here's the chat; hope it helps someone else too
(9:05:05 PM) smtalk: is everything okay with a default PHP configuration file (configure/ap2/configure.php5)?
(9:07:20 PM) ukrppf: Yes, I believe everything is okay with it. I know that I need \ on the end of the lines, except the last one, etc.
(9:07:26 PM) ukrppf: Thank you for responding.
(9:07:36 PM) ukrppf: I know you are the DA CustomBuild genius!
(9:10:49 PM) smtalk: I'm sorry, but it would be really easier for me to login to the server and fix the problem
(9:11:08 PM) ukrppf: I realize that it would be easier.
(9:11:26 PM) ukrppf: Please, be so kind as to help me check on some things and fix it, without giving the login information.
(9:11:42 PM) ukrppf: I know you can help me to fix this. I am not able to give you the login information.
(9:12:25 PM) smtalk: ***
(9:12:40 PM) smtalk: and that would require me to chat with you about an hour
(9:12:44 PM) ukrppf: I understand. I am so sorry ***
(9:13:07 PM) smtalk: ***
(9:13:21 PM) ukrppf: I will be quick to work with you. And I would be happy to send a little money on your paypal account, as a thank you.
(9:13:22 PM) smtalk: ***
(9:13:42 PM) ukrppf: ***
(9:13:56 PM) smtalk: you can see your server history and change the password after my login
(9:15:38 PM) ukrppf: I understand. I do trust you. However, I am not allowed to give this information. ...I will give you a gift of money on your paypal, as a thank you, if you help me work through this, via chat.
(9:15:54 PM) ukrppf: I know you are capable, because you have the mental abilities.
(9:16:04 PM) ukrppf: You can think through problems and fix them, I know.
(9:19:43 PM) smtalk: okay
(9:19:49 PM) smtalk: try the following fix:
(9:19:53 PM) ukrppf: Thank you!
(9:20:22 PM) smtalk: cd /usr/local/directadmin/custombuild
(9:20:27 PM) smtalk: ./build update
(9:21:03 PM) ukrppf: done
(9:22:16 PM) smtalk: wget -O autoconf-2.63.tar.gz
http://files.directadmin.com/services/custombuild/autoconf-2.63.tar.gz;
./build set autover no
perl -pi -e 's/2.66:fb00d77cbc468994c55919298af1ff02/2.63:43d76649fb86cd21d64f68c48d5abdcf/' versions.txt
./build autoconf
(9:22:20 PM) smtalk: try running phpize then
(9:23:01 PM) ukrppf: You mean, run the phpize on a package, yes?
(9:23:45 PM) smtalk: right
(9:23:54 PM) smtalk: and please let me know the result
(9:23:59 PM) ukrppf: yes
(9:24:44 PM) ukrppf: phpize
Configuring for:
PHP Api Version: 20090626
Zend Module Api No: 20090626
Zend Extension Api No: 220090626
configure.in:3: warning: prefer named diversions
configure.in:3: warning: prefer named diversions
(9:24:57 PM) smtalk: no more errors?
(9:25:10 PM) ukrppf: No errors, just those warnings. Correct.
(9:25:52 PM) smtalk: is it different from what you got in the past?
(9:26:19 PM) ukrppf: Originally, I never had the warnings with the configure.in
(9:26:42 PM) ukrppf: But, I am able to configure, make and make install now
(9:26:53 PM) smtalk: great
(9:26:55 PM) ukrppf: I did get the imagick installed
(9:27:00 PM) smtalk: what's the output of: /usr/local/bin/autoconf --version
(9:27:01 PM) smtalk: ?
(9:27:05 PM) ukrppf: ok
(9:27:07 PM) ukrppf: just a second
(9:27:38 PM) ukrppf: /usr/local/bin/autoconf --version
autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.66
(9:28:48 PM) smtalk: cd /usr/local/directadmin/custombuild
(9:28:52 PM) smtalk: cat versions.txt
(9:29:32 PM) ukrppf: OK. Here we go.
(9:29:35 PM) Unable to send message: The message is too large.
(9:29:42 PM) ukrppf: Message too large, it says.
(9:29:51 PM) ukrppf: Shall I send it as a text file?
(9:30:07 PM) smtalk: upload it anywhere
(9:30:12 PM) smtalk: or, wait
(9:30:14 PM) smtalk: just do:
(9:30:17 PM) smtalk: cat versions.txt
(9:30:20 PM) smtalk: sorry
(9:30:25 PM) smtalk: cat versions.txt | grep autoconf
(9:30:43 PM) Offering to send cat versions.txt to smtalk
(9:31:05 PM) ukrppf: autoconf:2.66:fb00d77cbc468994c55919298af1ff02
(9:31:24 PM) Transfer of file cat versions.txt complete
(9:31:38 PM) smtalk: what's the output of: ./build set autover no
(9:31:39 PM) smtalk: ?
(9:32:03 PM) ukrppf: Changed autover option from no to no
(9:32:15 PM) smtalk: ok, now:
(9:32:34 PM) smtalk: perl -pi -e 's/2.66:fb00d77cbc468994c55919298af1ff02/2.63:43d76649fb86cd21d64f68c48d5abdcf/' versions.txt
(9:32:40 PM) smtalk: cat versions.txt | grep autoconf
(9:32:45 PM) smtalk: what's the output now?
