Installation PHP & Apache Compatibility

1. gzip -d httpd-2_0_xx.tar.gz
2. tar xvf httpd-2_0_xx.tar
3. gunzip php-xx.tar.gz
4. tar -xvf php-xx.tar
5. cd httpd-2_0_xx
6. ./configure --enable-so
7. make
8. make install

  Now you have Apache 2.0.xx  available under /usr/local/apache2,
  configured with loadable module support and the standard MPM prefork.
  To test the installation use your normal procedure for starting
  the Apache server, e.g.:
  /usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl start
  and stop the server to go on with the configuration for PHP:
  /usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl stop.

9. cd ../php-xx

10. Now, configure your PHP. This is where you customize your PHP
  with various options, like which extensions will be enabled. Do a
  ./configure --help for a list of available options. In our example
  we'll do a simple configure with Apache 2 and MySQL support. Your
  path to apxs may differ, in fact, the binary may even be named apxs2 on
  your system. 
   
  ./configure --with-apxs2=/usr/local/apache2/bin/apxs --with-mysql

11. make
12. make install

  If you decide to change your configure options after installation,
  you only need to repeat the last three steps. You only need to
  restart apache for the new module to take effect. A recompile of
  Apache is not needed.
   
  Note that unless told otherwise, 'make install' will also install PEAR,
  various PHP tools such as phpize, install the PHP CLI, and more.
   
13. Setup your php.ini 
   
  cp php.ini-dist /usr/local/lib/php.ini
   
  You may edit your .ini file to set PHP options. If you prefer having
  php.ini in another location, use --with-config-file-path=/some/path in
  step 10.
   
  If you instead choose php.ini-recommended, be certain to read the list
  of changes within, as they affect how PHP behaves.

14. Edit your httpd.conf to load the PHP module. The path on the right hand
  side of the LoadModule statement must point to the path of the PHP
  module on your system. The make install from above may have already
  added this for you, but be sure to check.

  For PHP 4:
  
  LoadModule php4_module modules/libphp4.so
   
  For PHP 5:
   
  LoadModule php5_module modules/libphp5.so
 
15. Tell Apache to parse certain extensions as PHP. For example, let's have
  Apache parse .php files as PHP. Instead of only using the Apache AddType
  directive, we want to avoid potentially dangerous uploads and created
  files such as exploit.php.jpg from being executed as PHP. Using this
  example, you could have any extension(s) parse as PHP by simply adding
  them. We'll add .phtml to demonstrate.
   
 
  SetHandler application/x-httpd-php
 

  Or, if we wanted to allow .php, .php2, .php3, .php4, .php5, .php6, and
  .phtml files to be executed as PHP, but nothing else, we'd use this:

 
  SetHandler application/x-httpd-php
 
   
  And to allow .phps files to be executed as PHP source files, add this:

 
  SetHandler application/x-httpd-php-source
 

16. Use your normal procedure for starting the Apache server, e.g.:
   
  /usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl start

  - OR -

  service httpd restart