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Options for downloading PECL extensions

There are several options for downloading PECL extensions, such as:

The pecl install extname command downloads the extensions code automatically, so in this case there is no need for a separate download.

http://pecl.php.net/ The PECL web site contains information about the different extensions that are offered by the PHP Development Team. The information available here includes: ChangeLog, release notes, requirements and other similar details.

pecl download extname PECL extensions that have releases listed on the PECL web site are available for download and installation using the » pecl command. Specific revisions may also be specified.

SVN Most PECL extensions also reside in SVN. A web-based view may be seen at » http://svn.php.net/viewvc/pecl/. To download straight from SVN, the following sequence of commands may be used:

$ svn checkout http://svn.php.net/repository/pecl/extname/trunk extname

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PECL upload progress extension

Summary An extension to track progress of a file upload.

Download from – http://pecl.php.net/package/uploadprogress

http://pecl.php.net/get/uploadprogress-1.0.1.tgz

Extract the uploadprogress-1.0.1.tgz archive

Add the extension to php.ini by adding this line extension=uploadprogress.so

Restart apache

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How to create a range of ip addresses on ethx

Create a range file in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts

Example:

Insert the following

Which would start at eth0:1

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How to enable IP forwarding

To enable IP packet forwarding please edit /etc/sysctl.conf with your editor of choice and set:

#Controls IP packet forwarding

You can then verify your settings with:

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How to get info about threads and security

To get info about threads:

To get security info:

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