[Typo3-linux] Typo3 3.8.1 (installation) and phpSUEXEC

[Dimitri Tarassenko]

Torsten,

On 11/25/05, Torsten Feichtinger <torsten at feichtinger.de> wrote:

> First, how can I install Typo3 3.8.1 with the symlinks like the normal
> installation routine for linux describe - I understand that phpSUEXEC
> can not work with symlinks to .php files (right?).

Right.

> I found also some
> answers, but they are not very properly to new versions and have also
> mistakes (they do not work!)...
> I also want to install Typo3 with the symlin method, therefore that I
> can update to next version easily - how can I do it with Typo3 and
> phpSUEXEC? Is there a howto or something?

You can try converting symlinks to hardlinks for files. I had an
impression that phpsuexec CAN execute files in symlinked directories,
so it's only symlinks to the files that are a problem. If that's not
the case, I don't think you can do what you are planning to do.

> Second, is there any big issue during the use of Typo3 with for example
> the Extension etc.?

Not really, but you may run into permissions problems when executing
ImageMagick/GraphicsMagic and maybe in the extensions that send out
email (this depends on your mailserver setup).

> Thanks for help - I am new with this stuff, so I hope, that I do not
> bother anyone...

Try googling up the problem - I'm sure something will show up in the
results. Frankly speaking, I would advise you to stay with zipped (no
symlinks) versions. When you are updating a production website you
never just swap out the core, you try in a test installation first.
So, the only real benefit of symlinked core is saving space and maybe
sharing global extensions between sites - both of which aren't worth
the troubles with fighting phpsuexec quirks.

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Dimitri Tarassenko