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Lets say for instance you have installed PHP with MySQL support with macports:

sudo port install php5 +mysql5

But later on you decide you want to use SQLite, too, you’ll have to rebuild PHP with SQLite extensions, like this.

sudo port install php5 +mysql5 +sqlite

Now you have to deactivate the MySQL-only build and activate the one with SQLite bindings. I couldn’t find it anywhere in in the macports manual so here it goes.

Get a list of your current PHP5 builds with

$ sudo port activate php5
Password:
---> The following versions of php5 are currently installed:
---> php5 @5.2.8_1+apache2+macosx
---> php5 @5.2.8_1+apache2+macosx+mysql5 (active)
---> php5 @5.2.8_1+apache2+macosx+mysql5+sqlite
Error: port activate failed: Registry error: Please specify the full version as recorded in the port registry.

Then copy and paste the currently activated port and use the deactivate command.

sudo port deactivate php5 @5.2.8_1+apache2+macosx+mysql5
---> Deactivating php5 @5.2.8_1+apache2+macosx+mysql5

Then copy and paste the one you would like to use and use the activate command:

sudo port activate php5 @5.2.8_1+apache2+macosx+mysql5+sqlite
---> Activating php5 @5.2.8_1+apache2+macosx+mysql5+sqlite

That’s it.