php4 port add options

I receive a
"xml_parser_create()"
error on using a php app on a machine I have installed php4 from ports.

I have tried to follow documentation on installing xml support for php4 - but cannot find any documentation which 'works' on how I can configure this (expat possibly).

I see that expat if installed as a dependancy of (possible) another package - but nothing appears in what seems to be the default directory listed in some docs I have found - in fact even though expat is listed in pkg_info - I cannot find the actual expat tool on the system ("find / -name expat")

Where I am really getting stuck is - I figure - the syntax to use when compiling php4 (/usr/ports/land/php4). I figure it's a "make -D??" command - but cannot find this documented anywhere. Other sources refer to using ./configure --with-expat[=DIR] - but configure only appears to be available in eg a work sub-directory of /usr/ports/lang/php4

If anyone canm point me to documentation for doing this (FreeBSD 6) - or point out the error in what I am trying to achieve, I would appreciate any thoughts / help offered.

Some say: R.T.Manual - my question in this case if Which Manual?

Ian
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