Installing PHP with GD

Installing PHP with GD Support involves:

Installing Apache
Installing PHP with GD Support

Installing apache:

• Download apache 1.3.x from http://httpd.apache.org/dist/
  
• untar the distribution into /usr/local/src/apache-1.3.x/
  
• cd /usr/local/src/apache-1.3.x/
  
• run:
  ./configure --enable-module=so --enable-module=rewrite --enable-suexec --suexec-caller=nobody \
  --suexec-docroot=/usr/local/apache/htdocs --with-suexec-logfile=/usr/local/apache/logs/suexec_log
  
• make
  
• make install
  

Installing PHP

• Download the distribution from www.php.net
  
• untar the distribution into /usr/local/src/php-4.3.x/
  
• cd /usr/local/src/php-4.3.x/
  
• run:
  ./configure --with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql --with-apxs=/usr/local/apache/bin/apxs --with-jpeg --with-zlib --with-png --with-gd
  
• make
  
• make install