[SOLVED] can't figure out how to get php to work in slack 12.2

elfinkind · 09-10-2009, 09:01 AM

I recently made the move to Linux from windoze, with a short trip with Ubuntu. When that failed through my own stupidity and a broken down CD drive, I installed Slackware 12.2.

Now, I want to start learning php scripting, and have Apache 2 installed, as well as php5 and mysql. For some reason, apache isn't recognizing and/or executing even simple php scripts.

My php appears to be running, as does apache, and I can't for the life of me find anyone who has asked this question in any forum, so I started this. If someone knows of another thread where I can find info, please don't hesitate to correct me. I'm not afraid to admit that (a), I don't know what I'm doing, yet, and (b), I might be wrong about something/anything.

Thanks for any help!

Alien Bob · 09-10-2009, 09:11 AM

At a minimum, you have to edit "/etc/httpd/httpd.conf" and uncomment the PHP include line that is almost at the bottom:

Code:

# Uncomment the following line to enable PHP:
#
Include /etc/httpd/mod_php.conf

Then, restart Apache (or reboot).

Eric

elfinkind · 09-10-2009, 10:15 AM

Ok, I found that and uncommented it. I restarted the computer, and still can't get a simple script to work. I run my index.php file, which is designed simply to display information about my php install, from localhost and it won't do anything. I get no error, but no display, either. Am I being dense? Wouldn't surprise me...

bassmadrigal · 09-10-2009, 10:32 AM

Well you can run

Code:

php -f /path/to/file/on/server.php

from the terminal and make sure PHP is parsing properly. If it works there then there is something screwed up within the webserver.

bassmadrigal · 09-10-2009, 10:35 AM

Oh, also check your /etc/httpd/mod_php.conf file and make sure that first, it is loading the module and second that it is set to parse .php files. So you should have these two lines in there (there are a lot of comments in that file, so just look for these two lines separately).

Code:

LoadModule php5_module lib/httpd/modules/libphp5.so

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

elfinkind · 09-10-2009, 10:56 AM

That's all good, so I cleared the cache in my browser and tried again to go to localhost. It appears that my apache is not running. I checked it in package manager; it is definitely installed.

How would I get apache to run?

bassmadrigal · 09-10-2009, 10:58 AM

Make sure that /etc/rc.d/rc.httpd is executable and it will do it on boot, then just run it with the start parameter.

Code:

/etc/rc.d/rc.httpd start

elfinkind · 09-10-2009, 11:01 AM

/etc/rc.d/rc.httpd start

returned the following:

httpd: Syntax error on line 117 of /etc/httpd/httpd.conf: Cannot load /usr/php5apache2.so into server: /usr/php5apache2.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Does this help?

elfinkind · 09-10-2009, 11:04 AM

Just checked that file, found the command in there to make it executable, ran that through terminal, will quick restart my machine. Back in a flash...

bassmadrigal · 09-10-2009, 11:05 AM

Sounds like a typo somewhere. There should never be any *.so files in the /usr directory. They should be under some lib directory, whether /usr/lib or /lib.

I am running 12.1 and I do not have that file at all. So I would suggest running

Code:

locate php5apache2.so

and it should tell you where it is located, then just adjust that in the conf file.

bassmadrigal · 09-10-2009, 11:09 AM

And to get this running you shouldn't need to restart your computer, because when you start it up, all it does is run that same file with the start command. If it doesn't work when you do it manually, it won't work on boot.

elfinkind · 09-10-2009, 11:19 AM

Ok, typed locate php5apache2.so in terminal, returned nothing. Hmmm, seems that might be the problem, but I don't understand how I can have apache and php both installed and not have that file.

Next?

And I can't tell you how much I appreciate your help!

bassmadrigal · 09-10-2009, 11:29 AM

Well, on my system my php module is called libphp5.so (and I am not so sure they would've changed the naming scheme).

If you do a locate on that, and it is there, then you will either need to modify your httpd.conf or your mod_php.conf files both in the /etc/httpd/ directory (depending on how that module is called). I am wondering if somehow the conf go screwed up somehow, whether like a sticky backspace/del key (happens occasionally with my laptop).

bgeddy · 09-10-2009, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Ok, typed locate php5apache2.so in terminal, returned nothing. Hmmm, seems that might be the problem, but I don't understand how I can have apache and php both installed and not have that file.

This is because there's no such file in a standard installation. This is the relevant line from /etc/httpd/mod_php.conf :

Code:

LoadModule php5_module lib/httpd/modules/libphp5.so

The module is called libphp5.so. I think you have a typo or two. This is the standard naming convention in Slackware 13.

elfinkind · 09-10-2009, 12:05 PM

I'm using Slackware 12.2, not 13...

Checked the mod_php file, that line is correctly typed out:

LoadModule php5_module lib/httpd/modules/libphp5.so

still can't get apache to run.