PHP Compile problems

[StuRReaL]

Hi

I've just finished merging Apach2 and PHP, mod_php but I when I run a php page from the web server it gives me a 403 unauthorised. So i have a permissions problem, however I own the file and the directory that holds the default web site.

My guess is I need to add my user to another group if so what is it and how do I do it? and if anyone knows of any other groups I should add myself to let me know as i'm only added to defaults , users,wheel and audio

[andrewy]

The files need to be owned by the user that the webserver runs as, not your username.
I believe Apache runs as the user apache, try using chown to change the file's ownership.

[StuRReaL]

right ok... so if i won't be able to edit the files unless i'm logged in as the apache user or root then surely?

[andrewy]

You can set the permissions so that other users can edit them.

[StuRReaL]

:sigh: nothing is ever easy why can't PHP on linux do as its told and execute. My windows install is capable :X

[andrewy]

Your Windows install is also inherently insecure, which is why you don't have trouble with permissions.
Just make the files be owned by apache, and by the group that your user is in.
e.g. chown apache:bobsgroup fileshere
and then set the permissions so members of that group can do whatever they want with them:
chmod 660 fileshere

[StuRReaL]

ok so how do i set my username as a member of the apache group?

[andrewy]

man usermod
for more information.
Make sure you "add" the user to the groups he's already apart of, as well as the apache group

[StuRReaL]

i've added myself to group apache but i still can't get a PHP page or a HTML page for that matter!!!

I get a 403 forbidden

why doesn't it just bloody work!! its my machine only i use insolent bloody OS all of this is taking me ages to set up, I'm beginning to wonder if all this effort is worth it

And for some reason my ATi drivers aren't working correctly i'm in mesa indirect mode with kernel 2.6 i'm sure i removed xfree dri, in fact I did i've just checked or is it because I selected framebuffer devices and then compiled VESA generic drivers? if i remove that will it work?

[andrewy]

403 forbidden could mean apache can't view the page.
Make sure the page is owned by apache, and make sure you added -D PHP to /etc/conf.d/apache2, under the options argument.

[StuRReaL]

ok i must be a complete tard or something heres what i've done.


1) emerge apache2
2) emerge PHP +mysql +gd +flash +ldap +postgres +some other bits
3) emerge mod_php
4) added -D PHP to /etc/conf.d/apache
5) edited /etc/apache2/conf/apache2.conf to give it a ServerName of localhost to stop it complaining about no domain name and repointed the htdocs to /home/httpd/htdocs
6) changed permissions so that apache owned httpd/htdocs and all directories and files below it
7) added my username to the apache group

and heres what apache still spits back at me. I wouldn't mind but i do have permission to access it. It even has the cheek to tell me i don't have permissions as root. What exactly have i done wrong? I'm not one to rant but i'm getting tired of it not working. I even tried add the mine type bit from the php manual to see if it was because it didn't know what to do with .php files

[andrewy]

Paste a 'ls -l' showing the permissions of info.php

[taech]

try adding this to your /etc/apache2/conf/apache2.conf

[StuRReaL]

heres the permissions output on the files

-rwxrwxrwx 1 apache users 139 Jun 2 00:04 index.htm
-rwxrwxrwx 1 apache users 20 Jun 2 00:02 info.php

[StuRReaL]