PHP and APACHE servers.. configuration question

eech55 · 10-06-2004, 11:35 AM

hi all

i installed apache and it is working fine.. viewing pages as i like.
after that, i installed php server..

installations were done by these commands:-

./configure
make
make install
make clean

apache working fine and i can see that..

but php.. i dont know even how to run it.. or even how to use it..

it is now compailed and installed properly.. and what i see is this:

in the following path:-

/usr/local/

i see the following

bin
php
include
php-configure
pear
phpize
phpextdist

only that.. i stoped here at this step.

i went to my apache and created the following page to test my APACHE with PHP.. this is my web site:-

<html>
<head>
<title>PHP Test</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php echo '<p>Hello World</p>'; ?>
</body>
</html>

please tell me what should i do
or what did i mess

thanks in advance

Boffy · 10-06-2004, 02:47 PM

What distro are you using?

If you put that page in your apache folder and point your browser to it. e.g. http://127.0.0.1/test.php. You should see a page with hello world on it. If you do PHP is working

Install a program called Webmin. It may help. If not then try googleing for an install guide for php.

P.s. Do not double post

eech55 · 10-06-2004, 03:49 PM

i am using FreeBSD

i dont think what i did is enough

some one told me uncomment "mod_php" in httpd.conf

but there is not "mod_php" in httpd.conf

was that person right when he said that i have to uncommint mod_php ?

but i didnt find it.. how to fix my problem?

----------------

about the command you told me to check if my php is working or not.. my unix does not have any GUI to brows pages.

is there any way to brows pages using the text user interface?

hw-tph · 10-06-2004, 06:05 PM

Did you read the instructions for installing PHP with Apache2?

Håkan

eech55 · 10-07-2004, 10:37 AM

thanks for the tutorial

i didnt read it, because i didnt find it easly in the site

... i installed apache using :-

./configure --enable-so
make
make install

now php time

Code:

./configure --with-apxs2=/usr/local/apache2/bin/apxs

but it did not work and generated an error message saying that it is one of three

1- /usr/local/apache2/bin/apxs not found
2- apache installed without so
3- Perl was not installed

i dont know what to do?

apxs path is right
and apache is installed with so enabled

what about perl? as i know it is a programing language.. but why i need it?? do i must have it?

thanks in advance

eech55 · 10-08-2004, 03:41 AM

ummmm i tried to install apache with perl using the command

./configure --enable-so --with-perl
make
make install

then i went to php side
./configure --with-apxs2=/usr/local/apache2/bin/apxs

but it didnt work and generated the same error message saying:-

1- Perl was not installed
2- /usr/local/apache2/bin/apxs not found
3- apache installed without so

any thing did i mess???

furthur · 10-20-2004, 02:40 PM

eech55,

follow these steps,

first remove apache.

find / -name apache

rm -rf /usr/local/apache - or wherever you have it installed. then follow this.

download apache 1.3
download mysql 4.0
download php

firs install mysql

./configure --prefix=/usr/local/mysql
make
make install

create a users called mysql in "sysinstall"
go back into the mysql install folder ( the one you untared) and find the scripts folder or install scripts
shell> scripts/mysql_install_db

chown -R root /usr/local/mysql/

chgrp -R mysql /usr/local/mysql/

chown -R mysql /usr/local/mysql/

then run

/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld_safe &

mysql should be started.

/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqladmin -u root -h grandpuba.epix.net password 'new-password'
/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql -u root -p

on to apache and php.. download them both untar then in your /home/folder so they are all there.

apache_1.3.28 (or newer)
./configure --prefix=/usr/local/apache

php-4.3.3 (or newer)

./configure --with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql/ --with-gettext=/usr/local/bin/gettext --enable-ftp --with-xml --with-apache=../apache_1.3.28 --enable-track-vars --with-png

make; make install

cp php.ini-dist /usr/local/lib/php.ini

-- php install complete --

-- apache install --

./configure --prefix=/usr/local/apache --enable-module=rewrite --activate-module=src/modules/php4/libphp4.a

make; make install

-- apache install complete --

-- apache install complete --

-- apache config edit --

vi /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf
add these 2 lines to config
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps

save and exit

-- apache config edit complete --

-- test system --

to start apache: /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl

to test php:
vi /usr/local/apache/htdocs/index.php

insert this:

save and exit
test -

http://yourhost/index.php

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you will have to edit somethings out like gettext. or you can use your ports with

make install clean under gettext.