Learning new things - Mysql, Apache, PHP

Bought a book on this subject matter. I have a server with Red Hat on it that I am loading up with mysql, apache and PHP.

The mysql was a trick of sorts. I had loaded and then load apache, that worked and then load php. PHP was missing the mysql.sock file, it was not happy on the ./configure. Today found out that msyql was not really running. I was able to remove the package and re install. Then found received another mysql.sock error. This one I found on the internet, and told me the mysql was not running. Run the mysqld daemon and solved that problem. I still have not logged into mysql yet, so that the next step. Apache worked except I can't get to it as localhost. I can get to it with the machines ip address locally. I tried from my workstation and it did not see it. I could ping the machine from my workstation, so a little more work there. Then I still have PHP which I think should work since I mysql running.

Next update soon.