Suphp

4. Alternative 3: PHP4 and PHP5 CGI with suPHP

Install PHP4 and PHP5

Add cgi and force-cgi-redirect USE flag to /etc/portage/package.use:

Code Listing 4.1: /etc/portage/package.use

=dev-lang/php-4* cgi force-cgi-redirect
=dev-lang/php-5* cgi force-cgi-redirect

Emerge PHP4 and PHP5:

Code Listing 4.2: emerge PHP

emerge '=dev-lang/php-4*' '=dev-lang/php-5*'

Note: Putting force-cgi-redirect into your USE flags is recommended for security.

Install mod_suphp

Code Listing 4.3: emerge mod_suphp

emerge mod_suphp