how to compile php 5.2 on centos 4

- references :
http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/SetupRpmBuildEnvironment
http://mypetprogrammer.wordpress.com/2007/10/06/upgrading-php-from-439-to-52-on-cent-os4/
http://www.jasonlitka.com/2006/11/30/upgrading-php-520-rhel-centos/
http://www.jasonlitka.com/media/SRPMS/


rpm -i http://www.jasonlitka.com/media/SRPMS/pcre-7.8-1.jason.1.src.rpm
wget http://www.jasonlitka.com/media/SRPMS/php-5.2.11-jason.1.src.rpm
wget http://www.jasonlitka.com/media/SRPMS/php-pear-1.7.2-2.jason.1.src.rpm
rpm -i php-pear-1.7.2-2.jason.1.src.rpm
rpm -i http://www.jasonlitka.com/media/SRPMS/pcre-7.8-1.jason.1.src.rpm

cd /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/
rpmbuild -bb pcre.spec
rpm -Uvh ../RPMS/i386/pcre-7.8-1.jason.1.i386.rpm
mv -v ../RPMS/i386/* /tmp

rpmbuild -bb php.spec
rpm -Uvh --nodeps ../RPMS/i386/*.rpm
mv -v ../RPMS/i386/* /tmp

rpmbuild -bb php-pear.spec
rpm -Uvh --nodeps ../RPMS/noarch/*.rpm
mv -v ../RPMS/noarch/* /tmp

ldconfig -v
php -v
/etc/init.d/httpd restart

php - how to log errors to a log file in the current directory

$ vim debug.php


$ touch error_log.log
$ chmod a+rw error_log.log

[browse to the debug.php page and then cat the log file]

how to install eclipse with sftp on ubuntu linux

option 1: Aptana Studio
  http://www.aptana.org/

option 2: Eclipse Pulse
  http://www.poweredbypulse.com/

option 3: how to install sftp on any eclipse
help->install new
[wait for the catalog to update
select : -- Alla Avaliable Sites --
search : target managment


help->install new
[wait for the catalog to update
select : -- Alla Avaliable Sites --
search : remote system

add scp support to eclipse (& remote editing)

Download the latest release of : Target Management project, RSE downloads 
from : http://download.eclipse.org/dsdp/tm/downloads/index.php
stop eclipse
and unzip into the eclipse directory.
start eclipse
goto Window->Show view->type "Remote Systems"
{right click} New -> Connection

Add smarty support to eclipse php

Intasll smartypdt :
http://code.google.com/p/smartypdt/

Best free editor(s) for remote PHP developments

The only editors that i found which has the ability to open remote files via sftp and also have completion for smarty are:
1. Komodo Edit - FREE
2. UlrtaEdit + the Smarty plugin ftom the extras page