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How to recompile PHP with GD support on a live serverMichel Nadeau, 08-06-2008 |
Goal: Recompile PHP to enable GD support on a live production server. Minimize downtime and avoid breaking any dependent modules.
Process:
In our case, the live server was running Nginx and I had to install libjpeg, libpng and zlib before recompiling PHP.
NOTE: this post assumes that you are using a Linux machine and that you are 'root'.
Step 1 - Download files
I recommend on getting the latest versions of libjpeg, libpng and zlib. For PHP, you should get the SAME version you already have on your live server.
Step 2 - Install libpng
Step 3 - Install zlib
Step 4 - Install libjpeg
Step 5 - ldconfig
Before installing PHP, just to make sure all our shared libraries are up to date, run:
Step 6 - Recompile PHP
I STRONGLY recommend, to avoid any problem, that you recompile the SAME version of PHP that you previously had.
You should start with finding the original "./configure" line. To do so, simply run "phpinfo();" in a PHP script. The original "./configure" line is at the beginning.
The underlined part is what I added to enable the GD support. The beginning is my original "./configure" line. You should use YOUR original "./configure" line there and then add "--with-gd --with-zlib --with-jpeg-dir=/usr/lib".
Once PHP is compiled with the GD support and the original options, we are ready to install it. To avoid a too long downtime, I suggest you to prepare a small BASH shell...
Our server was running the Nginx Web server and PHP in FastCGI mode; so you definitely have to adapt this BASH shell to your server.
Step 7 - Test GD
Now everything should be running as it was before, except that now PHP has support for GD. Let's test if GD's working with that simple PHP script:
If you get a blank page (no error), then everything's working fine.
Process:
In our case, the live server was running Nginx and I had to install libjpeg, libpng and zlib before recompiling PHP.
NOTE: this post assumes that you are using a Linux machine and that you are 'root'.
Step 1 - Download files
cd /root
mkdir _tmp
cd _tmp
wget http://voxel.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/libpng/libpng-1.2.29.tar.gz
wget http://internap.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/libpng/zlib-1.2.3.tar.gz
wget ftp://ftp.uu.net/graphics/jpeg/jpegsrc.v6b.tar.gz
wget http://il.php.net/get/php-4.4.8.tar.bz2/from/us.php.net/mirror
mkdir _tmp
cd _tmp
wget http://voxel.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/libpng/libpng-1.2.29.tar.gz
wget http://internap.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/libpng/zlib-1.2.3.tar.gz
wget ftp://ftp.uu.net/graphics/jpeg/jpegsrc.v6b.tar.gz
wget http://il.php.net/get/php-4.4.8.tar.bz2/from/us.php.net/mirror
I recommend on getting the latest versions of libjpeg, libpng and zlib. For PHP, you should get the SAME version you already have on your live server.
Step 2 - Install libpng
cd /root/_tmp
tar xvfz libpng-1.2.29.tar.gz
cd libpng-1.2.29
./configure
make check
make install
tar xvfz libpng-1.2.29.tar.gz
cd libpng-1.2.29
./configure
make check
make install
Step 3 - Install zlib
cd /root/_tmp
tar xvfz zlib-1.2.3.tar.gz
cd zlib-1.2.3
./configure
make test
make install
tar xvfz zlib-1.2.3.tar.gz
cd zlib-1.2.3
./configure
make test
make install
Step 4 - Install libjpeg
cd /root/_tmp
tar xvfz jpegsrc.v6b.tar.gz
cd jpeg-6b/
./configure --enable-shared --enable-static
make
make install
cp libjpeg.* /usr/lib/
tar xvfz jpegsrc.v6b.tar.gz
cd jpeg-6b/
./configure --enable-shared --enable-static
make
make install
cp libjpeg.* /usr/lib/
Step 5 - ldconfig
Before installing PHP, just to make sure all our shared libraries are up to date, run:
ldconfig
Step 6 - Recompile PHP
I STRONGLY recommend, to avoid any problem, that you recompile the SAME version of PHP that you previously had.
You should start with finding the original "./configure" line. To do so, simply run "phpinfo();" in a PHP script. The original "./configure" line is at the beginning.
cd /root/_tmp
tar xvfz php-4.4.8.tar.bz2
cd php-4.4.8
./configure --enable-mbstring --enable-mysql --with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql --with-mysql-sock=/tmp/mysql.sock --enable-fastcgi --with-curl --with-sockets --with-iconv --with-dom --with-gd --with-zlib --with-jpeg-dir=/usr/lib
make
tar xvfz php-4.4.8.tar.bz2
cd php-4.4.8
./configure --enable-mbstring --enable-mysql --with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql --with-mysql-sock=/tmp/mysql.sock --enable-fastcgi --with-curl --with-sockets --with-iconv --with-dom --with-gd --with-zlib --with-jpeg-dir=/usr/lib
make
The underlined part is what I added to enable the GD support. The beginning is my original "./configure" line. You should use YOUR original "./configure" line there and then add "--with-gd --with-zlib --with-jpeg-dir=/usr/lib".
Once PHP is compiled with the GD support and the original options, we are ready to install it. To avoid a too long downtime, I suggest you to prepare a small BASH shell...
killall -m "php" # Kill PHP
sleep 3 # Wait to be sure that PHP's killed
make install # Install PHP
sleep 2 # Wait 2 seconds
/usr/local/etc/rc.d/spawn-fcgi.sh # Restart PHP
sleep 3 # Wait to be sure that PHP's killed
make install # Install PHP
sleep 2 # Wait 2 seconds
/usr/local/etc/rc.d/spawn-fcgi.sh # Restart PHP
Our server was running the Nginx Web server and PHP in FastCGI mode; so you definitely have to adapt this BASH shell to your server.
Step 7 - Test GD
Now everything should be running as it was before, except that now PHP has support for GD. Let's test if GD's working with that simple PHP script:
<?php
ini_set("display_errors",1);
ImageCreateTrueColor(20,40);
?>
ini_set("display_errors",1);
ImageCreateTrueColor(20,40);
?>
If you get a blank page (no error), then everything's working fine.
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Mike Peters, 01-20-2009 |
If you're using PHP with FPM, be sure to patch PHP first as described in this post:
http://www.softwareprojects.com/reso...ment-1602.html
http://www.softwareprojects.com/reso...ment-1602.html
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JJ, 08-26-2009 |
the make command of PHP is giving me an error...
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
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