How to Add Imagemagick Support to PHP
How to add imagemagick functions support to your php installation.
Category Archives: PHP Configuration
How to Enable Ioncube Support For The Entire Server
You will install ioncube support after you read this article – everything is simple!
How To Find The Version of Linux You Are Using
Sometimes you need to know what version of the Operating system is installed on your server. This is extremely useful when you order a dedicated server and want to know what is the version of OS on it. A simple command will help you as usual: cat `ls /etc/*{-,_}{release,version} 2>/dev/null | head -n 1` This will show you… Read More »
PHP Deletes Angle Brackets While Parsing HTML: How to Solve
Today I’ve faced a problem that was quite strange. One of my WordPress installations refused to understand posted angle brackets. This was especially related to tags and the encoded symbols like > < and so on. I started to think what I did before :). The issue is described at PHP Bugs. There is no exact solution there… Read More »
How to Enable Socket Support In PHP
In order to add socket support with PHP you need just to include it into your configure string: there is no need to install any third-party applications or software. All you need is to recompile PHP, and it can be done in some minutes. First of all you need to know where your PHP installation is located. I… Read More »
How to Enable mhash in PHP built from source
If you have a server that doesn’t come with any panel and all the software was compiled from sources, you have to install the missing packages by yourself, without any scripts, etc. Today we’ll install mhash support for a server that has nothing related with this library. As we’re dealing with a non-rpm system, we’ll have to install… Read More »
How to Enable Iconv for PHP on a DirectAdmin Linux Server
I haven’t found a good guide on this that’s why I decided to create my own. iconv functions are great if you’re working with text information stored using different encodings and it is essential to have it on your server. Let’s take we have Directadmin with Apache 2 support (please, read my previous articles to find out how… Read More »
How to Optimize Your LAMP Configuration
Today I’m just sharing a link: I don’t think I can explain this better than IBM guys did. These three acrticles contain a comprehensive guide for your LAMP system optimization. Here is the first one, that contains general linux settings for perfect LAMP config. The second one describes how to fine tune Apache and PHP and finally the… Read More »
How to Install Zip Functions Support For PHP
Using zip files is a common practice for web. Zip archives are very useful as they are supported by all major operating systems and don’t require any special software. XP and Vista have the embedded support of this file format, you won’t also have problems opening these files in Linux. You can also work with these files in… Read More »
Apache Stopped Working After PHP Upgrade – How to Fix
If you are often working with PHP upgrades, you should do this automatically – you already know all the issues you might face. But if it’s done for the first time, it is quite hard to find your problem. I will tell you about the most common issue and about the applicable actions to fix this. When you… Read More »