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[minim]

Hello,


I am looking to work both php4 and php5 with Apache2 in plain server. I have tried most of the links but ended up with no luck
Can you guys tell me how to work on it.
Thanks in advance.

[UNIXy]

What have you done so far and what issues are you encountering?

Regards
Joe

[david510]

How do you want each php running? As apache or CGI module?

[minim]

Thanks for responding Joe
1. Compiled php4 and php5 in various locations with Apache2.
2. Need php4 server wide.
3. Need php5 for particular folder.
4. Add the following to httpd.conf
<Directory /home/user/public_html>
AddHandler php-script .php
Action php-script /cgi-bin/php5
</Directory>
5. cp /usr/local/php5/bin/php /home/user/public_html/
6. restart apache


After all these steps I am unable to work php5 in that particular folder.
Where I am going wrong ??
Thanks in advance.

[minim]

Originally Posted by david510

How do you want each php running? As apache or CGI module?

Thanks for responding

I need to run php5 as cgi and php4 as apache.

[minim]

Originally Posted by UNIXy

What have you done so far and what issues are you encountering?

Regards
Joe

Thanks for responding Joe
1. Compiled php4 and php5 in various locations with Apache2.
2. Need php4 server wide.
3. Need php5 for particular folder.
4. Add the following to httpd.conf
<Directory /home/user/public_html>
AddHandler php-script .php
Action php-script /cgi-bin/php5
</Directory>
5. cp /usr/local/php5/bin/php /home/user/public_html/
6. restart apache


After all these steps I am unable to work php5 in that particular folder.
Where I am going wrong ??
Thanks in advance.

[david510]

Add this to the httpd.conf file.

<Directory /home/user/public_html>
Action application/x-httpd-php5 "php"
AddHandler application/x-httpd-php5 .php5
</Directory>

Make a file named test.php5 in the webroot and check.

[minim]

Originally Posted by david510

Add this to the httpd.conf file.

<Directory /home/user/public_html>
Action application/x-httpd-php5 "php"
AddHandler application/x-httpd-php5 .php5
</Directory>

Make a file named test.php5 in the webroot and check.

Thanks David
My info.php show php version4 and info.php5 show "Your browser sent a request that this server could not understand" - error log "Invalid URI in request GET /info.php5 HTTP/1.1"

Where I am going wrong ??
Thanks in advance.

[david510]

Add the following line too along with the previous lines.

AddType application/x-httpd-php5 .php5

Restart apache after that.

[minim]

Originally Posted by david510

Add the following line too along with the previous lines.

AddType application/x-httpd-php5 .php5

Restart apache after that.

Thanks David.
info.php is showing php version 4 and info.php5 shows "<? phpinfo(); ?>".
I am trying to run appli under /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/demo as php5 and php4 as server wide.
Please Help.

[minim]

Hello,

I am still not getting an clear idea how to make it work.
"Php4 as Apache mod and Php5 as CGI" / "php4 as server wide and php5 for particular directory". can any one post me the clean steps how to make it work in plain server.

Thanks in advance.

[david510]

Originally Posted by minim

Thanks David.
info.php is showing php version 4 and info.php5 shows "<? phpinfo(); ?>".
I am trying to run appli under /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/demo as php5 and php4 as server wide.
Please Help.

Try adding these lines in httpd.conf file and restart apache.

<Directory /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/demo>
Action application/x-httpd-php5 php
AddType application/x-httpd-php5 .php5
AddHandler application/x-httpd-php5 .php5
</Directory>

[minim]

Originally Posted by david510

Try adding these lines in httpd.conf file and restart apache.

<Directory /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/demo>
Action application/x-httpd-php5 php
AddType application/x-httpd-php5 .php5
AddHandler application/x-httpd-php5 .php5
</Directory>

Thanks David. I tried like the above post but no luck
I have to run the application as .php and not as ".php5, so pls advice me and Please let me know the modules which should be included while compiling php5 with apache2.

[david510]

Compile php5 as follows.

wget http://us.php.net/get/php-5.2.11.tar.gz/from/us.php.net/mirror
tar -zxf php-5.2.11.tar.gz
cd php-5.2.11
./configure --prefix=/usr/local/php5 --add_the_remaining_options_from_php4_expect_apxs
make
make install

Now run the following command

/usr/local/php5/bin/php-cgi  -v

It should show as cgi.

Now add the following lines on top of the httpd.conf file

ScriptAlias /php5/ /usr/local/php5/bin/
Action application/x-httpd-php5 /php5/php-cgi
<Directory "/usr/local/php5/bin/">
    Allow from all
</Directory>

Save httpd.conf file and restart apache.

Open a .htaccess file inside the folder where you need php5 and add the following code to it. Make sure .htaccess support is enabled in your apache configuration.

AddHandler application/x-httpd-php5 .php

Make a phpinfo.php file in this directory and see what is shows when taken in browser. It should be php5.

See what it shows when the .htaccess line is commented. It should be php4 then.

[larwilliams]

Sounds like you may want the Concurrent DSO patch during EasyApache so that you can run both together as DSOs. A bit of advice though: if you are running a shared server, do not make PHP4 default. It is old, unsupported, and insecure.