cd /nobackup/username/
pwd
cp /l/www/classes/a348/sum2006/software/php-5.1.4.tar.gz .
ls -ld php*
gunzip php*.gz
ls -ld php*
tar xvf php*.tar
rm php*.tar
cd php-*
pwd
pico try #--------(with the content:
./configure \
  --with-mysql=/nobackup/[username]/mysql \
  --with-apxs2=/u/[username]/apache/bin/apxs \
  --with-config-file-path=/u/[username]/apache/conf \
  --with-xml --enable-track-vars \
  --prefix=/u/[username]/apache
make
make install
# end of content comment)-----------
chmod u+x try
./try
# and that takes about 10-12 minutes
# you are in /nobackup/username/php-5.1.4
cp php.ini-dist ~/apache/conf/php.ini
cd ~/apache/conf
pico php.ini #----(and make two changes:
# around line 891 the line should look:

  session.save_path = "/u/dgerman/apache/phpsessions"

# the line above was ;session_save_path = "/tmp" before 
# you remove the ; and point it to the phpsessions folder. 
# around line 400 you should have

  register_globals = On

# it used to be Off. On gives us the shortcut. Save and exit.)----

#create your phpsessions folder: 

mkdir ~/apache/phpsessions

# and now for the last setting open httpd.conf and add two lines

pico ~/conf/httpd.conf #---(around line 319 or after these two lines

    AddType application/x-compress .Z
    AddType application/x-gzip .gz .tgz

# add these other two lines: 

    AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .phtml
    AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps

# then save and exit. Now stop then start the server and you're done)--