Apple started bundling Apache and php a while ago so why would you want to compile your own builds?
Several reasons come to mind:
- No need to wait for Apple to release an update.
- You’ll likely want some of php’s extensions (GD, Exif, PDO) that Apple doesn’t include in their build
- Compiling your own software is fun and will make the girls (or guys) swoon.
- And who knows, you might get a little street-cred from the Linux geeks.
This post will walk you through getting everything up and running.
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Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 |
iPhone
I just got an iPhone the other day.

Spending a lot of time devouring all the app store goodies. How I managed to function on an even neadratal level without NPR Mobile, UrbanSpoon, or (and especially) iBeer is beyond me.
Since changing things around a bit, moving to Wordpress, etc., I’ve been getting a lot of 404s and even a few wordy emails from HotScripts.com and various other sites expressing concern over invalid file links (sorry guys!).
Until things get cleaned up, I dumped the seemingly missing scripts into a directory:
http://chaoscontrol.org/wp-content/downloads/
Odds are, if you ended up here, that’s what you were looking for 