version question and how to

Robin01 · 09-11-2003, 06:06 PM

Hello everybody,

very new.....
how do i figure out if i have something install or not...
and what version an application is

i'm learning to implement apache and php.
according to inst. i need to find what version apache is and if i have php or not.
also,where is a good place to put php?
if you know of any beginner tutorial on this subject please let me know.
i have rh9

http://www10.brinkster.com/ssruprai/...p#introduction
robin

jailbait · 09-11-2003, 06:39 PM

"how do i figure out if i have something install or not...
and what version an application is"

Use the rpm command. Some examples are:

rpm -qi apache
rpm -qi php

"if you know of any beginner tutorial on this subject please let me know."

You can read:
man rpm

although the man pages are a reference and not a tutorial.

Robin01 · 09-11-2003, 07:04 PM

hello

I tried the "rpm -qi apache" and it returned the following "package apache is not installed"..

but i was able to get access to menu/system settings/ server settings/http server/ and in here the title of the configuration screen is "apache configuration"..
doesn't this mean i have apache installed?

jailbait · 09-11-2003, 08:49 PM

"doesn't this mean i have apache installed?"

Yes. But apache was not installed from a rpm package. It was probably installed by compiling from a source package. If you installed from a tarball then the version number will be in the file name i.e.
apache-2.0.2.tar.gz

is version 2.0.2 of apache.

You can find out what directory apache and php are installed in by:
which apache
which php

"where is a good place to put php?"

I would use the default install location that the intall package picks automatically.

ehdwuld · 09-11-2003, 08:55 PM

here

A-Z on RH9
straight from RedHat

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/l...started-guide/

ehd