[FX.php List] Adding Libraries to FileMaker's Supplied PHP5 Environment

[Chris Hansen]

Kevin B,

This really shouldn't be an issue.  FileMaker is very aware that  
people have existing PHP installs that have capabilities beyond what  
they install, and they don't want to force people to use their  
version.  This was a very important point during development of the  
API.  Check out this FM support article:

http://filemaker.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/filemaker.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=6531&p_created=1182554357&p_sid=c2XMSvWi&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9NzM1LDczNSZwX3Byb2RzPTAmcF9jYXRzPSZwX3B2PSZwX2N2PSZwX3BhZ2U9MSZwX3NlYXJjaF90ZXh0PXBocCBpbnN0YWxs&p_li=&p_topview=1

(hopefully email doesn't mangle that URL too much...)

HTH

--Chris Hansen
   FileMaker 8 Certified Developer
   FileMaker 7 Certified Developer
   Creator of FX.php
   "The best way from FileMaker to the Web."
   www.iViking.org



On Jan 23, 2008, at 2:18 PM, Kevin Becker wrote:

> fx.php_list at mail.iviking.org on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at 4:36 AM
> -0500 wrote:
>> If you're using OS X pre-Leopard, I recommend downloading and
>> installing the PHP 5 binary generously built by Mark Liyanage at
>> http://www.entropy.ch/software/macosx/php/
>>
>> This is a PHP install in a one-button package installer. It doesn't
>> get any easier than this.
>
> Kevin C.,
>
> Be VERY cautious about using an Entropy installer for PHP 5 to add  
> the GD
> library.
>
> I did this on our live server (version 5.2.4), and while it  
> continues to
> work just fine with FX.php, it killed the FileMaker PHP API.  I've  
> been
> searching for a way to gain the PHP API functionality back ever  
> since, but
> I've had absolutely no luck.  We are getting closer and closer to  
> doing a
> clean install of 10.4 Server on our Xserve, which is our last resort.
>
> If you don't need the API, then charge ahead, but don't do it if you  
> might
> someday need the API.
>
> Kevin Becker
>
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