PHP RPM Package Installation

These packages are for Enterprise Linux 4 update 6 and Enterprise Linux 5 update 1 on x86.

The packages are provided for installation convenience and testing purposes. They are not supported. The PHP distribution is version 5.2.5, with the addition of an OCI8 extension patch for bug 42496.

The PHP packages are listed in tables 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3.

**Table 1.1 Packages for EL 4.6**
php-5.2.5-1.i386.rpm	PHP module for the Apache HTTP Server
php-bcmath-5.2.5-1.i386.rpm	PHP bcmath extension for arbitrary precision mathematics
php-cli-5.2.5-1.i386.rpm	Command-line and CGI interfaces for PHP
php-common-5.2.5-1.i386.rpm	Common files for PHP packages
php-dba-5.2.5-1.i386.rpm	PHP dba extension for Berkeley style database access
php-devel-5.2.5-1.i386.rpm	Files for building PHP extensions
php-gd-5.2.5-1.i386.rpm	PHP gd extension for graphics
php-imap-5.2.5-1.i386.rpm	PHP IMAP message protocol extension
php-ldap-5.2.5-1.i386.rpm	PHP LDAP support for the Apache HTTP Server
php-mbstring-5.2.5-1.i386.rpm	PHP mbstring extension for multi-byte string functionality
php-mysql-5.2.5-1.i386.rpm	PHP mysql, mysqli and PDO_MYSQL extensions for the MySQL database
php-ncurses-5.2.5-1.i386.rpm	PHP ncurses terminal output interface
php-oci8-5.2.5-1.i386.rpm	PHP oci8 and PDO_OCI extensions for the Oracle Database
php-odbc-5.2.5-1.i386.rpm	PHP odbc extension
php-pdo-5.2.5-1.i386.rpm	PHP "PHP Data Object" (PDO) data access abstraction
php-pgsql-5.2.5-1.i386.rpm	PHP pgsql and PDO_PGSQL extensions for the PostgreSQL database
php-snmp-5.2.5-1.i386.rpm	PHP SNMP extension
php-soap-5.2.5-1.i386.rpm	PHP SOAP extension
php-xml-5.2.5-1.i386.rpm	PHP xmlwriter, xmlreader, xsl and dom extensions
php-xmlrpc-5.2.5-1.i386.rpm	PHP XML-RPC extension

**Table 1.2 Packages for EL 5.1**
php-5.2.5-1.el5.i386.rpm	PHP module for the Apache HTTP Server
php-bcmath-5.2.5-1.el5.i386.rpm	PHP bcmath extension for arbitrary precision mathematics
php-cli-5.2.5-1.el5.i386.rpm	Command-line and CGI interfaces for PHP
php-common-5.2.5-1.el5.i386.rpm	Common files for PHP packages
php-dba-5.2.5-1.el5.i386.rpm	PHP dba extension for Berkeley style database access
php-devel-5.2.5-1.el5.i386.rpm	Files for building PHP extensions
php-gd-5.2.5-1.el5.i386.rpm	PHP gd extension for graphics
php-imap-5.2.5-1.el5.i386.rpm	PHP IMAP message protocol extension
php-ldap-5.2.5-1.el5.i386.rpm	PHP LDAP support for the Apache HTTP Server
php-mbstring-5.2.5-1.el5.i386.rpm	PHP mbstring extension for multi-byte string functionality
php-mysql-5.2.5-1.el5.i386.rpm	PHP mysql, mysqli and PDO_MYSQL extensions for the MySQL database
php-ncurses-5.2.5-1.el5.i386.rpm	PHP ncurses terminal output interface
php-oci8-5.2.5-1.el5.i386.rpm	PHP oci8 and PDO_OCI extensions for the Oracle Database
php-odbc-5.2.5-1.el5.i386.rpm	PHP odbc extension
php-pdo-5.2.5-1.el5.i386.rpm	PHP "PHP Data Object" (PDO) data access abstraction
php-pgsql-5.2.5-1.el5.i386.rpm	PHP pgsql and PDO_PGSQL extensions for the PostgreSQL database
php-snmp-5.2.5-1.el5.i386.rpm	PHP SNMP extension
php-soap-5.2.5-1.el5.i386.rpm	PHP SOAP extension
php-xml-5.2.5-1.el5.i386.rpm	PHP xmlwriter, xmlreader, xsl and dom extensions
php-xmlrpc-5.2.5-1.el5.i386.rpm	PHP XML-RPC extension

**Table 1.3 Source Package**
php-5.2.5-1.src.rpm	Source RPM for PHP packages

Installing the base PHP RPM packages

To install PHP for command-line use and as an Apache module:

Log into a command shell as the root user.
Backup and deinstall any existing PHP packages. Use
```
rpm -qa | grep php
```
to show the PHP packages currently installed. Use
```
rpm -e <package_name>
```
to remove them.

Install the new PHP RPMs with the command:

rpm -ivh php-common-5.2.5-1.i386.rpm php-cli-5.2.5-1.i386.rpm php-5.2.5-1.i386.rpm

If any dependencies are unsatisfied, install the required packages and retry the above command.

To verify the PHP RPMs have been installed, run

rpm -qa |grep php

You should see:

php-common-5.2.5-1
php-5.2.5-1
php-cli-5.2.5-1

Restart Apache:
```
/etc/init.d/httpd restart
```

The PHP configuration file is located at /etc/php.ini.

An empty directory /etc/php.d is created. It will contain PHP per-extension ".ini" configuration files of any extensions installed in the future.

The Apache configuration file is in /etc/httpd/conf.d/php.conf.

Installing Oracle extensions

The php-oci8 package depends on version 10.2.0.3 of Oracle's free Instant Client Basic package. Download oracle-instantclient-basic-10.2.0.3-1.i386.rpm and install it with:
```
rpm -ivh oracle-instantclient-basic-10.2.0.3-1.i386.rpm
```
Set the environment to use the Instant Client libraries.
- Either set the environment variable
```
expor LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:/usr/lib/oracle/10.2.0.3/client/lib
```
  for each shell that uses PHP (e.g. prior to starting Apache)
- Or alternatively create
```
/etc/ld.so.conf.d/instantclient.conf
```
  containing the single line
```
/usr/lib/oracle/10.2.0.3/client/lib
```
  and then run
```
/sbin/ldconfig
```

Install PHP's Oracle OCI8 and PDO_OCI extensions with:

rpm -ivh php-pdo-5.2.5-1.i386.rpm php-oci8-5.2.5-1.i386.rpm

Restart Apache:
```
/etc/init.d/httpd restart
```
Verify that oci8 is installed by loading this script in a browser:
```
<?php
  phpinfo();
?>
```
The output should include sections on OCI8 and PDO_OCI
Optionally configure OCI8 tuning parameters in the section marked [OCI8] in /etc/php.ini

Using the Oracle Extensions

The Oracle Technology Network has a PHP Developer Center with many resources. In particular refer to the free Underground PHP and Oracle Manual