Upgrading PHP and Apache Tomcat on Snow Leopard Server?

[njbrubaker]

Is it possible to upgrade the PHP and Apache Tomcat versions that shipped with Snow Leopard Server to more recent versions? If so, how is this done?

 

[BjarneDM]

It's possible

I'ld recommend macports for the new versions.

For PHP5 I'ld then use apxs to get PHP5 into Apache with something like this :

${prefix}/${apachedir}/bin/apxs -e \
    -S SYSCONFDIR=${prefix}/${apachedir}/conf/standard \
    -S TARGET=11111-dso \
    -n "php5" \
    -a modules/mod_php5.so \
     2>@1

You'll of course have to modify the paths to reflect where Mac OS X Server has it's stuff installed.

I don't know anything about Tomcat, so you are on your own there or you'll have to get some advise from someone eise.