php5 +apache installation workaround

[Mark Duling]

>> To me that change seems wrong idea, I'm afraid.
>> As you said in the other mail,
>> "MacPorts philosophy has always been to
>> build its own versions of software, and not use any versions Apple
>> may already have installed with the OS"
>> If so, why don't you use MacPorts's one by default?
>
>By "by default" do you mean "when you use the +apache variant"? If  
>so, I agree with you, from the other thread you quoted. However, I  
>wanted to note that this seems to be a completely separate issue from  
>the one you originally mentioned.

There are a few exceptions to the rule, as with most rules, but I think
they are few.  Perhaps we should state them in the FAQ as well to
eliminate the confusion.

X11
Apache
NET-SNMP
gcc

These are the major ones that come to my mind.  What ones  have I missed? 
Except for Apache, the reasons for treating them as exceptions are mostly
practical concerns.  For Apache, the exception is apparently maintained
because of popular demand it be an exception.  Even a few highly tech
savvy folks object to replacing it for some reason.

Mark