Obtaining PHP
This section has details about PHP download locations, and OS issues. 1. Where can I get PHP? 2. Is there a precompiled binary version? 3. Where can I get optional PHP extension libraries? 4. How can I make these libraries work? 5. I get the latest version of PHP source code on my windows with CVS, how can I compile it? 6. Where can I find Browser Capabilities File?
1. Where can I get PHP?
You can download PHP on any PHP member site. These sites can be found in /. You can also use anonymous CVS to get absolutely the latest version of the source code. To know more about CVS information, please refer to /.
2. Is there any precompiled binary code? ?
We only release binary code under Windows, because it is impossible for us to compile binary code with different options for PHP in each host (Unix/Linux). Also, many Linux built-in PHP. Binary code under Windows can be downloaded on our site, and for the binary version of Linux, please refer to your Linux publisher's site.
3. Where can I get an optional PHP extension library?
Note: Those marked * are not thread-safe libraries and should not be used as multithreaded Windows web servers (IIS, Netscape). They do not have this limitation on Unix/Linux platforms.
LDAP (Unix).
LDAP* (Unix).
LDAP (Unix/Win) : Netscape Directory (LDAP) SDK 1.1.
free LDAP server.
Berkeley DB2 (Unix/Win) : /.
SNMP* (Unix): .
GD* (Unix/Win).
mSQL* (Win).
mSQL* (Unix).
PostgreSQL (Unix).
IMAP* (Win/Unix).
Sybase-CT* (Linux, libc5) : Available locally.
FreeType (libttf):.
ZLib (Unix/Win32).
expat XML parser (Unix/Win32).
PDFLib.
mcrypt.
mhash.
t1lib.
dmalloc.
aspell.
readline.
4. How do I make these libraries work?
You need to follow the provided library instructions. Some libraries are automatically detected when you run the PHP configuration script (GD library), while others you have to '--with-EXTENSION' to open the option 'cofigure'. Run 'configure --help' to see this information.
5. I get the latest version of PHP source code using CVS on my windows, how do I compile it?
First, you have to install Microsoft Visual C++ v6 (v5 is OK, but we are under v6), and you need some support files. See the manual to compile PHP under Windows.
6. Where can I find Browser Capabilities File?
You can find a file named "/asp/browscap/" in the following site