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Apache and PHP is by using Apache's DSO module. Apache supports adding modules 
on instead of embedding them in the httpd binary. This works well when you 
don't want to re-compile Apache each time a module is updated, or if you want 
to add on numerous modules for development purposes. 

=== Compile Apache with DSO support ===

In Apache src directory (apache_1.3.14) 

 # ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/apache \
     --enable-module=so
     --enable-module=rewrite
 
 $ make 
 $ make install


=== Install PHP as a Module ===

In PHP src directory (php_4.0.3pl1)

 # ./configure --with-mysql \
     --with-xml \
     --enable-track-vars \
     --with-apxs=/usr/local/apache/bin/apxs
 # make 
 # make install


This will install Apache and then install the PHP module into the appropiate 
Apache directories. The only difference in configuration from above is the 
module needs to be added in the Apache httpd.conf file. To add a module in 
Apache add the following line in the httpd.conf file (if it is not already 
there, sometimes the install script adds it for you)

 LoadModule php4_module libexec/libphp4.so 

Be sure to following the rest of the configuration instructions above.

== UPGRADING ==

When you configure PHP the configure options are saved in a file called
config.nice (because it is nice of them to do this for you)

Here are some examples:

  cat /usr/local/src/php-4.4.0/config.nice

  #! /bin/sh
  #
  # Created by configure
  './configure' \
  '--with-mysql' \
  '--with-xml' \
  '--enable-track-vars' \
  '--with-apxs=/usr/local/apache/bin/apxs' \
  "$@"

  cat /usr/local/src/php-4.1.2/config.nice  

  #! /bin/sh
  #
  # Created by configure

  './configure' \
  '--with-mysql' \
  '--with-xml' \
  '--enable-track-vars' \
  '--enable-versioning' \
  '--with-apxs=/usr/local/apache/bin/apxs' \
  "$@"




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