LAMP problems

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Hello

I am having trouble with LAMP

I have laptop, and I emerged apache, mysql ahd php.

To write the code I use netbeans.


The first problem is, that the php file is not running.
As I try to open it, I get option to save it, or to open it with html editor...
The php file works fine as I upload it on server (that I pay for, I do not have my server).

and second problem is, that apache is not working (I guess),
since http://localhost/ is not giving me "It works!" page, but I get error page.

I have several more questions about LAMP, but let us kick of with those two.

(I am not a native English speaker, so I might miss-spell-something, kheh, sorry)

Thank you
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Kind regards, Goran Mitic

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[Veldrin]

IIRC php need to activated inside the apache config.

add -D PHP5 to APACHE2_OPTS inside /etc/conf.d/apache2.
you might also want -D USERDIR to be able to put your php files inside your users web directory ~/public_html, accessible through http://localhost/~username/ by a webbrowser.

second, did you start apache2? (/etc/init.d/apache2 start; rc-update add apache2 default)

cheers
V.

[szmytson]

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Hello guys!

(I must say, I LOVE support on this forum, it is realy superb!!!)

First thing I did is this:

[szmytson]

[Veldrin]

There are 2 ways to run php on your local webserver.
szmytson also should you the second option, which is great for a more permanent installation, but in general it requires root (or at least apache) access

In your case, as you developing php, i would suggest to use userdir.

* add -D USERDIR to you apache config, the same way that php has been added (-D PHP5)

* create a folder called public_html inside your home directory (eg. mkdir /home/grom/public_html)

* restart you apache to get the new config active.

* access your personal webdir through http://localhost/~grom/

now you should be able to put any php/html/whatever pages inside that directory, and test them directly. the advantage of this variant that only user access is required.

I hope that made it a bit clearer

cheers
V.

[while true]

Ola,

aha, ok, there are two ways to access php files on appache?
One way is putting php files in /var/www/localhost/htdocs (which needs root)
The other is in my home directory ~/public_html (user level)
Both ways require the php files to be opened with web browser,
not by doubleclicking on php files (szmytson: It won't work unless you want to run shell scripts written in php.)

ok, first question, Can I do both ways?
I did Veldrin version already, for user level
(U!-HA-HA!! IT WORKS!!! U!-HA-HA)
but I am quite eager to have both ways, kheh,
so can I safely do szmytson version as well?


Now I can run php files on my laptop, thank you!

Veldrin: I hope that made it a bit clearer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkwJ-g0iJ6w


Now I have LA'P out of LAMP, so last set of questions, kheh;
How can I check if I have correctly mySQL installed on gentoo,
do I have to start it (as I did with apache),
how to "integrate" mySQL into LA'P, as plain as I can explain it, kheh...

Thank you
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Kind regards, Goran Mitic

alive
while true
kick ass

[aztech]

You can do both ways.

The only difference is the paths and owners of the files

http://local.server/myscript.php = /var/www/localhost/htdocs/myscript.php
- owned by "root"

http://local.server/~user/myscript.php = /home/user/public_html/myscript.php
- owned by "user"

If you have mysql installed and a rootpassword for it set, you can simply install dev-db/phpmyadmin and start playing.
... dont forget to edit it's config.inc.php

[bus_drivr]

There is a mysql howto for Gentoo here http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/mysql-howto.xml