Adding PHP to Apache on Linux

Adding PHP to Apache on Linux
By: Ken Coar
Copyright © 1999 by Ken Coar. All rights reserved.
Supercharging Your Web Pages

The technology that supports the Web continues to evolve, and one of the latest mutations involves capitalising on its very user-driven interactivity. The days of all-static content are past; the Web has evolved to a point at which many sites actually remember personal preferences for each of their (potentially millions) of visitors. News sites can display stories in only those categories you find interesting; online music stores can provide you with listings of new works sorted in order by your favourite artists; Web search engines can implicitly restrict the types of content they'll display. The possiilities are endless, and the key is generating a unique presentation for each viewer.

There are a number of ways of accomplishing this, from the primitive fly-swatter capabilities provided by server-side includes to the tactical nuke Extra Strength features found in application servers. The PHP scripting language falls somewhere into the middle ground, supplying phenomenal capabilities for free.