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<h2 class="title"><span class="productname">Solaris</span> specific installation tips</h2>
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This section contains notes and hints specific to installing
PHP on <span class="productname">Solaris</span> systems.
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<h3 class="title">Required software</h3>
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<span class="productname">Solaris</span> installs often lack C compilers and their related tools.
Read <a href="faq.build.html#faq.installation.needgnu" class="link">this FAQ</a>
for information on why using GNU versions for some of these
tools is necessary.
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For unpacking the PHP distribution you need
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<span class="simpara">
tar
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<span class="simpara">
gzip or
</span>
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<span class="simpara">
bzip2
</span>
</li>
</ul>
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For compiling PHP you need
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<span class="simpara">
gcc (recommended, other C compilers may work)
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make
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<span class="simpara">
GNU sed
</span>
</li>
</ul>
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For building extra extensions or hacking the code of PHP you might also need
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<span class="simpara">
flex (up to PHP 5.2)
</span>
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<span class="simpara">
re2c
</span>
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<span class="simpara">
bison
</span>
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<span class="simpara">
m4
</span>
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<span class="simpara">
autoconf
</span>
</li>
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<span class="simpara">
automake
</span>
</li>
</ul>
In addition, you will need to install (and possibly compile) any
additional software specific to your configuration, such as Oracle
or MySQL.
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<h3 class="title">Using Packages</h3>
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You can simplify the <span class="productname">Solaris</span> install process by using pkgadd to
install most of your needed components. The Image Packaging System (IPS) for
<span class="productname">Solaris 11 Express</span> also contains most of the required components
for installation using the pkg command.
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