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[ntwaddel]

how do you compile php as a binary so i can run it at the command line? I have php compiled as a module right now. If i compile it as a binary, or whatever, will it affect the module? Whats the trick? How do i do it?

[Ahmad]

You can have both module and binary. No problem. Chances are you already have the binary. Try:

which php

[ntwaddel]

[root@ns admin]# which php
[root@ns admin]#

[SPaReK]

Try:

locate php | grep -i bin

and see if there are any php binaries listed.

[Ahmad]

You compiled PHP as an Apache module from source?

If I recall correctly, last time I've done that, PHP was automatically compiled as an interpreter too. In any case, you can visit the source directory and:

./configure && make && make install

If you don't specify any SAPI, the default is to compile it as a binary (a.k.a: interpreter, stand-alone, cgi).