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pluta · Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 7 Location: Bochum, Germany

How to install PHP 5.2 for Apache 1.3 (entropy-php-5.2.0-3.tar.gz) on Mac OS X Server v10.4.8.

1. Disable the PHP 4 Module (which is currently at version 4.4.4)
Server Admin:
Services: Web: Settings: Modules tab
Uncheck "php4_module" and click Save.

2. Download and unpack PHP 5.2 and run the installer.

The phpinfo() function now confirms that PHP 5.2 is active.
However, on trying to connect to MySQL you get a "Could not connect to database." error message.

The default socket location for MySQL on Mac OS X Server v10.4 is /var/mysql/mysql.sock.
The move to place the mysql.sock file in /var/mysql/ was done for security purposes.

You can find the details in two articles on Apple's Server Support Website:
(1) Mac OS X Server 10.4: Issues connecting PHP to MySQL
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301457
(2) Mac OS X Server 10.4.4: Improvements to Apache/PHP/MySQL interaction
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302977

Reverting the socket location to /tmp/mysql.sock makes little sense from a security standpoint.
Telling PHP where the new socket file is is a much better solution.

3. Tell PHP 5.2 where to look for the MySQL socket file.
The php.ini file for PHP 5.2 is located at /usr/local/php5/lib/php.ini.
Open php.ini in your preferred text editor. We are using the Pico editor here.
--In Terminal: sudo pico /usr/local/php5/lib/php.ini
Find the [MySQL] section, and change the mysql.default_socket directive.
--In Pico editor: mysql.default_socket = /var/mysql/mysql.sock
Save the changes and exit the Pico editor.
Finally, restart Apache.

Hope this helps!

liyanage · Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 15:56 Post subject:

Thanks a lot for the nice explanation. I will link to this from the main PHP page.

sigurdur · Joined: 05 Dec 2006 Posts: 1

A follow-up to this excellent post:

If you have webmail activated in Mac OS X Server, the Server Admin will reactivate php4. This will in return cause Apache to crash with a bus error when both php5 and php4 are active. To solve this, it is necessary to edit the httpd.conf file.

In Terminal:

trampoline · Joined: 13 Aug 2006 Posts: 28

That is a very nice explaination I think I posted up something last year about this I should have sticied it !
I have a small problem with Web DAV in that because PHP5 launches on it's own I have no way of ordering it's loading into Apache and as a result Web DAV is broken, how can I get PHP5 into the Httpd config file (also in the web server admin) so that I can load it befor Web DAV which is the problem If I can get it to load first web DAV will work ??? any Idea's how to get PHP5 into the HTTPD.conf file I tried but it Broke the HTTPD.conf file and I had to actually replace the httpd.conf file from backup ???....

anthony.abraira · Joined: 08 Mar 2007 Posts: 1

So sorry to disturb, since I am sure you get these kind of emails all the time. I must admit that I am not very well versed in Unix and up until recently I had been using one of your earlier package releases of php4 for my Powerbook G4 that I have just recently and sold. I bought a MacBook Pro with Intel and trying to implement php so that I can run a local installation of phpWCMS. The idea is to do all the development locally (which is much faster) and then upload the finished website online. With that out of the way, let me break down what I have done up to this point.

Successful Installation MySQL

1. I installed the MySQL package from
http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/4.1.html

2. Afterwards I followed your instructions and then ran the unix commands off of the terminal and by the looks of it, everything went smoothly.

Initial attempt to install php5 for Apache 2

I was unsure which version of Apache I was running, (running Standard OSX Tiger 10.4. so I attempted to install the php5 for Apache 2. This created two results. The first one was that the Personal Web Server feature was unable to start. Looking through the Event Log, it appeared that it had difficulty initializing. I apologize but I didn't save the log. Long story short I had to delete the php5 from /usr/local directory and then removed the +entropy-php.conf file. Then I was able to run the Personal Web Server. It is important to note also that the phpinfo test did not work when I loaded a local page.

3. Attempted to Install php5 for Apache 1

This installed and initialized properly as indicated by the logs

pluta · Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 7 Location: Bochum, Germany

My instructions only refer to Mac OS X Server v10.4.8. Mac OS X Server comes preinstalled with PHP and MySQL, which are optimized for security and speed. I recommend using Mac OS X Server. The Server version is much easier to configure and maintain than the Client version using Apple's Server Admin application. However, the current PHP version of Mac OS X Server is 4.4.4. Hence my tutorial on how to install PHP 5.2.

Rupert Reid · Joined: 09 Apr 2007 Posts: 4 Location: UK

Please would someone give me detailed Terminal instructions on how to disable PHP4 and then activate PHP5 after installing Entropy PHP5.

Rgds Rupert
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Rupert Reid · Joined: 09 Apr 2007 Posts: 4 Location: UK

Please would someone give me detailed Terminal instructions on how to disable PHP4 and then activate PHP5 after installing Entropy PHP5.

Rgds Rupert
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pluta · Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 7 Location: Bochum, Germany

If the PHP 4 module is active (it is inactive by default), it must be disabled before installing PHP 5.2. Simply follow the first part of my tutorial using Apple's Server Admin application.

1. Disable the PHP 4 Module (which is currently at version 4.4.4)
Server Admin:
Services: Web: Settings: Modules tab
Uncheck "php4_module" and click Save.

After having disabled PHP 4, go ahead and install PHP 5.2 (which is active after the installation has been completed).

crespowu · Joined: 25 Jan 2008 Posts: 1

Great guide.Thank you very much.

RobLewis · Joined: 16 Feb 2008 Posts: 3 Location: Puget Sound, WA

Khedron · Joined: 29 Jun 2003 Posts: 8 Location: Stockholm, Sweden

I'm running a Mac OS X Server 4.11 with Entropy PHP 5.2.4, Apache 1.3 and webmail without any problem. As far as I know you have to choices:
1. delete the lines as sigurdur describes
2. or stop using Server Admin to restart Apache (instead, in the terminal: "sudo apachectl restart"

(Disclaimer: I have upgraded Squirrelmail to latest version, 1.4.13.)

RobLewis · Joined: 16 Feb 2008 Posts: 3 Location: Puget Sound, WA

pluta · Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 7 Location: Bochum, Germany

Apple's Security Update 2008-002 upgrades the preinstalled version of PHP to version 4.4.8 and the preinstalled version of Apache to version 1.3.41. If you are using Apache 1.3, installing Security Update 2008-002 will not affect your PHP 5.2 module from Entropy.

You may, however, run into problems, if you are using Apache 2. Help is available in another thread (Apple Security Update Killed my localhost Server).

Kolyn_Kryw · Joined: 24 Apr 2008 Posts: 3

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I am new here

It's thread really very intresting,thanks for it.
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