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titaniumdecoy · Mar 8th, 2007, 2:52 PM

I'm running Mac OS X. I know PHP is installed by default but I want to upgrade to the latest version before I use it. I found a guide to installing PHP online, and it includes instructions for installing GD, etc. It seems like you have to decide on and configure everything you want your PHP installation to include before you install it. My question is, what if you decide you want to add another component? Is it possible to do so without reinstalling, and if so, where can I find instructions for this? Thanks.

Wizard1988 · Mar 8th, 2007, 5:36 PM

I don't know about Mac OS X but on a windows machine you can change your extensions by editing the PHP.ini file. The components are packed in dlls which are in the extensions folder.

Ooble · Mar 9th, 2007, 12:50 AM

If you use MacPorts to install PHP (and Apache and MySQL, while you're at it), it'll compile in most modules by default, and you can specify extra ones using the variants functionality.

If you want to do-it-yourself, you can compile extensions as system objects (.so) and enable and disable them as you like in php.ini.

AICkieran · Mar 12th, 2007, 9:21 AM

Theres a package you can install that installs php for you and adds it to the apache config:

http://www.entropy.ch/software/macosx/php/

Hope this helps.

Mar 8th, 2007, 2:52 PM	#1
titaniumdecoy Expert Programmer Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 841 Rep Power: 3	Configuring PHP I'm running Mac OS X. I know PHP is installed by default but I want to upgrade to the latest version before I use it. I found a guide to installing PHP online, and it includes instructions for installing GD, etc. It seems like you have to decide on and configure everything you want your PHP installation to include before you install it. My question is, what if you decide you want to add another component? Is it possible to do so without reinstalling, and if so, where can I find instructions for this? Thanks.

Mar 8th, 2007, 5:36 PM	#2
Wizard1988 Professional Programmer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chitown Posts: 417 Rep Power: 3	I don't know about Mac OS X but on a windows machine you can change your extensions by editing the PHP.ini file. The components are packed in dlls which are in the extensions folder. __________________ JG-Webdesign

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Ooble I eat cake for breakfast. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In my box. Posts: 4,434 Rep Power: 9	If you use MacPorts to install PHP (and Apache and MySQL, while you're at it), it'll compile in most modules by default, and you can specify extra ones using the variants functionality. If you want to do-it-yourself, you can compile extensions as system objects (.so) and enable and disable them as you like in php.ini. __________________ Me :: You :: Them

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Mar 12th, 2007, 9:21 AM	#4
AICkieran Programmer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK Posts: 55 Rep Power: 3	Theres a package you can install that installs php for you and adds it to the apache config: http://www.entropy.ch/software/macosx/php/ Hope this helps.

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