How To Install PHP On Linux

How To Install PHP On LinuxThis tutorial explains the installation of PHP 5, bundled with Apache and MySQL server on a Linux machine. The tutorial was written primarily for SuSE 9.2, 9.3, 10.0 & 10.1, but most of the steps ought to be valid for all Linux-like operating systems. We will set up PHP as a shared module, being loaded into Apache2 dynamically during the server startup. These instructions are known to work for PHP versions: 5.0.4 through 5.2.1.

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At this point Apache web server must be installed. If you want MySQL support in PHP, MySQL server also must have been installed prior to the next steps.
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The configuration options ought to be self-explaining; –prefix specifies the location where PHP is to be installed, –with-apxs2 with correct path pointing to bin/apxs in the Apache installation directory is mandatory for the installator to work. Since PHP 5, you need to explicitly bundle PHP with MySQL by –with-mysql directive (make sure you specified path to where MySQL is installed on your system). There are many other options which turn on additional features. For all available configuration options and their default values type ./configure –help.
Tip: If you are performing an upgrade, you may want to copy config.nice from the old PHP installation directory (if available) to where you unpacked the new PHP tarball file. Run ./config.nice instead of ./configure. This way all the previous configure options will be applied to the new installation effortlessly.
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