Help needed setting up LAMP on my PC

harrybazeegar · 08-30-2007, 01:44 PM

hi

i am new to linux environment... only abt 4 weeks of exposure...

well i want to be able to create php pages and test them on my computer...
further i want to be able to use a MySQL database on my computer...

i have downloaded the sources of Apache 2.2 , PHP 5.2 and MySQL 5.0

i installed Apache and it is working fine for html but i am not able to configure it for PHP... please help me

thank you

sir-lancealot · 08-30-2007, 03:21 PM

What distro did you install?

Next.... if your a 4 weeker, why not make life easy and install the rpm packages as opposed to compiling, making sure includes are correct, etc.

I took 2 seconds 2 google and found "http://lamphowto.com/". Notice the first large box;

Quote:

You should only be doing a source-based installation if you need to alter settings in one or more components of the LAMP stack (e.g., you need a feature in PHP that isn't in the default RPM). If you are just getting started with LAMP, use the binaries provided by your distribution - it is much simpler, and a lot easier to upgrade later.

Doesn't get much clearer than that.

Good luck ....

harrybazeegar · 08-30-2007, 03:56 PM

actually i have experience installing from source.. what i cant figure out is

1. does it matter whether i install Apache first or PHP or mysql? Is the order important or it just doesnt matter?
2. once i install apache and PHP what do i do to make apache detect PHP? i know i gotta play with httpd.conf but i dont get what i gotta do

Well i use OpenSuSE 10.2

at lamphowto.com they are using apache 1.3 , PHP 4 and mysql 4

i am using apache 2.2.0 , PHP 5 and MySQL 5

does it make any difference that the versions are not same?

tanveer · 08-30-2007, 09:46 PM

hi,
As far I know just follow the steps in that link and add the two lines in httpd.conf as it said then put the php files in the DocumentRoot. I hope that should work. As I haven't used opensuse but I think those settings should be same on all distros.

harrybazeegar · 08-31-2007, 12:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tanveer

hi,
As far I know just follow the steps in that link and add the two lines in httpd.conf as it said

Two lines? first would be the AddModule one.. what is the second one?

Quote:

Originally Posted by tanveer

then put the php files in the DocumentRoot. I hope that should work. As I haven't used opensuse but I think those settings should be same on all distros.

which php files do i need to put in the Doc root? do you mean the files I write or the ones included with the php bundle?

rlee923 · 08-31-2007, 01:18 AM

The order of installation does matter when you compile-install from source files, you just have to install php as the last thing.

You can install the other two in whichever order.

The page sir-lancelot introduced looks really good to me. But if you get stuck post reply here and I'll try to help you out.

P.S I will post full LAMP setup procedure soon, maybe this weekend, so you can wait and see if you cannot figure it out by then.

harrybazeegar · 08-31-2007, 02:36 AM

k i figured it out.... thanks any way