Source: php.net 5.3.0 latest stable build of 5.3 branch
./configure –prefix=/usr/local/php5
–mandir=/usr/share/man
–infodir=/usr/share/info
–sysconfdir=/etc
–with-config-file-path=/etc
–with-zlib
–with-zlib-dir=/usr
–with-openssl
–without-iconv
–enable-exif
–enable-ftp
–enable-mbstring
–enable-mbregex
–enable-sockets
–with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql
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The CentOS startup script for apache is located at /etc/init.d/httpd. I backed this file up to /home/lasota/saved/httpd_d/httpd and replaced it with:
#!/bin/bash
#
# apache
#
# chkconfig:
# description: Start up the Apache web server.
# Source function library.
. /etc/init.d/functions
RETVAL=$?
APACHE_HOME=”/usr/local/apache2/”
case “$1” in
start)
if [ -f $APACHE_HOME/bin/apachectl ]; then
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Following the install directions for MySQL source distribution:
shell> groupadd mysql
shell> useradd -g mysql mysql
shell> gunzip < mysql-VERSION.tar.gz | tar -xvf –
shell> cd mysql-VERSION
shell> ./configure -prefix=/usr/local/mysql
shell> make
shell> make install
shell> cp support-files/my-medium.cnf /etc/my.cnf
shell> cd /usr/local/mysql
shell> chown -R mysql .
shell> chgrp -R mysql .
shell> bin/mysql_install_db –user=mysql
shell> chown -R root .
shell> chown -R mysql var
shell> bin/mysqld_safe –user=mysql &
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There are a number of email lists associated with MySQL. I have signed up for the Announce list. It’s purpose is to announce new versions of MySQL as well as important critical updates. There are a number of additional lists for MySQL here: https://lists.mysql.com/