[cobalt-users] Problem Installing PHP4 on a RaQ2

["Joe Duffus" <JoeDuffus@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thank heavens for this list, which is terrific. I've learned tons so far and
acquired a thirst to know more.

But first, I gotta get PHP4 running on my RaQ2, and Apache keeps core
dumping every time it sees the configuration line calling in libphp4.so.

I found this on the PHP site FAQ:
....
Question: After installing shared mysql support, Apache dumps core as soon
as
libphp4.so is loaded. Can this be fixed?

ANSWER: If your MySQL libs are linked against pthreads this will happen.
Check using ldd. If they are, grab the MySQL tarball and compile from
source, or recompile from the source rpm and remove the switch in the spec
file that turns on the threaded client code. Either of these suggestions
will fix this. Then recompile PHP with the new mysql libs.

This is my first time building software from source on a Unix box.

Can anybody tell me how to do what this suggests? How do I use ldd and what
am I looking for? If I find that the MySQL libs are linked against pthreads
(what does that mean, anyway??) which of their two suggestions on
recompiling MySQL is more appropriate for a Cobalt RaQ2?

I probably should add that I installed the MySQL rpms from Cobalt, so I'm
not sure I have ready access to the spec file they mention.

Thanks in advance for your help.
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