====== Installation ======
MFCobol extension is compatible with PECL extension system ( http://pecl.php.net). So the compilation and installation process is really simple.
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First, you must have **phpize** utility in your system. Tipically you can found it in package **php5-dev** (in most debian based systems).
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To compile and install extension type into terminal:
<code>
$ tar xzf mfcobol_0.103.0b.tar.gz 
$ cd MFCobol
$ phpize 
$ ./configure 
$ make
$ sudo make install
</code>
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Now your extension is installed in php extensions dir. To test extension create a **test.php** file with this code:
<code php>
<?php

$br = (php_sapi_name() == "cli")? "":"<br>";

if(!extension_loaded('mfcobol')) {
  	dl('mfcobol.' . PHP_SHLIB_SUFFIX);
}
$module = 'mfcobol';
$functions = get_extension_funcs($module);
echo "Functions available in the test extension:$br\n";
foreach($functions as $func) {
      echo $func."$br\n";
}
echo "$br\n";
$function = 'confirm_' . $module . '_compiled';
if (extension_loaded($module)) {
  	$str = $function($module);
} else {
  	$str = "Module $module is not compiled into PHP";
}
echo "$str\n";
?>
</code>
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And type:
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<code>
$ php -q test.php
</code>