Hi,
I got a new Dedicated server, I have proftpd server 1.31. I Want to use sql auth, my question : how do I know if it's preinstalled with mod_sql ?



Thanks,

You can runto see if it's linked against any sql libraries.
You can also use strings:

Thanks for the quick reply.

So here is my result
Should I rebuild the server than?

Thank you

I'm afraid you have to, since there is on reference to the back-end database.
If you have to do it from source this guide will help you.

Regards

THanks bathory, I am on my way, but stuck again.

I found both my .c and my .a files, each in it's own directory. However, I don't have a ./configure at my machine. I am using a fedora 7.

1. what is the alternate to build mysql?
2. should I run it form the /mysql.c directory? *I will use the complete script:

./configure (or alternate app) \
--with-modules=mod_sql:mod_sql_mysql \
--with-includes=/usr/local/mysql/include/mysql \
--with-libraries=/usr/local/mysql/lib/mysql


Please advise, thank you

You should download the proftpd source from here and compile it using the guidelines from the URL I gave you.

1. If you have mysql installed as a fedora package, then if you don't have the mysql header files you'll need to install also packages named mysql-devel, mysqlclient-devel (or something like that). You should take care that you use the same version for devel packages as the ones of mysql already installed in your system.
You can also use the binary distribution from mysql and install it under /usr/local

2. You extract the proftpd sources and you run the ./configure from inside that directory. If you use the fedora packages then most likely you need to run:
If you're going to use the binary mysql distribution, then everything is done as the howto in my previous post.

OK, yum

p.s.
I found a great post/howto on installing proftpd + MySql on Fedora at: http://www.howtoforge.com/virtual_ho..._mysql_fedora7

I got into some errors during the installation process, but I will continue to battle.

Anyone knows why: chkconfig --levels 235 proftpd on
isn't working?

also, after the process, I try: ldd on my proftpd and still no sql support. weird