# install dependencies apt-get install -y build-essential # download and compile PHP for VERSION in 5.3.29 5.4.38 5.5.22 5.6.6; do wget -q "http://de1.php.net/get/php-${VERSION}.tar.bz2/from/this/mirror" -O- | tar xj -C /tmp cd /tmp/php-${VERSION} ./configure --prefix=/opt/php/${VERSION%.*} --disable-all --disable-cgi make install -j5 done # add to PATH for i in /opt/php/*; do ln -s $i/bin/php /usr/local/bin/php${i##*/} done # create backup cd /opt/php tar -cjf /tmp/opt.php.$(date -I).tar.bz2 * # test backup tar -tvf /tmp/opt.php.$(date -I).tar.bz2