and even recompile PHP as many sites suggest. But these sites presume the reader is experienced in FreeBSD!
How do I compile the module source?
It is really necessary to recompile PHP?
If so, how do I recompile PHP?
Although my question is specifially about Tidy, I will need to install other modules as well. so I am interested in a generel solution if possible.
Please give exact guidings as just saying "recompile this or that" really don't help me on this stage.
Thanks.
I have to install and enable Tidy for PHP 5. Under Windows it is as easy as downloading the appropriate DLL, modify php.ini and restart the web server. Takes 2 minutes.
After googling a lot, it seems that on FreeBSD I have to download the source code, compile the module, and even recompile PHP as many sites suggest. But these sites presume the reader is experienced in FreeBSD!
How do I compile the module source?
It is really necessary to recompile PHP?
If so, how do I recompile PHP?
Although my question is specifially about Tidy, I will need to install other modules as well. so I am interested in a generel solution if possible.
Please give exact guidings as just saying "recompile this or that" really don't help me on this stage.
Thanks.
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../../lang/php5 is in fat /usr/ports/lang/php5. It's path to php5 port.
After installing php5-tidy port, you should have three additional files.
# pkg_info -L php5-tidy-5.2.8
Information for php5-tidy-5.2.8:
Files:
/usr/local/lib/php/2006061
/usr/local/include/php/ext
/usr/local/include/php/ext
One more question - how did you install your apache and php? Was it installed via ports?
Can you run below commands?
pkg_info | grep apache
pkg_info | grep php5
After installing php5-tidy port, you should have three additional files.
# pkg_info -L php5-tidy-5.2.8
Information for php5-tidy-5.2.8:
Files:
/usr/local/lib/php/2006061
/usr/local/include/php/ext
/usr/local/include/php/ext
One more question - how did you install your apache and php? Was it installed via ports?
Can you run below commands?
pkg_info | grep apache
pkg_info | grep php5
ASKER
Re. your questions:
1. I don't know how it was installed. The server was set up for me.
2. Yes. The output is:
$ pkg_info | grep apache
apache-2.2.9_5 Version 2.2.x of Apache web server with prefork MPM.
$ pkg_info | grep php5
php5-5.2.8 PHP Scripting Language
php5-mysql-5.2.8 The mysql shared extension for php
php5-mysqli-5.2.8 The mysqli shared extension for php
php5-session-5.2.8 The session shared extension for php
php5-simplexml-5.2.8 The simplexml shared extension for php
php5-spl-5.2.8 The spl shared extension for php
Will there be any harm in running "make install clean" or should I just give it a try?
1. I don't know how it was installed. The server was set up for me.
2. Yes. The output is:
$ pkg_info | grep apache
apache-2.2.9_5 Version 2.2.x of Apache web server with prefork MPM.
$ pkg_info | grep php5
php5-5.2.8 PHP Scripting Language
php5-mysql-5.2.8 The mysql shared extension for php
php5-mysqli-5.2.8 The mysqli shared extension for php
php5-session-5.2.8 The session shared extension for php
php5-simplexml-5.2.8 The simplexml shared extension for php
php5-spl-5.2.8 The spl shared extension for php
Will there be any harm in running "make install clean" or should I just give it a try?
Ok - as you have apache and php5 as packages, then they are probably in default directories - so far so good :)
There shouldn't be any problems with running "make install clean" in /usr/ports/www/php5-tidy. In case of any problems, you will end up without php5-tidy, so you will be in same situation as you are now.
Remember to restart apache (/usr/local/etc/rc.d/apach
There shouldn't be any problems with running "make install clean" in /usr/ports/www/php5-tidy. In case of any problems, you will end up without php5-tidy, so you will be in same situation as you are now.
Remember to restart apache (/usr/local/etc/rc.d/apach
ASKER
Ok, tried it and got:
$ make install clean
===> Vulnerability check disabled, database not found
===> Extracting for php5-tidy-5.2.8
=> MD5 Checksum OK for php-5.2.8.tar.bz2.
=> SHA256 Checksum OK for php-5.2.8.tar.bz2.
mkdir: /usr/ports/www/php5-tidy/w
*** Error code 1
Stop in /usr/ports/www/php5-tidy.
I guess it is due to insufficient rights?
$ make install clean
===> Vulnerability check disabled, database not found
===> Extracting for php5-tidy-5.2.8
=> MD5 Checksum OK for php-5.2.8.tar.bz2.
=> SHA256 Checksum OK for php-5.2.8.tar.bz2.
mkdir: /usr/ports/www/php5-tidy/w
*** Error code 1
Stop in /usr/ports/www/php5-tidy.
I guess it is due to insufficient rights?
You need to run this as root.
ASKER
Ok. Will try to get a root account. Will return with more info. Thanks so far.
ASKER
I got access via sudo. It works great, thanks!
ASKER
CATEGORIES= www
MASTERDIR= ${.CURDIR}/../../lang/php5
PKGNAMESUFFIX= -tidy
.include "${MASTERDIR}/Makefile"
Does this mean that the compiled file will end up in /../../lang/php5?
I ask before I see no PHP binary there.