Installing PHP 5.2.3

I'm trying to install PHP 5.2.3 using the instructings from

http://wiki.dreamhost.com/Installing_PHP5

I'm using the 'alternate' install script after having problems with the original. Everything seems to go fine up until the following stage:

--- Building PHP 5 ---
Configuring...
Making...

After 'Making' has been displayed, Putty just display a prompt and no error message.

Does anyone know why it might be stopping at this stage? The lack of error message is a little odd. :(

It sounds like perhaps the script was killing by procwatch. I've had that happen only once before, but it didn't display any error as in your situation - it just died, heh.

You might wish to try the development script posted here.
Otherwise... I'm not sure what to suggest. If your server's load is really high I can see procwatch killing the install, or if your user-space is using up nearly all of its memory already, I can see it happening because of that as well.