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[Instructions] [Base Config]  [Functions Breakdown] [IMAP Changes]  [Our Config] [Documents]

...The Problem

So, we have our Cobalt RaQ3 converted into a RaQ550, and it's time to bring the software up to date. Installing Sun's patches works to an extent, but you can only go so far. Even the mighty PackageMaster fell short.

...The Solution

So, rather than sit there and groan about it, might as well DIY. So, armed with a couple of HowTo's found online, and the determination to update a bunch of stuff at the same time, lets see what we did...

Note: This upgrade is still in progress! You'll notice that some modules have been left as they were before the upgrade was performed. We'll keep you posted.

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Instructions

This is where I started, and you should read these too. It explains how to set up PHP V4.3.3 without killing the admin server at the same time. This article is designed more around how to get all your favourite modules & to an extent PHP itself to compile properly, by having the right stuff.

Read This: The Tao of Mac - HOWTO/Install PHP 4.3.x on a RAQ550
Similar Stuff: PhpWiki - Upgrade PHP on RaQ 550

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Base Configuration Information

How to start your ./configure statement after you've extracted the PHP tar.gz file.

Command/Option	Role	Description
./configure	Vital	Run Configure Script! (Required)
--prefix=/usr	Special	Location Prefix (Recommended)
--disable-debug	Special	Disable Debugging Information (Recommended)
--with-tsrm-pthreads	Option	POSIX Threads (Recommended)
--with-regex=system	Option	RegExp On (Recommended)
--with-config-file-path=/etc/httpd/	Special	Location of httpd.conf (Recommended)
--with-exec-dir=/usr/bin	Special	Where executables can be run (Up To You)
--enable-safe-mode	Option	Safe Mode (Paranoia Refuge)
--enable-magic-quotes	Option	"Magic Quotes" (Paranoia Refuge)
--enable-mbstring	Option	Multi-Byte Strings (Up To You)
--enable-ftp	Option	FTP Functions (Up To You)
--enable-sockets	Option	Sockets Functions (Up To You)
--enable-bcmath	Option	BCMath Functions (Up To You)
--enable-dio	Option	Direct-IO Functions (Up To You)

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Main Functions Breakdown

Information on where to find the components of major modules PHP can put together.

Section/Feature	Link	Package Used	./configure Syntax
Apache (APXS)	Home	Used Installed Apache (1.3.20)	--with-apxs=/usr/sbin/apxs
MySQL	Home	Used Installed MySQL (3.23.56)	--with-mysql=/usr --with-mysql-sock=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
OpenSSL	Home	Used Installed OpenSSL Lib (0.9.6)	--with-openssl=/usr
XML (Base)	Home	expat-1.95.2-1.src.rpm	--enable-xml --with-expat-dir=/usr
XLST (Sablotron)	Home	sablotron-1.0-1.src.rpm	--enable-xslt --with-xslt-sablot=/usr
XLST (Sablotron JS)	Home	js-1.5rc4-2.i386.rpm js-devel-1.5rc4-2.i386.rpm	--with-sablot-js=/usr
XML-RPC (EPI)	Home	xmlrpc-epi-0.51.tar.gz	--with-xmlrpc=/usr
zLib	Home	zlib-1.1.4.tar.gz	--with-zlib=/usr --with-zlib-dir=/usr/src/zlib
BZip2	Home	bzip2-1.0.2.tar.gz	--with-bz2=/usr
cURL	Home	curl-7.10.7.tar.gz	--with-curl=/usr
IConv	Home	libiconv-1.9.1.tar.gz	--with-iconv=/usr
GD (Base)	Home	Used Installed GD Lib (2.0.1)	--with-gd --enable-gd-native-ttf --enable-exif
LibPNG (GD Option)	Home	libpng-1.2.5.tar.gz	--with-png-dir=/usr
jpeg-6b (GD Option)	Home	Used Installed JPEG Lib (6b-10)	--with-jpeg-dir=/usr
FreeType (GD Option)	Home	Used Installed FreeType Lib (2.0.1)	--with-freetype-dir=/usr
T1Lib (GD Option)	Home	t1lib-5.0.0.tar.gz	--with-t1lib=/usr
libTiff (PDF/GD Optional)	Home	tiff-v3.5.7.tar.gz libtiff-lzw-compression-kit-1.3.tar.gz	--with-tiff-dir=/usr
IMAP	Home	imap-2002e.tar.Z (See Below)	--with-imap=/usr/imap-2000e
mCrypt (LibmCrypt)	Home	libmcrypt-2.5.7.tar.gz libmcrypt-mars-0.9.tar.gz (Optional) libmcrypt-rc6-0.9.tar.gz (Optional) libmcrypt-skipjack-0.9.tar.gz (Optional)	--with-mcrypt=/usr
mHash	Home	mhash-0.8.18.tar.gz	--with-mhash=/usr
gettext	Home	Used Installed GetText Lib	--with-gettext=shared
InterBase	Home	Used Installed InterBase Lib	--with-interbase=shared
LDAP	Home	Used Installed LDAP Lib	--with-ldap=/usr

Optional Modules (To Be Expanded)

openssl
pdflib
aspell
snmp

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Proper IMAP Configuration

You'll need to edit a file in the imap distribution to make it work with the Cobalt RaQ 550's OpenSSL configuration. The file is "src/osdep/unix/Makefile", in the directory where you unpacked the contents of the tgz. Look for this line:

    # Extended flags needed for SSL. You may need to modify.

Right below that are a couple of variables we certainly do need to modify. Change it to look like this:

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SSLDIR=/usr/local/ssl
SSLCERTS=/usr/share/ssl/certs
SSLKEYS=$(SSLCERTS)
SSLINCLUDE=/usr/include/openssl
SSLLIB=/usr/lib

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Now you should be able to compile it properly.

Complete Configuration Script Used

This is how mine came out...

./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-debug --with-config-file-path=/etc/httpd/ \
--with-exec-dir=/usr/bin --enable-safe-mode --enable-magic-quotes \
--enable-xml --enable-xslt --enable-mbstring \
--enable-gd-native-ttf --enable-ftp --enable-sockets --enable-bcmath \
--enable-dio --enable-exif --with-tsrm-pthreads --with-regex=system \
--with-mysql-sock=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock --with-xslt-sablot=/usr \
--with-expat-dir=/usr --with-sablot-js=/usr --with-iconv-dir=/usr \
--with-apxs=/usr/sbin/apxs --with-interbase=shared --with-mysql=/usr \
--with-gd=/usr --with-jpeg-dir=/usr --with-png-dir=/usr \
--with-tiff-dir=/usr --with-freetype-dir=/usr --with-t1lib=/usr \
--with-expat-dir=/usr --with-xmlrpc=/usr --with-mcrypt=/usr \
--with-mhash=/usr --with-openssl=/usr --with-curl=/usr \
--with-zlib=/usr --with-zlib-dir=/usr/src/zlib --with-bz2=/usr \
--with-iconv=/usr --with-ldap=/usr --with-imap=/usr/imap-2000e \
--with-gettext=shared

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Documents

Check these out...

The Configuration Shown Above
What's been downloaded so far
Resulting PHP Info Output

More to come...