(9:32:53 PM) smtalk: do not do "./build update" afterwards
(9:33:22 PM) ukrppf: from the grep I get:
(9:33:23 PM) ukrppf: autoconf:2.63:43d76649fb86cd21d64f68c48d5abdcf
(9:33:29 PM) smtalk: great
(9:33:31 PM) smtalk: now:
(9:33:32 PM) ukrppf: I will do the .build now
(9:33:36 PM) ukrppf: yes?
(9:33:41 PM) smtalk: no
(9:33:44 PM) ukrppf: ok
(9:33:45 PM) smtalk: just do: ./build autoconf
(9:33:47 PM) smtalk: and nothing more
(9:33:51 PM) ukrppf: Okay
(9:33:56 PM) ukrppf: with no update?
(9:33:59 PM) ukrppf: or do the update first?
(9:34:07 PM) smtalk: then execute the same: /usr/local/bin/autoconf --version
(9:34:11 PM) smtalk: no update
(9:34:14 PM) ukrppf: ok
(9:34:15 PM) ukrppf: just a second
(9:35:06 PM) ukrppf: /usr/local/bin/autoconf --version
autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.63
(9:35:31 PM) smtalk: great
(9:35:33 PM) smtalk: try phpize now
(9:35:37 PM) ukrppf: okay
(9:35:39 PM) ukrppf: just a second
(9:36:17 PM) ukrppf: PERFECT
(9:36:21 PM) ukrppf: no more warnings
(9:36:33 PM) ukrppf: phpize
Configuring for:
PHP Api Version: 20090626
Zend Module Api No: 20090626
Zend Extension Api No: 220090626
(9:36:45 PM) smtalk: great
(9:37:12 PM) smtalk: I sent a bug report to DirectAdmin guys (John), so you won't have any problems after any updated software tomorrow
(9:37:19 PM) ukrppf: It is wonderful.
(9:37:26 PM) ukrppf: ...How do I get the xsl working now?
(9:37:28 PM) smtalk: do not do any updates till tomorrow
(9:37:30 PM) smtalk: ./build php n
(9:37:37 PM) ukrppf: okay, just a moment
(9:37:44 PM) smtalk: and that's it
if you have --with-xsl in custom/ap2/configure.php5
(9:37:45 PM) ukrppf: I will be very excited to see it work now
(9:38:49 PM) smtalk: it must work
(9:41:27 PM) ukrppf: Okay, I checked the configure.php5 and added the --with-xsl back in
(9:41:35 PM) ukrppf: I am doing the ./build php n right now
(9:42:06 PM) ukrppf: And see, we only spent about 30 minutes! Not bad! :-D
(9:43:05 PM) smtalk: yes
(9:43:16 PM) smtalk: but got tired a bit
(9:43:32 PM) ukrppf: I understand. But you proved to me that you are the genius!
(9:43:45 PM) ukrppf: Someone that knows what they are doing can think through problems.
(9:46:01 PM) ukrppf: Hmmm...
(9:46:19 PM) ukrppf: Okay, I don't see the xsl working
(9:46:28 PM) smtalk: php --info | grep xsl
(9:46:47 PM) ukrppf: Returns nothing
(9:47:09 PM) smtalk: then you haven't executed everything as you should
(9:47:14 PM) smtalk: cd /usr/local/directadmin/custombuild
(9:47:19 PM) smtalk: mkdir -p custom/ap2
(9:47:31 PM) smtalk: cp -Rp configure/ap2/configure.php5 custom/ap2/configure.php5
(9:47:51 PM) smtalk: edit custom/ap2/configure.php5, add --with-xsl and run "./build php n"
(9:47:57 PM) smtalk: and I'm sure you'll get it installed
(9:50:55 PM) ukrppf: just a second
(9:52:33 PM) ukrppf: Okay, I am running ./build php n again
(9:53:21 PM) ukrppf: So, do I understand correctly then, that this was missing the whole time from a folder that should have been there?
(9:57:24 PM) smtalk: custom folder is used for custom configurations
(9:58:22 PM) smtalk: configure/ directory is updated after every "./build update" command, that's why I added a feature to have a custom/ one
(9:58:26 PM) ukrppf: ...I did another php --info | grep xsl and come up with nothing.
(9:59:32 PM) smtalk: okay, what's the output of "./build options | grep PHP"
(9:59:33 PM) smtalk: ?
(9:59:58 PM) ukrppf: PHP: 5.3.3 as CGI with mail() header patch
(10:00:08 PM) smtalk: ah
(10:00:13 PM) smtalk: PHP as CGI
(10:00:17 PM) smtalk: do the following then:
(10:00:23 PM) smtalk: cd /usr/local/directadmin/custombuild
(10:00:26 PM) ukrppf: ok
(10:00:39 PM) smtalk: mkdir -p custom/suphp
(10:00:55 PM) ukrppf: done
(10:00:56 PM) smtalk: cp -Rp configure/suphp/configure.php5 custom/suphp/configure.php5
(10:01:05 PM) smtalk: edit custom/suphp/configure.php5
(10:01:11 PM) smtalk: add --with-xsl
(10:01:16 PM) smtalk: and run "./build php n" then
(10:03:12 PM) ukrppf: cool
(10:03:17 PM) ukrppf: running the ./build php n again
(10:07:59 PM) ukrppf: AWESOME!
(10:08:05 PM) ukrppf: XSL is there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(10:08:11 PM) ukrppf: AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(10:08:31 PM) smtalk:
(10:08:34 PM) smtalk: have a nice day!
(10:08:38 PM) ukrppf: YOU TOO!