Install PHP on your Linux system
| Debian | Suse via yast2 | Fedora | add your Distribution here | |
| PHP5 | apt-get install libapache2-mod-php5 php5-cli php5-common php5-cgi | |||
| Additional Libraries | apt-get install php5-mysql php5-gd php5-mcrypt |
Restart Apache after you installed the additional libraries.
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
check php
create a file phpinfo.php in your webdirectory:
<?php phpinfo.php ?>
Navigate with your web browser to this file and you should get a page with your php set-up. In this php set-up search for the following entries:
- safe-mode off
- mcrypt (if you find a section by that name, mcrypt is installed and working)
- gd (if you find a section by that name, gd is installed and working)