PHP 5.6 Install
Installation
PHP
Install PHP - version 5.6 is required
yum install php
php.ini Configuration
Make sure magic quotes is off or the JSON Decoding will fail.
magic_quotes_gpc = off
Enable short open tags for the echo shortcuts.
short_open_tag = On
Limit the upload size to protect against DOS attacks
Set the timezone http://us3.php.net/manual/en/timezones.america.php
Set the include_path
Zend Framework
Extract the tarball to /var/www/ZendFramework-1.12.20
Create a symlink to /var/www/ZendFramework
Zend Guard Loader
Download Zend Guard Loader from Zend.com . Select the correct version for your version of PHP and hardware.
Extract the tarball to your home directory
Move the .so file to the php extensions directory
Create a new ini in the php.d config directory