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[surfmanjoe]

I want to add a new feature to my existing php, so, recompile php is expecting. I don't know how to recompile it.

What I did was

1) ./configure
2) make
3) make install

but everything keeps same as before, nothing changed.

I googled something about ./build clean, and ./build php, but it seems I don't have any command about ./build

I don't have control panel on my server, just php.

anybody may help me?

[layer0]

I googled something about ./build clean, and ./build php, but it seems I don't have any command about ./build

It sounds like that is specific to DirectAdmin.

Grab your current configure line - php -i | grep configure or look for "Configure Command" in phpinfo. Add the option you wanted to add and use that as your configure command, instead of ./configure.

[SparkSupport]

./configure --help will show the list of configuration switches that can be passed.

Use which are needed for you and then compile. After that php -i |grep config should show the configuration swithches you have passed.

[surfmanjoe]

I checked
php -i |grep config

already updated with the correct one. I also checked php.ini to make sure I entered the correct settings.

However, phpinfo() still shows the old things, the Build Date is old one. the Configure Command shows the old items too.

forgot mentioning, I compiled php as CGI/FastCGI, How may I force php use the new settings? thanks.

[tsj5j]

Originally Posted by surfmanjoe

I checked
php -i |grep config

already updated with the correct one. I also checked php.ini to make sure I entered the correct settings.

However, phpinfo() still shows the old things, the Build Date is old one. the Configure Command shows the old items too.

forgot mentioning, I compiled php as CGI/FastCGI, How may I force php use the new settings? thanks.

My guess is that the compiler either :

a.) Failed.
b.) Installed to the wrong directory.

You mentioned you compiled PHP as CGI/FastCGI. Are you using mod_php or something else?
Please remember that mod_php uses the CLI and not the CGI version of PHP.

[surfmanjoe]

I am not using apache, nginx instead. compiling and installing php 4.4.7 for the first time was smoothly. php script runs well.

however, after that, I found I did not include sendmail because it was not installed before the first installation of PHP.

then, I installed sendmail, tested sending under command line, the sendmail is working.

ok, I have to recompile php with '--with-sendmail=/usr/sbin/sendmail' to enable sendmail in php.

that's problem I have for now. I am using the same ./configure parameters as the previous php installtion, just added '--with-sendmail=/usr/sbin/sendmail', everything is ok, I did not see failed info for ./configure, make and make install

here is my ./configure

'./configure' '--prefix=/opt/php' '--enable-fastcgi' '--with-libdir=/lib64' '--with-config-file-path=../php' '--with-zlib' '--with-zlib-dir=..' '--with-gd' '--with-jpeg-dir=/usr' '--with-png-dir' '--enable-shmop' '--enable-track-vars' '--enable-sysvsem' '--enable-sysvshm' '--enable-magic-quotes' '--enable-sockets' '--prefix=/usr/local' '--with-xml' '--enable-calendar' '--with-iconv' '--with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql' '--with-sendmail=/usr/sbin/sendmail' '--enable-mbstring'

but this time phpinfo always shows the first time's settings, no sendmail supported, although php -i |grep config shows sendmail is included.

I also rebooted machine many times. no effect.

any idea on my problem? or may I uninstalled the previous php? thanks.

[surfmanjoe]

also, I checked

/usr/local/bin/php /usr/local/lib/php.ini /usr/local/lib/php

all of them are dated with 2nd installation time. I have no idea on where phpinfo reads the old settings? say, build date and configure command, sendmail_from (shows no value).

[omega36]

--bindir=/usr/bin --sbindir=/usr/sbin or whatever it may be for you.

Hope this helps!

[tsj5j]

Originally Posted by surfmanjoe

also, I checked

/usr/local/bin/php /usr/local/lib/php.ini /usr/local/lib/php

all of them are dated with 2nd installation time. I have no idea on where phpinfo reads the old settings? say, build date and configure command, sendmail_from (shows no value).

Create a page with phpinfo();

Look at "Loaded Configuration File" to see which config file it loads.

[surfmanjoe]

the loaded configuration file shows

../php

what does that mean? thanks.

[surfmanjoe]

I fixed myself this morning.

What I did was

1) remove the source folder used by my first time installation
2) unzip the source file again.
3) ./configure, make, make install

done! everything is updated with the latest settings.

I believe each installation will leave something in the source folder, just post my experience here for reference to anyone who maybe have same situation with me.

thanks for all repliers above.