[horde] RedHat 9, mcrypt and php

[Jan Schneider]

Zitat von jkt at apk.molbio.ku.dk:

> Hi
>
> I installed Horde/IMP as a test and found it very interesting. I also
> quickly discovered that it was not a good idea not to use mcrypt for a
> https connection. It was quite slow for daily use.
>
> Thus, I installed the rpm packages that are available for RedHat 9 on
> the Horde ftp site:
> php-4.2.2-0horde3.i386.rpm
> libmcrypt-2.5.6-0horde2.i386.rpm
> libmcrypt-devel-2.5.6-0horde2.i386.rpm
>
> (no real need for the devel package.) The php package was installed
> using
>
> rpm -Uvh --nodeps libmcrypt-devel-2.5.6-0horde2.i386.rpm
>
> so I KEPT my old php-imap and php-mysql packages.
>
> Now, Horde is MUCH faster!! However, when I go to the horde/test.php
> page I still get Mcrypt Support: NO.
>
> Why? Is it really not working? Then I don't understand the immediate
> change in speed of the jttps connections right after installation ;-)

Mcrypt support in PHP and https connections have nothing to do with each
other. https is done in Apache, we use mcrypt in PHP to encrypt the users'
credentials in his session.

Jan.

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