Hi guys I recently downloaded apache 2.0.58 as well as PHP 5.1.4 and mysql 5.0.16
Im very new to linux and want to set apache, php and mysql up on my slackware 10.2 machine. I got apache working by installing the package. "intallpkg apache" but after trying to install php and then mysql (using the same command (they did install in the CLI)) I cannot get them to work. Could somebody please tell me what I am doing wrong and were to go from here.

I know apache works as I tried localhost in my browser.

Thanks much appreciated,
-Tiepo

Is there a need to run these versions of the programs? Slackware 10.2 already has packages for Apache, MySQL and PHP on the CD that will work for you out of the box.

Eric

Teipo, That version of PHP needs to be manually configured to work with mysql 5 due to licencing issues. They will infact be working (indepentenly)but you will need to configure them to work together. Check the PHP website or go back to version or as alien Bob says, use the default packages with 10.2

Personally I find this the easiest way to get PHP5 etc installed:

Get the MySQL package from linuxpackages or a mirror.
Get the source code for Apache and PHP.
Configure and compile Apache and PHP (making sure you use all of the flags you will require for PHP like --with-mysql or --with-mysqli if you want mysql improved)
You should now have Apache and PHP both working on your system (after the mandatory httpd.conf and mod_php edits - nothing complicated there though). MySQL from the package does not start however, and this is because it hasn't been set up. So run this as root:

su mysql -c mysql_install_db

and then start MySQLd (/etc/rc.d/rc.mysqld start)

It should now start up without problems. Another thing you would be advised to do at this point would be to password the root user with this:

mysql
use mysql;
update user set Password = PASSWORD('omogfgsdfgsfg');
flush privileges;

That works for me anyway

EDIT: Oh, and just so you don't have to look if you didn't already know to get into the CLI once the password is set use 'mysql -p' instead of 'mysql'.

Thanks guys I managed to get it working