User choose php4 or php5

[dan223]

We have installed easy apache 2.2 with php5 using dso and php4. Looking at the documentation, there is suppose to be an option in cPanel under software/services > php configuration.

So when I go to that page in cPanel i get:

These PHP configuration settings are customizable by the server administrator. They are listed for reference only.

However in the documentation it says that a user will be given a selection:

When PHP 4 and PHP5 are both enabled and served using the CGI, DSO, or SUPHP configurations, the Cpanel interface will contain a selector for setting the version of PHP that will act as the default for the account. The version of PHP selected will process .php files for all domains assigned to the account.

The interface is available on the X3 theme under Software/Services -> PHP Configuration. Available settings are PHP4, PHP5, and System Default. The chosen value is reflected in the .htaccess file in the user's home directory. If the user requires that file extensions other than .php are processed by the selected version of PHP, add those file extensions after .php to the AddHandler line in the .htaccess file.

Which in cPanel im not given any option, is there somewhere I need to enable this? I am running the latest stable build.

[darren.nolan]

.htaccess file in the user's public_html is the easiest way to do this.

Just add the following line to start using PHP5, if your default is PHP4 on the server;

AddHandler application/x-httpd-php5 .php

Strange that you wouldn't have it in cPanel - I have (you must be in the X3 theme, not x or x2) "PHP Configuration".

You can pick system default, or change it to PHP4 or PHP5 from the drop down box. I've never even seen it there before. Always a .htaccess kind of guy.

[dan223]

I understand that, however I thought there was suppose to be a way that users could press one button to change this via cPanel, as thats what it says in the documentation.

Also what would I use for php4 I have tried using
AddHandler application/x-httpd-php4 .php

However when loading a php file it asks me to download it

[BlueZebra]

Hi,

Which version of Cpanel are you running? Also have you compiled both PHPs using easy apache?

[dan223]

WHM 11.11.0 cPanel 11.16.0-S18450

I have compiled both php 4 and php 5, php 5 is the default using dso. php 4 is none.

[darren.nolan]

Strange - it's what I have.

What version of WHM are you using? If it's asking you to download it, is it possible that apache doesn't have a handler for version 4? Or is version 4 your default?

Edit: Nevermind, BlueZebra beat me to the question. Happens when you watch movies while trolling I guess

[BlueZebra]

I have never find it in users' cpanel. Rather it says in Cpanel >> Software/Services >>PHP Configuration that "These PHP configuration settings are customizable by the server administrator. They are listed for reference only."
WHM >> PHP Configuration editor is the place to change it (server wide)

[darren.nolan]

I have never find it in users' cpanel. Rather it says in Cpanel >> Software/Services >>PHP Configuration that "These PHP configuration settings are customizable by the server administrator. They are listed for reference only."
WHM >> PHP Configuration editor is the place to change it (server wide)

In that area my users can change from PHP4 to PHP5 and vice versa.
WHM 11.11.0 cPanel 11.15.0-E18347

[kinsky]

User can change their default php for each directory using .htaccess (both php is compiled as CGI)

[dan223]

So could that be why? On the end of the build php5 said dso and the other said none, so i just accepted it. Should i put both a cgi?

[kinsky]

Its depend on your needs.. running PHP as CGI is consume more resources (as i know) but i have to do that because there is a several client still need PHP 4 and other want to use PHP 5.

So i use custom php compilation for both of them and put two lines in each user .htaccess like :

#unmark to set default PHP
AddHandler application/x-httpd-php5 .php .php4 .php3 .phtml
#AddHandler application/x-httpd-php4 .php .php4 .php3 .phtml


regards

[jdlightsey]

The text above indicates why it's not showing in the interface:

"When PHP 4 and PHP5 are both enabled and served using the CGI, DSO, or SUPHP configurations..."

Both versions of PHP have to be turned on in the WHM PHP & Suexec configuration tool and you can't be using mod_fcgid to handle either one.

[dan223]

The text above indicates why it's not showing in the interface:

"When PHP 4 and PHP5 are both enabled and served using the CGI, DSO, or SUPHP configurations..."

Both versions of PHP have to be turned on in the WHM PHP & Suexec configuration tool and you can't be using mod_fcgid to handle either one.

Cheers, that was the problem!