[SWLUG] php-5.1.2 where the hell?

[Justin Mitchell]

On Tue, 2006-08-01 at 14:54 +0100, neil at nwjones.demon.co.uk wrote:
> I am working with a new virtual server.
> It has php and mysql installed. Undortunately the PHP 5installation turns off 
> the mysql modules by default.
> The answer is obvious install the php again and set the modules on.
> Well the server came like this and appears to have used RPM to install it.
> This, I can hear you all saying is no problem just download php and install it.
> 
> The problem is WHERE THE HELL CAN I GET IT FROM?
> Sorry to sound so annoyed but this one has really got me down. PHP world standard software and I can't download a copy!!!!

the modules like mysql are shipped seperately.

yum install php-mysql

if you do 'yum search php' you will get a long list of the optional
modules.