changing a ports final destination via make knobs question...

[Chris St Denis]

chris#@1command.com wrote:
> Greetings,
> Given that the folks at PHP have decided that no one is allowed
> to use PHP4 any longer. I've decided to *attempt* to install a copy
> of PHP5 (cgi only) along side my already installed/configured, and
> in use copy of PHP4 (apache_module, CLI, & CGI). I spent some time
> attempting to find successful stories regarding my attempt. But all
> were for different OS's, and most were *quite* dated. So I took a
> stab at it, after looking at the Makefile in lang/php5. But it did
> *NOT* end up where I thought it would. In fact, it clobbered
> some of my PHP4 install. SO, please find here my desperate plea
> for the make knob(s)/env options required to install a copy of
> PHP5 (CGI) beside my already installed/working PHP4. I had tried/
> hoped to simply create a --prefix=php5/, thinking that I'd end up
> with: /usr/local/bin/php5/(php-cgi, phpize, php-config), and
> /usr/local/etc/php5/php-ini-*, /usr/local/include/php5/*,
> /usr/local/lib/php5/*. by way of the ports system. But I *clearly*
> didn't set things correctly.
>
> *Any* help/advice would be *GREATLY* appreciated.
>
> Thank you for all your time and consideration.
>
> --Chris
>
>
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This should probably go on freebsd-questions list

Try *make **PREFIX=/usr/local/php5* and *make install 
**PREFIX=/usr/local/php5*

I did this to get php4 working as a cgi with php5 installed regularly as 
mod_php. Seems to work ok.  * *