I followed the steps here to install apache, mysql and php. However when I get to step 3

I try and edit that file and I get an error saying I don't have permission.



Also when I try and goto http://localhost/phpmyadmin I get a 404 error. When I goto http://localhost it only lists:

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

To edit a file in /etc, you'll need to use sudo on ubuntu.

For step 3, you'll need to do

sudo vi /etc/apache2/apache2.conf

and type in your password when prompted and then you are prompted.

If you use phpmyadmin at the end of your URL, rather than myphpadmin, it should work. Also, this directory will not be listed in the directory listing of http://localhost/...

sorry, that was a typo in the post, i was typing phpmyadmin.

That worked. Thank you so much. Sorry for the double post.

This is how it works for me: I unpacked PHPMyAdmin in htdocs/pma/ (actually, the folder name is not critical). The configuration file is 'config.inc.php' and it's located in the same folder. edit this file (there's also a 'config.sample.inc.php' file you can look at).
JC

Ok, I can get to the log in for phpmyadmin, but now it's asking for a user name and password. It never asked me to set one up. What do I put in?

Your MySQL user name and password. The install default for MySQL is
user name: root
password: [no password]
you should change this.

MySQL's documentation is fairly straight forward
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/...anagement.html

Those who know vi, love vi those who don't tend to hate it.

[If you want to use a GUI text editor instead of vi type:

for Gnome (Unbuntu users)
sudo gedit /etc/apache2/apache2.conf

for KDE
sudo kwrite /etc/apache2/apache2.conf

[Edited to add:]
Some distros do not allow other users to access X by default. If you attempt either of the above and get a "cannot connect to X server" or "cannot open display" error just try one of the options below
[end edit]


this will bring up a command line editor that while far less powerful is far easier to manipulate than vi.

sudo jpico /etc/apache2/apache2.conf


To avoid the command line entirely you can either look for and open a "super user file manager" in your tool bar, then surf to the file and open it, or most distros offer a way to right click on any launcher icon and run as root. For Suse:
Right click on the icon
Select Put into run dialog
If not expanded expand the options
Look for Run as different user (root is entered as default)
supply the root password and click run.
application is now running as root

Ok, the root password did work. I must have typed it wrong the previous times I was trying it.