Re: [cobalt-users] RaQ4, PHP4.06 and XML

["Steve Werby" <steve-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Ng Chern Ann" <chernann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I want to run myphpadmin to administer my MySQL database, and myphpadmin
> requires XML support.

I'm not familiar with myphpadmin, but phpMyAdmin (different program) does
not require XML support in PHP.  And as a long-time user of MySQL I can say
that it simplifies nearly everything that would require entering pure SQL
through the MySQL commandline.  You may want to look at it as an
alternative.  The latest version is at http://phpmyadmin.sourceforge.net/.

> The pkg install of PHP4.0.6 from Cobalt doesn't have
> XML compiled in.  How do I compile it myself?  I know my way around
> directories etc but I've never tried compiling a binary before.  I'm
afraid
> of tampering with it without clear instructions since the system is live.

I wouldn't suggest starting with PHP as your first source installation.  I'd
start with something simpler and work my way up.  If you do decide to
continue you'll need to compile libxml (from xmlsoft.org IIRC), then create
a file with the following code <?php phpinfo(); ?> and configure PHP with
the options listed in the configure section in addition to --enable-xml.
Verify that wasn't done in the PKG install though and check for an XML
section in the output.

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