brundle
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What is the process and timeline for getting DA tested, updated and "certified" to use on FreeBSD 7.0?
DA use on FreeBSD 7.0
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DA and I (perhaps others as well) are working on this to see how far we can go. It seems that the -BETA version works fine, though ZendOptimizer might cause some problems, or at least it crashes for me on 7.x, you can disable it and then everything keeps working fine, except that the webfrontend starts showing ???'s in the display then 
If one has additional feedback, please let me know
If one has additional feedback, please let me know
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tsiou
Verified User
Had the same problem, fixed by a user a while ago..
just comment extension=mbstring.so in /usr/local/etc/php/extensions.ini
that's because you have by default mbstring support already compiled with php
you can check it by a cd /usr/ports/lang/php5, make config
if mbstring is checked comment it out in extensions.ini
(the default order of extensions in this file is crashing php, if you try a php -v in your shell you may see a seg fault, so you have to reorder the extensions)
just comment extension=mbstring.so in /usr/local/etc/php/extensions.ini
that's because you have by default mbstring support already compiled with php
you can check it by a cd /usr/ports/lang/php5, make config
if mbstring is checked comment it out in extensions.ini
(the default order of extensions in this file is crashing php, if you try a php -v in your shell you may see a seg fault, so you have to reorder the extensions)
tsiou
Verified User
Sometimes php -v outputs a seg fault, but the php module works ok (all pages seems ok). Just in case i give you the order that i use to be ok.
i also named extensions.ini extensions.ini.work, so after a portupgrade i copy it over the new extensions.ini that portupgrade installs (mbstring is commented out).
extension=yaz.so
extension=recode.so
extension=fileinfo.so
extension=filter.so
extension=fribidi.so
extension=json.so
extension=posix.so
extension=zip.so
extension=dba.so
extension=bcmath.so
extension=ming.so
extension=sybase_ct.so
extension=ftp.so
extension=sysvsem.so
extension=iconv.so
extension=sysvshm.so
extension=sysvmsg.so
extension=tidy.so
extension=dbase.so
extension=snmp.so
extension=shmop.so
extension=xmlwriter.so
extension=simplexml.so
extension=spl.so
extension=sqlite.so
extension=ncurses.so
extension=mhash.so
extension=odbc.so
extension=pcntl.so
extension=curl.so
extension=xml.so
extension=calendar.so
extension=pgsql.so
extension=gmp.so
extension=pdo.so
extension=ldap.so
extension=exif.so
extension=pdo_sqlite.so
extension=mysqli.so
extension=xmlrpc.so
extension=dom.so
extension=xsl.so
extension=readline.so
extension=gettext.so
extension=xmlreader.so
extension=mssql.so
extension=tokenizer.so
extension=sockets.so
extension=hash.so
extension=imap.so
extension=gd.so
extension=ctype.so
extension=session.so
extension=openssl.so
extension=mysql.so
extension=zlib.so
extension=mcrypt.so
extension=bz2.so
;extension=mbstring.so
extension=pcre.so
extension=soap.so
extension=wddx.so
extension=pspell.so
extension=pdf.so
i also named extensions.ini extensions.ini.work, so after a portupgrade i copy it over the new extensions.ini that portupgrade installs (mbstring is commented out).
