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The PHP Manual builds
The PHP Manual is written in DocBook and built by PhD, and these builds are rsynced to the mirrors for users to use.
Mirror builds
The rsync box builds the manuals each week, at around 4:00 GMT on Fridays. The mirrors then pickup these builds when they sync, which usually happens every hour. When mirrors sync depends on how their cron is setup.
Doc server builds
The documentation server builds and displays the manual four times daily.
CHM builds
The CHM version of the manual is built on a Windows machine and also rsynced weekly on Fridays.
Validation
Aside from running 'php configure.php --with-lang=foo' for a language, another way to check if manuals validated is by looking at build dates on the doc server. See this list of downloadable docs for more information. These include the dates that the manual for each language successfully built.
Additional notes
- If a manual does not validate on Friday, it will not be pushed to the mirrors until hopefully the upcoming Friday.
- Only active translations are selectable/downloadable, and this is managed in phpweb/includes/languages.inc
The humans who manage these
If there is a problem, it's wise to contact Derick or Hannes.