i need help i just configure my redhat 8.0 installed all the rpm from the cD itself

apache-2.x.x
php.2.x.x
mysql

now what i need is to access the mysql database.

upon installing those rpm's from the CD i tried accessing the database by typing

> mysql -u root -p

i pressed enter after asking for my password
then after that i got in and logout form my sql...

now i change my root password into 'xxx' by typing

> /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root -p password 'xxx'

press enter again

and tried to access the mysql again by using the password i typed in and go in again from terminal login but my question is that i cant access the database from php by connections.

so is there anynoby can help me how to configure my server pls i badly need to configure it.

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As for configuring LAMP (Linux Apache MySQL Php) there is planty of information on the google/linux http://www.google.com/linux