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PLEASE NOTE, THIS IS VERY OLD ARCHIVE INFORMATION AND MAY NOT FUNCTION ON NEW SERVERS

Installing PHP4
There are two different ways to install PHP4 on a Virtual Server. The best way is to install it as a Dynamic Module. It can also be installed as a CGI to which PHP4 files are redirected by your Virtual Server web server.

Dynamic Module Installation
Connect to your Virtual Server via Telnet or SSH and do the following.

1. Upgrade Your Virtual Server Apache (if you aren't already running Apache 1.3).
   
2. Install the PHP4 dynamic modules on your Virtual Server.

   FreeBSD PHP 4.1.2
   % vinstall php4-dso

   The dynamic module PHP4 installation does not include a PHP configuration file (php.ini). Only the CGI installation (below) includes the configuration file.

    

3. Add the following line to the top of your Virtual Server web server configuration file (~/www/conf/httpd.conf) to dynamically load the PHP4 dynamic module. Substitute the name of the dynamic module you want to install for MODULE-NAME.

   LoadModule  php4_module  modules/MODULE-NAME
   

   This tends to work for most applications:
   
   LoadModule php4_module modules/mod_php4-4.1.2-module-mysql-mcrypt-ftp-zlib-imap-freetype-curl-gd-dom.so
   php_admin_value file_uploads off

   Please note: php_admin_value file_uploads off

   A recent security notice went out concerning this.  You should include this line just under
   the module you wish to install, no matter which one you install.
   
   

   These PHP4 modules are available:

   No database support
   mod_php4-4.1.2-module.so
   mod_php4-4.1.2-module-ftp-imap-freetype-gd.so
   mod_php4-4.1.2-module-imap.so
   mod_php4-4.1.2-module-mcrypt-freetype-gd.so
   mod_php4-4.1.2-module-mcrypt-ftp-imap-zlib-freetype-gd-curl-dom.so
   mod_php4-4.1.2-module-mcrypt-ftp-imap.so
   
   MySQL database support
   mod_php4-4.1.2-module-mysql-ftp-imap-freetype-gd.so
   mod_php4-4.1.2-module-mysql-imap.so
   mod_php4-4.1.2-module-mysql-mcrypt-freetype-gd.so
   mod_php4-4.1.2-module-mysql-mcrypt-ftp-imap.so
   mod_php4-4.1.2-module-mysql-mcrypt-ftp-zlib-imap-freetype-curl-gd-dom.so
   mod_php4-4.1.2-module-mysql.so
   
   

4. Make the following additions and modifications to your Virtual Server web server configuration file (~/www/conf/httpd.conf).

1. Modify the DirectoryIndex line so that PHP4 files will be included as directory indices.

    

   DirectoryIndex index.html index.htm index.php index.cgi 
   

    

    

2. Add the following lines so that all files with .php, .php3, .php4, and .phtml extensions will be redirected to the PHP4 dynamic module.

   AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .php3 .php4
   AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps
   

   If you want to run PHP3 and PHP4 concurrently, add the following lines instead of those above.

   AddType application/x-httpd-php3 .php3
   AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .php4
   AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps
   

CGI Redirect Installation
Connect to your Virtual Server via Telnet or SSH and do the following.

1. Install the PHP4 software. Use the commands below, depending upon your Virtual Server O/S to install the basic build of PHP4.

   FreeBSD PHP 4.0.0
   % vinstall php4

   A number of PHP4 CGI are builds available. To install a build with features that you want, use one of the following commands, instead of those above.

   FreeBSD PHP 4.1.2
   % vinstall php4
   % vinstall php4-mysql
   
   

   The PHP4 configuration file will be created at ~/usr/local/lib/php.ini instead of ~/usr/local/lib/php3.ini as it was with previous versions of PHP3.

2. Due to Security Issues the PHP4 CGI is installed at ~/usr/local/bin/php. Do the following to link the PHP4 CGI into your ~/www/cgi-bin directory.

   % cd ~/www/cgi-bin
   % ln ../../../bin/php php

3. Make the following additions and modifications to your Virtual Server web server configuration file (~/www/conf/httpd.conf).

    

    

   1. Modify the DirectoryIndex line so that PHP4 files will be included as directory indices.

      DirectoryIndex index.html index.htm index.php index.cgi
      

   2. Add the following lines so that all files with .php, .php3, .php4, and .phtml extensions will be redirected to the PHP4 CGI executable.

      Action     php4-script /cgi-bin/php
      AddHandler php4-script .php .php3 .php4 .phtml
      

PLEASE NOTE, THIS IS OLD ARCHIVE INFORMATION AND MAY NOT FUNCTION ON NEW SERVERS