[Xapian-tickets] [Xapian] #661: PHP bindings / bad hint in "Installing without root access"

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#661: PHP bindings / bad hint in "Installing without root access"
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 Reporter:  Sadrak                 |             Owner:
     Type:  defect                 |            Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                 |         Milestone:
Component:  Xapian-bindings (PHP)  |           Version:  1.2.19
 Severity:  normal                 |        Resolution:
 Keywords:                         |        Blocked By:
 Blocking:                         |  Operating System:  Linux
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Comment (by olly):

 For the CLI SAPI you can specify the extension directory like so:

 {{{
 #!sh
 php5 -d extension_dir=/home/USERNAME/my_php_extensions myscript.php
 }}}

 And then this will automatically load the shared object for you:

 {{{
 #!php
 include "xapian.php";
 }}}

 As of PHP 5.3.0, you can only use {{{dl()}}} with the CLI SAPI and the
 Embed SAPI (which I don't know anything about).  So since most users will
 be using PHP with a web server, I'm not sure there is a good solution now.
 An alternative configuration file would work, but it's hard to see how
 you'd specify that without being root.

 So I think perhaps we just need to update this to say effectively "do X if
 you're using the PHP CLI, otherwise there isn't a good way".
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