Source install Apache 2.2.13 + PHP 5.3 + Snow Leopard - php

Question

Can anyone direct me to or write their experiences installing Apache and PHP on Snow Leopard?
I had this working in the past on Leopard, it would die after a security update, but was as simple as:
$ ./configure --enable-layout=Darwin --enable-mods-shared=all
$ make
$ sudo make install
and I was up and running again.
Since the Snow Leopard update I get the following issue on make command
libtool: link: cannot find the library `/usr/lib/libexpat.la' or unhandled argument `/usr/lib/libexpat.la'
make[2]: *** [htpasswd] Error 1
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1

Answer 1

As most of you know Snow Leopard (SL) is based on 64-bit architecture, and when you install Xcode 3.2 that comes with SL the gcc compiler defaults to 4.2.1 and seems to default to x86_64 not i386.
Thanks to the following websites:
http://hivelogic.com/articles/compiling-mysql-on-snow-leopard/
http://projects.serenity.de/php/
http://dawsdesign.com/drupal/comment/reply/30#comment-form
http://pixelchimp.net/blog/pixel-chimp/reverting-php-53-5210-snow-leopard(most helpful for finding the other sites)
http://www.kevinkorb.com/post/24
http://www.latko.org/2009/01/31/compiling-64-bit-apachephp-on-mac-os-x-1056/
http://www.gen-x-design.com/archives/recompiling-php-5-3-on-snow-leopard-with-freetype-support/
My Solution:
Follow the instructions on hivelogic.com for installing MySQL on SL
Install Apache 2.2.14 via instructions on http://projects.serenity.de/php/ - it uses 2.2.13 but replacing a 13 with a 14 is easy right? ;) After Apache (x86_64) is installed do the following:
cd /usr/local/apache2/bin
cp httpd /usr/sbin/
cp apachectl /usr/sbin/
As mentioned on http://www.kevinkorb.com/post/24
Compile and install packages (freetype,gettext,libjpeg,libpng,mcrypt,mhash,etc) mentioned right after the Apache install instructions on http://projects.serenity.de/php/ until IMAP, if you need IMAP then try the instructions mentioned in the url above but I didn't install since I didn't need it.
NOTE: These all compiled as x86_64 with the exception of libpng which required the the following to be compiled as 64-bit:
*export CFLAGS="-arch x86_64" ./configure
This is where all the head banging on a desk and trial and error occurred. The installation of PHP 5.3.0. The biggest issue is with ICONV which has linking issues. I searched all over Google and some others were successful by editing the iconv.c file and the Makefile by adding -lresolv to the EXTRA_LIBS= after the ./configure string was executed. I was not so lucky, but still needed to make the edits for the --without-iconv parameter to work. Also --with-xmlrpc would not work. For the iconv hacks please refer to this blog entry
So here is my ./configure string:
./configure
--prefix=/usr/local/php5
--without-iconv
--with-apxs2=/usr/local/apache2/bin/apxs
--enable-pdo
--with-gd
--with-zlib
--with-jpeg-dir=/usr/local
--with-png-dir=/usr/local
--with-libxml-dir=/usr/local
--with-curl
--with-mcrypt
--with-pdo-mysql=/usr/local/mysql
--with-mysqli=/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql_config
--with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql
--with-mhash
--with-libxml-dir=/usr/local
--with-t1lib=/usr/local
--with-xsl
--with-freetype-dir=/usr/local
--with-gettext
--with-bz2=/usr
--with-openssl=/usr
--enable-bcmath
--enable-calendar
--enable-cgi
--enable-exif
--enable-ftp
--enable-gd-native-ttf
--enable-mbstring
--enable-soap
--enable-sqlite-utf8
--enable-cli
--enable-wddx
--enable-zip
make
sudo make install
On a final note, I downloaded PHP-5.3.2-dev (http://snaps.php.net/) and it seems to have fixed the linking issues with ICONV and XMLRPC. The only changes that I've made to the above ./configure string were replace --without-iconv with --with-iconv=/usr/local and added --with-xmlrpc. This is a dev version and I am sure that it still has bugs so use at your own discretion.
If you are having any issues please feel free to comment and I will try to help!

Answer 2

See here:
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=49267
Basically:
Add "-lresolv" to MH_BUNDLE_FLAGS, EXTRA_LDFLAGS and
EXTRA_LDFLAGS_PROGRAM in "Makefile"
Change "ext/iconv/iconv.c"
#define iconv libiconv
to:
#define iconv iconv
As they say, worked for me.

Answer 3

In apache source directory
cd srclib/apr-util/xml/expat
./configure
# OR ./configure --prefix=/{{YOURDIR}}/apache/source/httpd-2.2.22/srclib/apr-util/xml/expat/
sudo make install
# OR make install
Remember to clean up your previous apache install after make install failed
cd {{YOURDIR}}/apache/
ls -la
rm -r bin
rm -r build
rm -r include
rm -r lib

Answer 4

Well if you have no need for a custom built version of PHP than perhaps the one Apple provides will do, but that is not the case, with the person who asked the question, or me for that matter as I seek an answer to the same question. Does anyone else have a suggestion?

Answer 5

Maybe you didnt install the developer tools!

Answer 6

The guys from Liip maintain a great package for PHP and Apache on OS X, with really easy install. The package is very suitable for development. You could check it out here: http://php-osx.liip.ch/
This package installs the (usually) latest PHP 5.3.x/5.4.x on OS X 10.6 (aka Snow Leopard) and OS X 10.7 (aka Lion) in /usr/local/php5. It installs many useful extensions (see below) and ini-settings and is what we at Liip and Local.ch use for our development. It's especially suited for Symfony 2 development. It also provides a decent php.ini with all settings configured according to "Best Practices".
You can then use the standard Apache and install MySQL (x64) with the package from the MySQL website.

Answer 7

Mac OS X Snow Leopard already comes with Apache 2.2 and PHP 5.3 pre-installed. Please see:
http://www.brandonsavage.net/first-glance-apples-snow-leopard/
It is probably best to leave those alone, as they are optimally configured for Snow Leopard.