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

signmeuptoo · 07-29-2017, 04:48 PM

Yes, I used nano as sudo exactly as your prescribed in the directory you gave.

I have verified that that FILE is made, and, as I said, before I rebooted, navigating to the page simply showed those three lines of the document, but now, after booting, I get 404 not found in both browsers.

signmeuptoo · 07-29-2017, 04:52 PM

Does any of this indicate any problem?

Code:

ystemctl status apache2
● 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: inactive (dead) since Sat 2017-07-29 17:51:19 EDT; 3s ago
     Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)
  Process: 8087 ExecStop=/etc/init.d/apache2 stop (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
  Process: 8071 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/apache2 start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)

Jul 29 17:51:19 Beast-Wutsinterweb apache2[8071]: (98)Address already in use: AH00072: make_sock: could not bind to address [::]:80
Jul 29 17:51:19 Beast-Wutsinterweb apache2[8071]: (98)Address already in use: AH00072: make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:80
Jul 29 17:51:19 Beast-Wutsinterweb apache2[8071]: no listening sockets available, shutting down
Jul 29 17:51:19 Beast-Wutsinterweb apache2[8071]: AH00015: Unable to open logs
Jul 29 17:51:19 Beast-Wutsinterweb apache2[8071]: Action 'start' failed.
Jul 29 17:51:19 Beast-Wutsinterweb apache2[8071]: The Apache error log may have more information.
Jul 29 17:51:19 Beast-Wutsinterweb apache2[8071]:  *
Jul 29 17:51:19 Beast-Wutsinterweb apache2[8087]:  * Stopping Apache httpd web server apache2
Jul 29 17:51:19 Beast-Wutsinterweb apache2[8087]:  *
Jul 29 17:51:19 Beast-Wutsinterweb systemd[1]: Started LSB: Apache2 web server.

signmeuptoo · 07-29-2017, 05:11 PM

I wonder if anything in these two directories is out of place:

Code:

wutsinterweb@Beast-Wutsinterweb ~ $ cd /var/www/html
wutsinterweb@Beast-Wutsinterweb /var/www/html $ ls
example.com  index.html.backup    index.php  license.txt  phpinfo.php  testing.php
index.html   index.lighttpd.html  info.php   localhost    readme.html  xmlrpc.php
wutsinterweb@Beast-Wutsinterweb /var/www/html $ cd ..
wutsinterweb@Beast-Wutsinterweb /var/www $ ls
example.com  index.html         index.lighttpd.html  info.php     localhost    readme.html  xmlrpc.php
html         index.html.backup  index.php            license.txt  phpinfo.php  testphp.php

OR if anything here is wrong:

Code:

cd /etc/apache2
wutsinterweb@Beast-Wutsinterweb /etc/apache2 $ ls
apache2.conf  conf-available  conf-enabled  envvars  magic  mods-available  mods-enabled  ports.conf  sites-available  sites-enabled
wutsinterweb@Beast-Wutsinterweb /etc/apache2 $

A couple weeks ago when I was first trying to do this all, I swear I recall seeing something about envvars?

signmeuptoo · 07-29-2017, 11:03 PM

Sorry for so many replies, I am just trying to help the helpers by guessing what might be to blame.

At some point I realize I may have to do a fresh install, but I am trying to learn how to do things and solve things, rather than nuking and paving. Plus what if even after a nuke and pave I still have the issue.

It's likely something I screwed up up to 3 weeks ago trying to figure this out. I just don't want to give up.

I promise to listen carefully if anyone has the patience.

beachboy2 · 07-29-2017, 11:18 PM

signmeuptoo,

I have just redone a LAMP installation on Linux Mint without any problems.

Attached is my PHP7 screenshot.

You really need to start from scratch. It is no big deal.

Good luck.

If you get stuck, refer to some of the links at the bottom of my blog.

signmeuptoo · 07-29-2017, 11:41 PM

Ok, so do an OS reinstall then?

Ok, gonna bite the bullet and reinstall OS.

signmeuptoo · 07-30-2017, 02:01 AM

I am running Aptik backups before I start a fresh OS install. I've tried to prevent backing up what could be an issue, no php/apache and no added repositories.

beachboy2 · 07-30-2017, 09:55 AM

signmeuptoo,

Attached are various screenshots taken during the LAMP installation on Linux Mint 18.2 MATE.

beachboy2 · 07-30-2017, 09:56 AM

signmeuoptoo,

Last one attached.

signmeuptoo · 07-30-2017, 03:16 PM

Thank you BB and the rest of you for all your reaching out here!

I've downloaded and verified and installed 18.2 KDE on a thumby. I've backed up with Aptik trying to not backup things I suspected except for a full backup of my /home. Right now I am sleep deprived and the brain isn't working well enough. I may wait until later today or tomorrow to do my fresh install.

Question: Should I install and hold off on restoring with aptik and instead try installing LAMP. And if and after LAMP/Wordpress is working, then restore my Aptik backup? Will Aptik append to my accounts and installs?

beachboy2 · 07-30-2017, 04:38 PM

signmeuptoo,

I have no experience of Aptik.

Personally I would backup all your personal data to an external drive before doing a fresh installation of Linux Mint.

You are right to defer this until you are well rested and wide awake.

You may find this link useful to preserve your /home partition etc:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...-distro-37074/

signmeuptoo · 07-30-2017, 06:32 PM

Yes, that is what I did with Aptik is backup each option it controls to a separate hard drive.

One reason I want to wait and rest first is that I almost forget that I needed to disconnect all other drives during OS install, I've learned the hard way over the years that it's better to install with only the boot drive or required drives connected. I've indeed, even with Linux, had problems otherwise.

Your tutorial there I recently found recently from somewhere else and while that is one way, I'm going to use Aptik and wipe it as it will allow the fresh install to prevent any garbage, hopefully. That is, it will after I do the subsequent restore over the install.

signmeuptoo · 07-30-2017, 09:38 PM

Ok, fresh OS install of Mint 18.2 KDE finished and in the process of using Aptik to restore the things I saved. I am not restoring the root, only /home. I THINK I didn't save any LAMP related configuration files with Aptik so I'm hoping once I'm done with this, I can proceed, either tonight or tommorrow with your, beachboy, tutorial.

signmeuptoo · 07-30-2017, 11:26 PM

ok, almost got it, but made a mistake. I tried entering all three lines:

never mind, got it!

signmeuptoo · 07-31-2017, 12:41 AM

EDIT: I got it! I figured it out.

I have wordpress working, may the eternal "great grandmother of the celestial power" bless you for your help and tutorial!