From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 9 14:58:19 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1DBAD16A4CE for ; Wed, 9 Jun 2004 14:58:19 +0000 (GMT) Received: from internet.potentialtech.com (h-66-167-251-6.phlapafg.covad.net [66.167.251.6]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EA6AE43D54 for ; Wed, 9 Jun 2004 14:58:18 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wmoran@potentialtech.com) Received: from working.potentialtech.com (pa-plum1c-102.pit.adelphia.net [24.53.179.102]) by internet.potentialtech.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2490169A71; Wed, 9 Jun 2004 10:58:18 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 10:58:15 -0400 From: Bill Moran To: Grant Peel Message-Id: <20040609105815.521d2e6a.wmoran@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <007401c44e2e$effbb850$6601a8c0@grant> References: <007401c44e2e$effbb850$6601a8c0@grant> Organization: Potential Technologies X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.9.10 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd4.9) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Apache-MySQL-PHP from ports X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 14:58:19 -0000 "Grant Peel" wrote: > Hi all, > > TO this point, I have been installing everything from source. Starting with > the new servers, which I am working on now, I would like to do as much as > possible from ports. > > I have mysql installed correctly. > > I need now to install PHP and Apache. > > The source type install would require to run ./configure with a few options, > then back to the PHP source dir, run ./configure with a few options, make, > make install, then back to the apache dir, re ./configure, make, make > install, etc etc. > > Since ports have patches and some Makefile options set, is it permissable to > go to the Apache or PHP port dir, run the make, then rerun ./configure so as > to emulate the steps above? > > Eventually, When it becomes time to comile apache, I will need to add the > FrontPage patch as well. All this considered, woould I be better to keep > installing all from source, or still try to stick to the ports method? Hehe ... You're underestimating the ports. I would suggest you follow the following steps: 1) cd /usr/ports/www/mod_php4 && make install 2) Wait a bit for the download 3) Be pleasantly surprised p.s. I was going to just tell you what will happen, but I think it'll be more fun if you're just pleasantly surprised :) p.p.s. Yes, you could do what you suggest, and it would work, but I think you'll be pleasantly surprised that you don't have to :) p.p.p.s. Once PHP is installed, just go to the mod_frontpage directly and install it, it will add the module to Apache -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com