In message <01072408401102.11000@linux> Phil Driscoll wrote:

On Monday 23 July 2001 19:52, Colin McQueen wrote:

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Hi

Can someone explain the best way to get PHP4 running as a module in Apache from SUSE 6.4 if I have already installed so have Apache and PHP3 running? PHP4 is installed as far as I can see using locate. I must admit to finding Yast a little difficult to use for this as I'm not familiar with what the menus cover. I used locate to find out if PHP4 for on the HD. Would people recommend a move to 7.2? This is to run on a single box on our network and act as an Intranet server with MySQL PHP4 for database handling.

I'm using 7.2 and it is streets ahead of 6.4, and the new Yast2 is a much friendlier configuration tool. Note that any version of PHP you got with SuSE 6.4 will be very early. Things have moved on a long way since then.

yes I guessed that. I am looking at a PD PHP4 database utility and it needs PHP4.

Your easiest route is to upgrade to SuSE 7.2 and then just install PHP and MySQL by ticking the boxes in Yast2.

OK so is there a version of 7.2 for schools on the excellent terms we've had before?

As to the *best* way to get PHP4 running as an Apache module, that would undoubtedly be to obtain the sources of the latest stable versions of Apache, MySQL and PHP and compile them yourself!

Yes well ... I'd love to have the time but my kids are expecting to see Dad this summer ;-) Thanks for the help. -- Colin McQueen : Using an Acorn StrongARM Risc PC Web Domain : http://www.mcqueen.uk.net/ BSc Zoology + Oceanography : PGCE : MSc in CBL/T

On Thursday 26 July 2001 12:02, Gary Stainburn wrote:

Hi all, here's my 2 euros (cough, cough, !!1 sorry - wash my mouth out)

As this thread's started off talking about PHP, how's that for a starter. It'll create some interest with them straight away as the can create web sites which is cool with kids these days. Then move them to perl, which is (and I know Phil will disagree with me here) a proper programming language.

I disagree :) On a serious note, I used to love programming in ARM assembler and BBC BASIC on Risc OS. Then I started having a miserable time writing in C on Windoze. When I found PHP I rediscovered the directness and speed of BBC BASIC. In practice, all programming languages are at best poor, with rough edges, inconsistencies, onnecessary bloat or tortuously non-intuitive syntax.Religiously fervent discussions will never cure anything, so just use what you are comfortable with. I can say, though, that if you like BBC BASIC, you are almost sure to like PHP. Cheers -- Phil Driscoll

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