I have been reading and jumping through forums like crazy trying to get Apache/MySQL/PHP installed on my new Gentoo Linux installation. Since Fedora Core 3 came out, I thought I'd give something else a try since I was going to wipe the machine clean anyway.

I've got a decent amount of stuff accomplished installing things in Gentoo (2004.2, by the way). However, I cannot seem to get Apache or MySQL (and PHP, but that's questionable since I don't have Apache installed).

I have already done the following:
emerge apache
emerge php
emerge httpd
emerge mysql

I have attempt to run "rc-update add httpd default", "rc-update add mysqld default", etc. but they all return "* /sbin/rc-update: /etc/init.d/<whatever i ran> not found; aborting."

Does anyone have a link to an article or can offer help on installing these? In general, I have been pretty impressed with the Gentoo documentation (and whatever was lacking I was actually able to find here)... but I just can't get this stuff installed!

Thanks.
Joe

I think the commands you want are:
# rc-update add mysql default
and
# rc-update add apache2 default

If this still doesn't work run:
# rc-update -s
and it will list all the daemons you have installed, and what runlevel(s) (if any) they run in. Locate the actual name of mysql and apache and use with "rc-update add <name> default"

edit:

For php you need to edit /etc/conf.d/apache2 (or whatever gentoo is calling your apache) and edit like this:
Restart apache:
# /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Steer your browser to http://localhost/ and see your apache test page.

that worked like a charm!

The only problem is that adding the PHP4 line didn't update PHP.
Do I need to update the "mod_php" or whatever it is somewhere else in Apache?



This Gentoo install has taught me A LOT about Linux.
I'm actually quite happy I decided to try it out.

After this, all I need is to get my sound drivers working!!!!

Oh yeah, I forgot about that. "emerge php" only installs cli php. For the apache module you need to run "emerge mod_php". Restart apache again, and it should be good.

Explain your sound driver problem, I _might_ be able to help....

Sound is easy... it just says "no audio device" when I mouse-over the default icon in Gnome.
I didn't get around to gigging for answers to installing audio devices just yet.

Does the mod_php install the "PHP/MySQL bridge" too?

Yes, MySQL support has been built into PHP by default for quite a while now, for gentoo anyway. The docs are here:
http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.mysql.php

Thanks!!!!

Eveverything works like a charm!
If I have any problems getting my sound card activated, I'll start another thread. I'll leave this "closed" for now since it solved the topic issues.

Thanks a TON!!!

I just did this

emerge mysql -uD
emerge apache -uD
USE="session" emerge php -uD
USE="session" emerge mod_php -uD

rc-update add apache2 default
cp /usr/sbin/mysqld /etc/init.d
rc-update add mysqld default

Boom worked!!!