HOW-TO: Apache + phpsuexec + php4 (cgi) + php5 (cgi)

[kmsd]

You are a LITTLE wrong.

You should to use AddHandler for php as cgi:
AddHandler application/x-httpd-php5 .php .php4 .php3 .phtml

Not forget that this works on recurse basis. E.g. for every subdirectory under the main subdirectory.

This is confirmed thing on Apache + phpsuexec + php4 cgi + php5 cgi

Yes, this works. Don't use AddType, core dumps galore

[alex2k]

Can I use this tutorial for php as module? not as cgi
Thank's...

[ispro]

Can I use this tutorial for php as module? not as cgi
Thank's...

Apache1 does not support both php modules at the same time.
If you really need php5 running as a module you need to setup second Apache and connect it with your first Apache via mod_proxy. However this is not the automated solution and you would need to setup all the php5 clients manually.

You also would need to check if the second Apache running... This is added complexity which would cause more outages than with this setup.

[Grooby]

It works! thanx

Whole installation procedure was easy )

My hosting now supports PHP5! great!

Adam

[alex2k]

Thank's for your answer ispro.
Another question:
I hear that phpsuexec not support chmod 777 for dir/files, is that right?
Or maybe you can explain what the limitation for phpsuexec

Thank's again...

[patryk]

Fantastic. It works!

[ispro]

Thank's for your answer ispro.
Another question:
I hear that phpsuexec not support chmod 777 for dir/files, is that right?
Or maybe you can explain what the limitation for phpsuexec

Thank's again...

Yes, phpsuexec not "like" the 777. Reason is simple. As all processes running under the user you needn't to allow group and other the same permissions. E.g. 755 under phpsuexec will work for you the same as 777 under mod_php (with some exceptions, but they are not affects 99.99% of the customers).

P.S. Warning: if you are running mod_php and considering to switch to phpsuexec you need to know that there are many issues within the process. Most of them explained there and here on this forum. But you may always ask me to do it seamlessly for you incl. php5 install

[Grooby]

I got PHP 4.4 installed using WHM , and PHP5 manually as described in this tutorial.
I want to add Postgres using WHM options , does it will broke my PHP5 installation?


Adam

[ispro]

I got PHP 4.4 installed using WHM , and PHP5 manually as described in this tutorial.
I want to add Postgres using WHM options , does it will broke my PHP5 installation?

Adam

No, it will not broke the PHP5 as it is independent.
However you would need to recompile PHP5 if you need to add PostgreSQL support to it.

[steven99]

Ispro, great information! Thanks for sharing.

[alex2k]

P.S. Warning: if you are running mod_php and considering to switch to phpsuexec you need to know that there are many issues within the process. Most of them explained there and here on this forum. But you may always ask me to do it seamlessly for you incl. php5 install

Can you tell me what "many issues" ?
is it easy to fix?

Thank's for all your answer.

[generazn.com]

If you have mod_bandwidth installed, uninstall it

Oh wow, thank you. That works!

[ispro]

Can you tell me what "many issues" ?
is it easy to fix?

Thank's for all your answer.

As said they could be fixed if you know what to fix.

Several general downsides (cannot be fixed) are those:
no more .htaccess php_value/php_admin/php_flag allowed;
no PHP_AUTH;

However the phpsuexec way has too much positive security things, that these issues are not problem at all.

[madmac]

Has anyone set this up using fastCGI instead of CGI? PHP CGI is notoriously slow compared to the apache module, but fastCGI gives it a hard run for its money.

So has anyone setup PHP 5 as a fastCGI?

[rs-freddo]

fastcgi stores the script in ram. Do you really want to do that for all PHP scripts on the server? I don't, I charge too little as it is....