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PHP and perl are two very popular Web programming languages. They both have many libraries and extensions that can simplify the process of development, but often you can find a perl library you want, and not the corresponding library in PHP. (Perl is older then PHP, so naturally it has a larger selection of libraries and extensions.) This was the main reason that the perl extension for PHP was written.

Installation

download the php perl  extention

# cd /root

# wget http://pecl.php.net/get/perl-1.0.0.tgz

# tar -xvf perl-1.0.0.tgz

# cd perl-1.0.0

you can read the README for detail installation on /root/perl-1.0.0

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Requirements
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PHP 5.0.0RC2 or later
Perl 5.8.0 or later

Quick install
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Step 1. Compile this extension. PHP_PREFIX and PERL_PREFIX mast point to
real
PHP and Perl instalation prefixes.

export PHP_PREFIX="/usr"
export PERL_PREFIX="/usr"
$PHP_PREFIX/bin/phpize
./configure --with-perl=$PERL_PREFIX
--with-php-config=$PHP_PREFIX/bin/php-config
make

Step 2. Install the extension (this step can require root privileges)

make install

Step 3. Add perl extension into your php.ini (this step can require root
privileges)

extension=perl.so
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I assume you have installed the php and perl, youc an use yast / zypper to do that
# php -v

PHP 5.3.1 (cli)
#rpm -qa | grep perl

perl-5.10.0-72.5.i586
you can search php  prefix path by using whereis
# whereis php

php: /usr//local/bin/php /usr/share/man/man1/php.1.gz
# export PHP_PREFIX=”/usr/local”

# export PERL_PREFIX=”/usr”

# $PHP_PREFIX/bin/phpize

# ./configure –with-perl=$PERL_PREFIX

–with-php-config=$PHP_PREFIX/bin/php-config

# make
you will find this error :
/root/perl-1.0.0/php_perl.c:172: warning: initialization from

incompatible pointer type

/root/perl-1.0.0/php_perl.c:173: warning: initialization from

incompatible pointer type

/root/perl-1.0.0/php_perl.c:199: warning: initialization from

incompatible pointer type

/root/perl-1.0.0/php_perl.c:200: warning: initialization from

incompatible pointer type

/root/perl-1.0.0/php_perl.c: In function âphp_perl_zval_to_sv_refâ:

/root/perl-1.0.0/php_perl.c:343: error: ‘zval’ has no member named ‘is_ref’
/root/perl-1.0.0/php_perl.c:1779: warning: assignment from incompatible

pointer type

make: *** [php_perl.lo] Error 1
Solution :
– it turns out the php_perl wasn’t compatible with the php 5.3
–  you need to go to http://svn.php.net/viewvc/pecl/perl/trunk/ -> click php_perl.c -> then click download (http://svn.php.net/viewvc/pecl/perl/trunk/php_perl.c?revision=289243&view=co)
– just wget http://svn.php.net/viewvc/pecl/perl/trunk/php_perl.c?revision=289243&view=co
– you will get php_perl.c\?revision\=289243 just rename it to php_perl.c then paste it to /root/perl-1.0.0/ then
#cd /root/perl-1.0.0

#/usr/local/bin/phpize

#./configure –with-perl=/usr/bin/perl –with-php-config=/usr/local/bin/php-config

#make

#make install
– Edit php.ini

#vim /usr/local/lib/php.ini

– add this line
extension=perl.so
– Restart the apache

#/usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl stop

#/usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl start
– Check your phpinfo

http:/localhost/phpinfo.php