[SOLVED] Tried everything, searched and searched: Php7 (LAMP install)

signmeuptoo · 07-19-2017, 07:44 AM

I am disheartened. For the last 2 months I've been teaching myself all I can about GNU/Linux and have learned so much and even been able to figure out some things on my own with little or no help from a forum or a google search. But I'm a noobie and I am so lost and downhearted right now I have no choice but to come here and beg for help.

Here's what I am trying to do, NEED to do:

I need to get wordpress running locally on my own computer, rather than on a host site, NOT so I can host a website, but for my own practice needs. I also need to have LAMP working so that I can eventually run Joomla and whatever other CMS software to need to learn.

Also, I need to LEARN how to get LAMP working, and I've tried 6 different sites and their instructions and can get apache2 running with the localhost apache page, but I can't seem to get PHP7/myphpadmin to appear on localhost/myphpadmin no matter what I try. I try to get mysql running and something seems to go wrong because I cannot start restart update it, either.

I might need to clean out everything I've done, which I have no idea how to do, and start fresh, but I followed tutorials to the letter.

I am running GNU/Linux Mint KDE 18.2 and so far it's run beautifully, better than 18.1, despite being a beta.

My hardware is Intel Devil's Canyon i5 based with 32 GB RAM, Mint is the ONLY OS installed directly on my SSD, and I do have virtual machines but they aren't involved in what I am trying to do here.

At another site for some reason no one is offering any help, I've behaved well yet I seem to be getting ignored. Im deeply disheartened because I've spent days trying to get this to go.

I would like not only, at some point, to get wordpress working ONLY locally and not as a visible to the world web tool, but eventually know HOW to set UP LAMP for hosting locally when I get to that point, and understanding all the security measures like salting and hashing, which I have no idea about.

Could somebody please help me, I think this forum is my last resort and I have not found a LAMP or php or sql site to go to for help.

rtmistler · 07-19-2017, 07:58 AM

Can you post the links to the guides which you have followed?

I've never used wordpress, however a quick search with the terms "wordpress mint" and the second result is: How to install Wordpress on Linux Mint and that instruction informs you to make sure your repository is up to date using sudo apt-get update and then tells you to call sudo apt-get install wordpress. That seem to be very simple instruction.

Perhaps you should consider trying that to install Wordpress.

To go one further, Linux Mint 18.1 Serena which I use has a Software Manager under the Administration category in the Desktop menu and if you search for Wordpress, it finds it and you can install using that method.

Perhaps start with this, and then update us to advise with your progress.

urbanwks · 07-19-2017, 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rtmistler

How to install Wordpress on Linux Mint

Looks like this is for 'installing' Wordpress alone, not the LAMP stack.

OP - are Apache, MySQL and PHP installed on your machine at this point? If so, then it's likely just a configuration problem.

What exactly happens when trying to navigate to your local server? Are you using 'localhost', '127.0.0.1', the local IP, or something else? What error(s) do you get?

It also might serve you better to post your httpd.conf file. Not sure where it's located in Mint, I would hope somewhere under /etc/.

rtmistler · 07-19-2017, 08:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by urbanwks

Looks like this is for 'installing' Wordpress alone, not the LAMP stack.

Yes, you are correct and my apologies for being unclear.

My intention here is to see if signmeuptoo can start with installing that package first and then see what additional problems they face. I do realize there are a number of things they are trying to install. Wordpress seems to not be a big deal to install, and if they have trouble doing that first part, we should start there.

urbanwks · 07-19-2017, 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rtmistler

Yes, you are correct and my apologies for being unclear.

My intention here is to see if signmeuptoo can start with installing that package first and then see what additional problems they face. I do realize there are a number of things they are trying to install. Wordpress seems to not be a big deal to install, and if they have trouble doing that first part, we should start there.

Thanks, agreed. Also, in re-reading, if he/she can access the initial 'It's Working' page from Apache, then my money is on PHP not being defined in httpd.conf. If that's the case, that Wordpress install should work immediately after adding it.

...but of course it's never that simple

signmeuptoo · 07-19-2017, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rtmistler

Can you post the links to the guides which you have followed?

I've never used wordpress, however a quick search with the terms "wordpress mint" and the second result is: How to install Wordpress on Linux Mint and that instruction informs you to make sure your repository is up to date using sudo apt-get update and then tells you to call sudo apt-get install wordpress. That seem to be very simple instruction.

Perhaps you should consider trying that to install Wordpress.

To go one further, Linux Mint 18.1 Serena which I use has a Software Manager under the Administration category in the Desktop menu and if you search for Wordpress, it finds it and you can install using that method.

Perhaps start with this, and then update us to advise with your progress.

https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtop...187&hilit=lamp

https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtop...155&hilit=lamp

https://www.digitalocean.com/communi...n-ubuntu-16-04

https://www.tecmint.com/install-word...-04-with-lamp/

https://www.tecmint.com/install-word...-04-with-lamp/

https://www.linode.com/docs/websites...n-ubuntu-16-04

And there were others.

This started with my trying to follow an educational video about how to use wordpress where the teacher explained how to install MAMP in Windows, so I decided I'd attempt to follow along with his video by using a LAMP install and putting Wordpress on my own system so I could follow along, rather than on a host service, but NOT so I could host online.

signmeuptoo · 07-19-2017, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by urbanwks

Looks like this is for 'installing' Wordpress alone, not the LAMP stack.

