18-Aug-2011 novadaq-ctrl-datamon log
(S. Kasahara)¶

Performed update from to PHP 5.3.6 on novatest01 for use with apache web server.
The goals were:

1. Bring PHP up to a modern version to be compatible with latest version
   of ganglia web display
2. Build PHP with GD support to enable pie charts in ganglia display.

• Backup current version of apache2
  • mkdir /scratch/kasahara/apache2
  • rsync -az /usr/local/apache2 /scratch/kasahara/apache2/backup20110818

• Log in as root and save current versions of /etc/php.ini just in case, although
  I don't intend to store new php.ini there.
  • ssh -X novadaq-ctrl-datamon -l root
  • cp /etc/php.ini /etc/php.ini.20110818
  • exit

• Download latest php production version:
  • mkdir -p /scratch/products/install/php
  • cd /scratch/products/install/php
  • wget http://us3.php.net/get/php-5.3.6.tar.bz2/from/us.php.net/mirror
  • tar xvf php-5.3.6.tar.bz2
  • cd php-5.3.6

• Configure php for installation. Include options to build GD support and
  other options suggested on php installation site. --with-libdir=lib64 because otherwise
  png lib is not found.
  • ./configure --with-apxs2=/usr/local/apache2/bin/apxs --prefix=/usr/local/apache2/php --with-config-file=/usr/local/apache2/php --disable-cgi --with-zlib --with-gettext --with-gdbm --with-gd --with-libdir=lib64 >& configure.log &
  • make >& make.log &
  • make test

• Install new version of php
  • ssh -X novadaq-ctrl-datamon -l root
  • cd /scratch/products/install/php/php-5.3.6
  • make install
  • cp php.ini-production /usr/local/apache2/php/php.ini
  • (edit php.ini to set date.timezone = "America/Chicago".
    This is to avoid repeated warnings in log file /usr/local/apache2/logs/httpd_redmine_ssl_log about
    not having this set.)

• Restart apache:
  • /etc/init.d/apache2 restart