extension=yaz.so
extension=recode.so
extension=fileinfo.so
extension=filter.so
extension=fribidi.so
extension=json.so
extension=posix.so
extension=zip.so
extension=dba.so
extension=bcmath.so
extension=ming.so
extension=sybase_ct.so
extension=ftp.so
extension=sysvsem.so
extension=iconv.so
extension=sysvshm.so
extension=sysvmsg.so
extension=tidy.so
extension=dbase.so
extension=snmp.so
extension=shmop.so
extension=xmlwriter.so
extension=simplexml.so
extension=spl.so
extension=sqlite.so
extension=ncurses.so
extension=mhash.so
extension=odbc.so
extension=pcntl.so
extension=curl.so
extension=xml.so
extension=calendar.so
extension=pgsql.so
extension=gmp.so
extension=pdo.so
extension=ldap.so
extension=exif.so
extension=pdo_sqlite.so
extension=mysqli.so
extension=xmlrpc.so
extension=dom.so
extension=xsl.so
extension=readline.so
extension=gettext.so
extension=xmlreader.so
extension=mssql.so
extension=tokenizer.so
extension=sockets.so
extension=hash.so
extension=imap.so
extension=gd.so
extension=ctype.so
extension=session.so
extension=openssl.so
extension=mysql.so
extension=zlib.so
extension=mcrypt.so
extension=bz2.so
;extension=mbstring.so
extension=pcre.so
extension=soap.so
extension=wddx.so
extension=pspell.so
extension=pdf.so
I installed DA on freebsd 7.0
It worked pretty much flawlessly from what i can see so far except php wouldn't compile automatically.
php depends on libpng to compile and install.
It would not work with the version of libpng automatically downloaded with the build script
It downloads libpng-1.2.8.tar.gz
However for me to get it to work i had to download libpng-1.2.25.tar.gz manually , compile and install it.
This then allowed php to compile.
It worked pretty much flawlessly from what i can see so far except php wouldn't compile automatically.
php depends on libpng to compile and install.
It would not work with the version of libpng automatically downloaded with the build script
It downloads libpng-1.2.8.tar.gz
However for me to get it to work i had to download libpng-1.2.25.tar.gz manually , compile and install it.
This then allowed php to compile.
Also
FYI when i run php -v
I do not get a seg fault
php -v
PHP 5.2.5 (cli) (built: Mar 26 2008 19:04:11)
Copyright (c) 1997-2007 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.2.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2007 Zend Technologies
with Zend Extension Manager v1.2.0, Copyright (c) 2003-2007, by Zend Technologies
with Zend Optimizer v3.2.8, Copyright (c) 1998-2007, by Zend Technologies
FYI when i run php -v
I do not get a seg fault
php -v
PHP 5.2.5 (cli) (built: Mar 26 2008 19:04:11)
Copyright (c) 1997-2007 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.2.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2007 Zend Technologies
with Zend Extension Manager v1.2.0, Copyright (c) 2003-2007, by Zend Technologies
with Zend Optimizer v3.2.8, Copyright (c) 1998-2007, by Zend Technologies
In consultation with the DirectAdmin team some issues with the install script have been patched. Installing DirectAdmin on a fresh FreeBSD7 box works fine now. The only issue I encountered is that the exim package for FreeBSD7 doesn't allow the 'demime' keyword in exim.conf
tsiou
Verified User
Why would you compile it from the ports when directadmin keeps php up to date?
icepick
Verified User
working well
Just an update
I'm running freebsd 7 nicely with DA now
Just an update
I'm running freebsd 7 nicely with DA now
I am using FreeBSD7 on a DA server.
Its been a while since I installed it but it was only issues on the install script itself I had and once installed I believe DA is running fine certianly no php issues however I am using things like png from ports and not the installer.
On the install script there was issues I just cant remember what.
Its been a while since I installed it but it was only issues on the install script itself I had and once installed I believe DA is running fine certianly no php issues however I am using things like png from ports and not the installer.
On the install script there was issues I just cant remember what.
icepick
Verified User
installer
I used the installer and everything went smoothly, only zend required compat to be installed and thats the only issues i've had.
I used the installer and everything went smoothly, only zend required compat to be installed and thats the only issues i've had.
tsiou
Verified User
Anyone tried to upgrade from 6.2 to 7 or 6.3?
I 'm not using DA's packages, all are replaced with freebsd's ports.
I 'm not using DA's packages, all are replaced with freebsd's ports.
tsiou
Verified User
I dont have a second server to test it!!!
If you really need to migrate to FreeBSD 7.0 i would build a new server and migrate hosting customers.