Re: [cobalt-users] PHP4 / GDLib / PNG on Raq4

["Moritz Julian Ehlenz" <mjehlenz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi there,

> has anyone ever broken PHP on the Raq4 by trying to install GDLib or PNG?
I
> was actually trying to upgrade Webalizer to version 2.x, that worked fine
> but it took my web server out. I disabled the bit that loads PHP4 in
> httpd.conf and now web works fine but no PHP.

I did the exact same thing to my RAQ3 a little while ago /-:

> Apparently it's some sort of problem with the apache PHP module, and
> possibly some sort of incompatibility. I've decided I should try
> re-compiling Apache and PHP, but has anyone got any advice as to the best
> approach to fix this problem? I've seen lots of examples of people having
> this problem but no explicit fixes, although I grabbed a copy of the
> recently posted FAQ on recompiling Apache/PHP for Raq3.

It took me about one night's sleep to figure out that to make it work
again, you'll have to reinstall the 'old' Version of GDLib to fix php.
If you feel lucky, you can try to recompile php4 with the new GDLib though.
It /should/ work. Well, if you don't feel like recompiling php just
reinstall
the old version of GDLib. Then build the new version of GDLib in a new
directory, don't do a 'make install' and statically link Webalizer with
that version. HTH

> Bit of a steep learning curve considering I never compiled anything until
> today   : )

You are kidding, right? (-;

Cu, Moritz