Is it possible to compile php extension like phalcon without root permissions?

Question

I'm just wondering is it possible to compile php extension like phalcon without root privilage?

I'd like to be able to use phalcon on virtual hosting where I have ssh access also gcc and other compilers installed.

Is it possible to compile extension and just apply settings in php.ini? Or php extensions require some special privilages I don't know about?

Answer 1

I would assume you could compile phalcon without root permissions, but you would need root permissions to make the extension available to apache or nginx or whatever your web server is.