# Extension Installation

- Thread: https://externals.io/message/24059
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- Started by Michael B Allen on 2006-06-09T22:15:31+00:00
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## #24059 — Michael B Allen — 2006-06-09T22:15:31+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/24059#24059

Is /etc/php.d a standard part of *every* php4 installation? Can I rely
on it's existance? Is it's location a configuable option?

Thanks,
Mike

-- 
Michael B Allen
PHP Extension for SSO w/ Windows Group Authorization
http://www.ioplex.com/

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## #24062 — Sean Coates — 2006-06-09T22:41:54+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/24059#24062 · In reply to: #24059

Michael B Allen wrote:
> Is /etc/php.d a standard part of *every* php4 installation? Can I rely
> on it's existance? Is it's location a configuable option?

No, you can't rely on it.
What's in there?

S

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## #24063 — Pierre — 2006-06-09T23:02:22+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/24059#24063 · In reply to: #24059

On Fri, 9 Jun 2006 18:15:31 -0400
mba2000@ioplex.com (Michael B Allen) wrote:

> Is /etc/php.d a standard part of *every* php4 installation? Can I rely
> on it's existance? Is it's location a configuable option?

It is a distribution specific directory. Some uses it other not.

The PHP releases (http://www.php.net/downloads.php) rely only on one
php.ini, which is configurable.

-- Pierre

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## #24064 — Derick Rethans — 2006-06-09T23:10:23+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/24059#24064 · In reply to: #24063

> On Fri, 9 Jun 2006 18:15:31 -0400
> mba2000@ioplex.com (Michael B Allen) wrote:
> 
> > […]
> 
> It is a distribution specific directory. Some uses it other not.
> 
> The PHP releases (http://www.php.net/downloads.php) rely only on one
> php.ini, which is configurable.

Actually, there is also an option that allows you to scan a specific 
directory for ini files as well:

--with-config-file-scan-dir=/etc/httpd/extra-ini

regards,
Derick

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## #24065 — Rasmus Lerdorf — 2006-06-09T23:17:46+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/24059#24065 · In reply to: #24064

Derick Rethans wrote:
> 
> 
> > […]
> 
> Actually, there is also an option that allows you to scan a specific 
> directory for ini files as well:
> 
> --with-config-file-scan-dir=/etc/httpd/extra-ini

Something I'd like to see more distros make use of.  I am not sure how 
to get the ball rolling on that though, but it makes packaging up 
extensions so much easier when all you need is to drop a foo.ini file in 
a directory instead of trying to modify a single ini file.

-Rasmus

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## #24068 — Pierre — 2006-06-10T00:00:22+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/24059#24068 · In reply to: #24065

Hello,



> Something I'd like to see more distros make use of.  I am not sure how
> to get the ball rolling on that though, but it makes packaging up
> extensions so much easier when all you need is to drop a foo.ini file in
> a directory instead of trying to modify a single ini file.

I think all modern distros use this option (afair fedora, debian and
ubuntu do at least).

--Pierre

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## #24076 — Marco — 2006-06-10T12:00:20+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/24059#24076 · In reply to: #24068

> I think all modern distros use this option (afair fedora, debian and
> ubuntu do at least).


RHEL 4 / Centos and Freebsd also use this option.

Regards

Mark