PHP Manual . Prev . ... Installation . Next . This section contains notes and hints specific to installing PHP on Solaris systems. Solaris installs often lack C compilers and their related tools. ... tar In addition, you will need to install (and possibly compile) any additional software specific to your configuration, such as Oracle or MySQL. You can simplify the Solaris install process by using pkgadd to install most of your needed components. ... Unix/OpenBSD installs . ...