===== How to build the PHP rrdtool extension by hand =====

== Install prerequisites ==
  aptitude install build-essential php5-dev librrd2-dev

== Download and compile ==
  wget http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/pub/contrib/php_rrdtool.tar.gz
  tar -xzf php_rrdtool.tar.gz 
  cd rrdtool
  ./configure
  make

== Install ==
  cp modules/rrdtool.so /usr/lib/php5/20060613+lfs/
  echo "extension=rrdtool.so" > /etc/php5/apache2/conf.d/rrdtool.ini
  /etc/init.d/apache2 reload


== References ==
  * [[http://www.ioncannon.net/system-administration/25/how-to-build-the-php-rrdtool-extension-by-hand/|How to build the PHP rrdtool extension by hand]] [original]
  * [[http://www.missiondata.com/blog/linux/54/how-to-build-the-php-rrdtool-extention-by-hand/|How to build the PHP rrdtool extension by hand]] [clone]
  * [[http://www.php-resource.de/forum/showthread/t-93340.html|rrdtool Support für PHP unter Debian Etch]]


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