Setup: installing PHP 4.0.2 as a DSO for Apache 1.3.12 under Mac OS X Server 1.2 via the quick install.

Apache 1.3.12 is under /usr/local/src/apache_1.3.12/; PHP 4.0.2 under /usr/local/src/php-4.0.2/ .

Configure: ./configure --mysql=/usr/local --with-apxs=/usr/local/sbin/apxs

Problem: "make install" (the last step in the quick install) fails in the pear subdirectory -- $$i gets the entire path, which causes $(peardir)/$$dir to be the wrong path.

Solution: when "make install" breaks with the error, cd into the pear subdirectory, 'vi -c ":57" Makefile' and change the line as shown below:

55: for i in PEAR.php; do \
56:    dir=`echo $$i|sed 's%[^/][^/]*$$%%'`; \
57:    $(INSTALL_DATA) $$i $(peardir); \
58: done; \ 

(ie, take out "$(builddir)/" and "/$$dir")

Save and quit, and run "make install" from within the pear directory.