PHP

Server setup

Zend Core + Apache

• Install mod_fcgid, a FastCGI module for apache (the official one sucks).
• Install Zend Core (official php distribution)
  • Uninstall arch linux's php package.
  • Download and install zend core from http://www.zend.com/products/zend_core ; don't install the bundle apache or tell it to setup your web server. It always installs to /usr/local/Zend/Core due to hard-coded path.
  • Create a script /usr/local/bin/zendcore and create symlinks to php, php-cgi, pear, phpize under /usr/local/bin
    #!/bin/bash
    export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/local/Zend/Core/lib"
    exec /usr/local/Zend/Core/bin/`basename $0` "$@"
• Setup Apache:
  • In /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf, add
    LoadModule fcgid_module lib/apache/mod_fcgid.so
    AddHandler fcgid-script .php
    FCGIWrapper /usr/local/bin/php-cgi .php
    SocketPath /tmp/fcgidsock
    SharememPath /tmp/fcgidshm
• Disable Zend Optimizer (so you can use cache):
  • Edit /etc/php.ini, uncomment the following line near the end of file:
    zend_extension_manager.optimizer="/usr/local/Zend/Core/lib/zend/optimizer"
• Install APC (Alternative PHP Cache):
  • Run pear install pecl.php.net/apc as superuser.
  • Edit /etc/php.ini, add the line after "; Zend Core extensions..." (line 1205):
    extension=apc.so