OP - are Apache, MySQL and PHP installed on your machine at this point? If so, then it's likely just a configuration problem.

What exactly happens when trying to navigate to your local server? Are you using 'localhost', '127.0.0.1', the local IP, or something else? What error(s) do you get?

It also might serve you better to post your httpd.conf file. Not sure where it's located in Mint, I would hope somewhere under /etc/.

Now what happens when I try and load localhost even without the myphp is I get an error page

" This site can’t be reached

localhost refused to connect.
Try:
Checking the connection
Checking the proxy and the firewall
ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED "

that is what the page says. it's messed up enough that even trying to access localhost and not even localhost/myphpadmin gives that page.

Yes, as per those pages I posted above, I attempted to install Apache2 (which WAS working), mySQL (which after trying to start/setup was giving various errors that I no longer have to show you), and myPHP which would give up errors telling me to either abort, retry, or ignore.

PHP was version 7.

signmeuptoo · 07-19-2017, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by urbanwks

Looks like this is for 'installing' Wordpress alone, not the LAMP stack.

OP - are Apache, MySQL and PHP installed on your machine at this point? If so, then it's likely just a configuration problem.

What exactly happens when trying to navigate to your local server? Are you using 'localhost', '127.0.0.1', the local IP, or something else? What error(s) do you get?

It also might serve you better to post your httpd.conf file. Not sure where it's located in Mint, I would hope somewhere under /etc/.

I tried running in term this:

sudo find / httpd.conf

I don't know if I did that correctly, but I got no such file or directory

AwesomeMachine · 07-19-2017, 08:09 PM

It's pretty tough to mess up apache so it won't connect to localhost. There is some fundamental flaw at work. Also, try

Code:

$ locate httpd.conf

But the find command should work also, albeit slower.

You've done so much without checking if anything works, it's nearly impossible now to determine where the problem is. So, I suggest you first try to get apache working. You can start by checking if it's started

Code:

$ service apache2 status

signmeuptoo · 07-19-2017, 10:02 PM

locate httpd.conf
/etc/phpmyadmin/lighttpd.conf

signmeuptoo · 07-19-2017, 10:03 PM

Code:

 service apache2 status
● apache2.service - LSB: Apache2 web server
   Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/apache2; bad; vendor preset: enabled)
  Drop-In: /lib/systemd/system/apache2.service.d
           └─apache2-systemd.conf
   Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Wed 2017-07-19 01:08:32 EDT; 21h ago
     Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)
  Process: 1992 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/apache2 start (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Jul 19 01:08:32 Beast-Wutsinterweb apache2[1992]: Output of config test was:
Jul 19 01:08:32 Beast-Wutsinterweb apache2[1992]: AH00112: Warning: DocumentRoot [/var/www/html/example.com/public_html] does not exist
Jul 19 01:08:32 Beast-Wutsinterweb apache2[1992]: (2)No such file or directory: AH02291: Cannot access directory '/var/www/html/example.com/logs/' fo
Jul 19 01:08:32 Beast-Wutsinterweb apache2[1992]: AH00014: Configuration check failed
Jul 19 01:08:32 Beast-Wutsinterweb apache2[1992]: Action 'configtest' failed.
Jul 19 01:08:32 Beast-Wutsinterweb apache2[1992]: The Apache error log may have more information.
Jul 19 01:08:32 Beast-Wutsinterweb systemd[1]: apache2.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=1
Jul 19 01:08:32 Beast-Wutsinterweb systemd[1]: Failed to start LSB: Apache2 web server.
Jul 19 01:08:32 Beast-Wutsinterweb systemd[1]: apache2.service: Unit entered failed state.
Jul 19 01:08:32 Beast-Wutsinterweb systemd[1]: apache2.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.

signmeuptoo · 07-19-2017, 10:13 PM

And thank you for replying and offering help!

I wondered, I thought I saw that file missing but my search didn't work and I figured it was my fault for not knowing the command correctly.

Any suggestion how to fix this, get that file and all?

JJJCR · 07-19-2017, 10:36 PM

try:

whereis httpd.conf

or just browse to /etc then do ls httpd.conf

Didn't know that you have answered to the post already.

Try manually creating the folders as stated on your error: /var/www/html/example.com/public_html

Try setting the permissions to full rights on this path: Cannot access directory '/var/www/html/example.com/logs/'

Of course, when everything is working fine set the appropriate rights.

beachboy2 · 07-19-2017, 10:51 PM

signmeuptoo,

I did this blog a few months ago:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...-server-37355/

I hope you find it useful.

signmeuptoo · 07-19-2017, 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JJJCR

try:

whereis httpd.conf

or just browse to /etc then do ls httpd.conf

Didn't know that you have answered to the post already.

Try manually creating the folders as stated on your error: /var/www/html/example.com/public_html

Try setting the permissions to full rights on this path: Cannot access directory '/var/www/html/example.com/logs/'

Of course, when everything is working fine set the appropriate rights.

wutsinterweb@Beast-Wutsinterweb / $ whereis httpd.conf
httpd:
wutsinterweb@Beast-Wutsinterweb / $ cd etc
wutsinterweb@Beast-Wutsinterweb /etc $ ls httpd.conf
ls: cannot access 'httpd.conf': No such file or directory
wutsinterweb@Beast-Wutsinterweb /etc $