This section contains notes and hints specific to installing
PHP on Solaris systems.
Required software
Solaris installs often lack C compilers and their related tools.
Read this FAQ
for information on why using GNU versions for some of these
tools is necessary. The required software is as follows:
gcc (recommended, other C compilers may work)
make
flex
bison
m4
autoconf
automake
perl
gzip
tar
GNU sed
In addition, you will need to install (and possibly compile) any
additional software specific to your configuration, such as Oracle
or MySQL.
Using Packages
You can simplify the Solaris install process by using pkgadd to
install most of your needed components.