Php module installation steps :iconv

Overview : 
Installing a single php extension without recompiling PHP is never been a difficult job but most of the people doesn’t know it which leads to re-compile whole php.. In this article i will explain how can you add new php extension without recompiling whole php.

In our example, i will tell you how can you add iconv php extension without recompiling PHP.

root@sysadmin [~]# php -m

To list all the php modules installed in the server

root@sysadmin[~]# php -m|grep iconv

To search for the php module iconv in the module list installed in the server

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root@sysadmin [~]# cd /home/cpeasyapache/src/php-5.2.9/ext/
root@sysadmin [/home/cpeasyapache/src/php-5.2.9/ext]# cd iconv/
root@sysadmin [/home/cpeasyapache/src/php-5.2.9/ext/iconv]# phpize
Configuring for:
PHP Api Version:         20041225
Zend Module Api No:      20060613
Zend Extension Api No:   220060519
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Phpize-- with an example
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The phpize command is used to prepare the build environment for a PHP extension. In the following sample, the sources for an extension are in a directory named extname:

$ cd extname
$ phpize
$ ./configure
$ make
# make install
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You can can see iconv php extension is installed under php extensions directory:
ls /usr/local/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20060613/iconv.so

Enable iconv PHP extension in php.ini 
echo "extension=iconv.so" >> /usr/local/lib/php.ini

Verify iconv :
php -i | grep -i "iconv support"

Output:
iconv support => enabled