Apache :: how is php built with by the php.net people?

seinstein · Joined: 02 May 2006 Posts: 4 Location: Dublin, Ireland

Hi,

I see people are building with Visual Studio and so on. I don't really know much about 'building' and building programs as such, but I would like to know how come when I download previous versions of the Apache binary and php (from the php.net site) I don't need to install this Visual C++ runtime package. Can anyone help me? What is being used to build these mysterious binaries that I don't need the VC++ runtime to run?

Thanx in advance! Smile

pnllan · Joined: 05 Dec 2005 Posts: 221

Please note: Apache Lounge is NOT part of the Apache Software Foundation or PHP.net.

There is nothing mysterious about it at all. Winthin the context that you are using the PHP module for Apache that is downloaded at this site, it is because Steffen compiles using VC++ 2005. The runtime library for VC++ 2005 is not included with Win XP or subsequent Service Packs. This is primarily due to the fact that VC++ 2005 was released AFTER XP and subsequent service packs were released. There are other factors as well. That being said, if you use Steffen's DLL you must have the appropriate runtime version of C++ - in this case, VC++ 2005 runtime.

Apache and PHP, at least in the past, use VC++ 6. The VC++ 6 runtime libraries are included in XP, hence, no need to install something that is already there.
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seinstein · Joined: 02 May 2006 Posts: 4 Location: Dublin, Ireland

so then, does this mean that the people at apache foundation would use visual studio also to build their binaries of apache, or people at php would do the same? Or do they have some specialised software?

(p.s. thanx for the help already given!)

Smile

pnllan · Joined: 05 Dec 2005 Posts: 221

ASF (Apache) and PHP.net usually coordinate very well...at least they have in the past. They, at least to my knowledge, use VC++ 6. VC++ 6 is an older version of Microsoft's C++.

I have built both from source provided by Apache and PHP. Other than acquiring all the libraries necessary for the compile, there is no need for special software or compilers.

Know that in order to build the PHP module for Apache, you must first build Apache and have the source available at compile time for PHP build properly.

Jorge · Joined: 12 Mar 2006 Posts: 376 Location: Belgium

Yes ASF is using VC++ 6 for there binaries... there was talk about change to a newer version but that didn't get passed IIRC.

Only mod_aspdotnet isn't compiled with version 6 but with .net 2002

seinstein · Joined: 02 May 2006 Posts: 4 Location: Dublin, Ireland

well no wonder i was confused! i thought vc++ 6 was some newer version. i've also seen *.exe.manifest files in the directories of other programs like Intervideo's WinDVD, so am I to assume that these programs were also built using vc++ that phpapache2.dll from this site
was built with?

Thanx for the help! Smile

pnllan · Joined: 05 Dec 2005 Posts: 221

The manifest file is generated during compile time, and allows support throught the .NET Framework.

Where are you going with all of this?

Jorge · Joined: 12 Mar 2006 Posts: 376 Location: Belgium

Steffen

You include the manifest with mt.exe, for example:

mt -manifest out32dll\ssleay32.dll.manifest -outputresource:out32dll\ssleay32.dll;1

Jorge · Joined: 12 Mar 2006 Posts: 376 Location: Belgium