Trying to install apache in Mandrake

Zharduron · 01-10-2005, 02:53 AM

I have used th guide I found at: cowbox.coe.uky.edu/stu/linux/apache/
But because of me using Mandrake and not SlackWare it does not work.
Everything went well until I came t the rc.httpd bit...
Could anyone please help me?

bathory · 01-10-2005, 03:32 AM

If you have created the rc.httpd copy it to /etc/rc.d/init.d and make it executable:

Code:

cp rc.httpd /etc/rc.d/init.d
chmod +x /etc/rc.d/init.d/rc.httpd

Then create symlinks for your default runlevel (usually 5)

Code:

ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/rc.httpd /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S99apache
ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/rc.httpd /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/K99apache

You can test if it works by running:

Code:

/etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S99apache

More details about runlevels and start-up scripts for Mandrake here

Zharduron · 01-11-2005, 12:58 PM

Thanks a bunch...
It realy helped...
I'm going to ask more questions later.
Please help me again if you can...

uhm... I got a new problem here...
the computer say this when I try to open S99apache;

[root@vvs-2ita-10 rc.d]# /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S99apache start
(98)Address already in use: make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:80
no listening sockets available, shutting down
Unable to open logs

Do you know how to fix this? Because I have no idea...

bathory · 01-12-2005, 02:00 AM

That means that apache is already running. Run:

Code:

ps -ef|grep httpd

to verify it.
If it's not, then something else uses port 80. To see what:

Code:

fuser -v -n tcp 80

Also take a look at apache error-log (according to the guide you followed it's should be in /home/httpd/logs) to see if you see anything wrong.
BTW note that "make install" must be run as the root user, so perhaps that's the reason that port 80 cannot be opened, if nothing is listening at that port.
Regards

Zharduron · 01-12-2005, 02:29 AM

Thanks again!
It was running. ^_^'
Now I'm trying to install PHP, but my download did not contain the necessary files.
Do you know a good download that works, and mayby how to use it and install it?
It would help me allot...
Thanks again for the help earlier. ^_^

bathory · 01-12-2005, 03:31 AM

Go to http://www.php.net and d/l the latest release sources from there.
Then since you installed apache with DSO (dynamic module) support, follow the instructions in the INSTALL file about installing php as a DSO. You should run something like:

Code:

./configure --with-apxs2=/home/httpd [--other-options-you-want-to-use]
make; make install

make install will hopefully make the necessary changes to httpd/conf (check to be soure) and then restart apache.

Zharduron · 01-14-2005, 05:28 AM

Thanks, but when I try it I end up with my PC saying this:

Sorry, I cannot run apxs. Possible reasons follow:

1. Perl is not installed
2. apxs was not found. Try to pass the path using --with-apxs2=/path/to/apxs
3. Apache was not built using --enable-so (the apxs usage page is displayed)

The output of /home/apache follows:
./configure: line 5085: /home/apache: is a directory
configure: error: Aborting

Do you have any idea what I could be doing wrong?

Wait it is doing something...

Now it is saying:
configure: error: xml2-config not found. Please check your libxml2 installation.

Do you know where that file is?

bathory · 01-14-2005, 04:32 PM

Quote:

apxs was not found. Try to pass the path using --with-apxs2=/path/to/apxs

You have to give the full path to apxs "/home/httpd/bin/apxs" to ./config
As for libxml2 you have to install it, if it's not already installed, either from source (http://xmlsoft.org/downloads.html), or using Mandrake's package manager (apt-get). Note that you must install libxml2 and libxml2-devel to compile php.
If it's installed give the path to the installation directory at the ./config script.

nadezico · 01-19-2005, 04:14 AM

I tried to install PHP but failed as I tried to make some changes in the /configure file, this was the error she gave me:

configure: warning: You will need bison if you want to regenerate the PHP parsers.
checking for flex... lex
checking for yywrap in -ll... no
checking lex output file root... ./configure: line 2420: lex: command not found
configure: error: cannot find output from lex; giving up

Do anybody have any idea of what I have done wrong?