Installing and perhaps a different way to go

[hhoffman@r-u-i.com]

Hey All,
  I'm still playing catch-up to IMP but in trying to install another program 
that uses php I have come up with an installation addendum that some may find 
useful. Please do with it what you will and I wouldn't find hearing some 
feeback as well.
Here we go:
1.) Don't have anyone directly add prepend, includes to the php.ini file. When 
you are trying to install other php based software you will pull out all of 
your hair if you don't realize that these include,prepends are the things 
causing you trouble. 
2.) Add all include, prepends directly to the "httpd.conf" file that way things 
will only be included when necessary. (below is an example)

Alias /imp/ "/home/httpd/horde/imp/"
<Directory "/home/httpd/horde/imp/">
Options None
AllowOverride None
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
  php_value include_path '/home/httpd/horde:/home/httpd/horde/phplib:.'
  php_value auto_prepend_file /home/httpd/horde/phplib/prepend.php3
  php_flag magic_quotes_gpc Off
  php_flag track_vars On
</IfModule>
</Directory>

I don't know if this will really help anyone other than me but while trying to 
install ariadne (www.muze.nl/ariadne) I went nuts trying to figure out why 
things weren't working correctly even though I'd pretty much followed the 
instructions to the tee.
Again, please let me know what you think.
Thanks,
Harry


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Harry Hoffman
Manager Information Technology
Restaurants Unlimited, Inc.
206.634.3082 x. 270
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