Installing socketed objects without shell access...

[ridiculous]

I'm trying to build a socketed object (.so) that I can dynamically load with the php dl( ) function.

My understanding of dynamic php extensions (not compiled into php) is that they are:

 

WINDOWS SERVER => .dll filetype

LINUX SERVER       => .so filetype

 

My hosting provider will allow me to dynamically load extensions on a linux environment, but I have to compile those

extensions first.

 

-I don't have shell access.

-I have the extension source code(s) from php.net

-I want to compile the extension source code into a .so (or download the .so from somewhere) and

drop it into a directory in my hosting account so that (from there) I can dynamically load it.

 

Questions:

[1] Do you have to compile a php extension from the same linux distribution environment that you are going to run it in?

[2] Is there any way to compile a .so file from Windows XP?

[3] Does anyone know where I can download the:

           [3a] sockets.so

           [3b] imap.so

extensions (already compiled)?

 

 

 

/All feedback is welcome. Even smartass remarks. Just be funny.

[DarkWater]

First of all, dl() is horribly slow.  Second of all, what kind of extension are you writing that you need to compile anyway...?  I know on my linux box, I just run:

 

cd /home/nick/php_builds/current/ext/ext_name
phpize
./configure --enable-ext_name
make

 

And then there is a .so in the modules directory of the ext_name directory.

[ridiculous]

-I'm not writing an extension, I'm just trying to include imap.so and sockets.so - both of which should be standard but which goDaddy has opted not to compile into php.

 

-I don't have command line access like  you do, so that won't work for me.

 

[DarkWater]

Don't use GoDaddy then.  There's plenty of hosts that offer so much more for reasonable prices.  Your scripts WILL suffer time-wise if you have to use dl().

[ridiculous]

What about just calling the extension in php.ini...like documented here http://us2.php.net/manual/en/ini.core.php#ini.extension

 

[1] Is that slow also?

 

[2] Who do you think is a better hosting company than goDaddy? I pay about $6 a month for shared hosting.

[DarkWater]

What about just calling the extension in php.ini...like documented here http://us2.php.net/manual/en/ini.core.php#ini.extension

 

[1] Is that slow also?

 

[2] Who do you think is a better hosting company than goDaddy? I pay about $6 a month for shared hosting.

 

1) Doubt you can actually enable them in your php.ini on the shared hosting.

2) I like bluehost.com and hostgator.com, actually.  I like the former more than the latter though.

 

3) The best option is a dedicated server though.  *shifty eyes*

[ridiculous]

Well, they tell me that I can install any extensions that I want...I just have to turn them on in the php.ini file and specify a file path. The problem is that I have to build them first, and I'm under the impression that I have to build the .so on the system its going to run on.

[ridiculous]

come now. talk to me, people.

[toplay]

You should state the bottom line of what you're trying to do. For instance, you can use fsockopen() or perhaps cURL instead (if available) of trying to install sockets.so.

 

I doubt you can do what you want through godaddy (they're very limiting with their PHP). They're a great registrar, but I would never use them to host a web site.

 

FYI: I highly recommend to host with these guys (starting at $4.95 USD):

http://www.ixwebhosting.com/index.php/v2/pages.planBusinessPlus