Re: Howto procced with: Apache, PERL, PHP, mySQL, etc.

Subject: Re: Howto procced with: Apache, PERL, PHP, mySQL, etc.
From: Dennis Murphy (dmurphy@leguin.montclair.edu)
Date: Wed Nov 10 1999 - 18:06:32 MST

I installed apache to /usr/local/apache-1.3.9, and then created a
symlink from that directory to /usr/local/apache. The startup script for
Apache then starts from /usr/local/apache, so no matter what version I
use, I just change the symlink.

The config files are in /usr/local/apache/conf, so I don't use /home/httpd
or /etc/httpd... All self-contained. :-) 

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  Dennis Murphy
  Montclair State University
  College of Science & Mathematics
  SCInet Support & Development Group
  dmurphy@leguin.montclair.edu
  (973)655-5414

On Wed, 10 Nov 1999, Manton Reece wrote:

> >I used the same set of instuctions.  I had a real problem with the default
> >install of Apache (the php install needs the src tree of apache, which I
> >couldn't find.)  I had much better luck reinstalling YDL and choosing NOT to
> >install Apache.  Then, I downloaded each set of source files, compiled, and
> >installed them.  Works great.
> 
> Interesting..  I ended up re-installing Apache into 
> /usr/local/apache/ and pointed PHP at that, but I didn't replace 
> Apache's normal stuff in /home/httpd/ and /etc/httpd/.
> 
> Here's a somewhat related question:  If I want to upgrade to Apache 
> 1.3.9 one of these days.  Do people recommend building Apache into 
> /usr/local/apache/, and then moving the appropriate files to /home 
> and /etc, or is it easy to specify  the /home and /etc directories 
> with the ./configure script?  I'm assuming other people have gone 
> through this before, and your experience may be helpful.
> 
> >I had one problem.  I couldn't find a ppc binary distribution for MySQL.  I
> >downloaded the source, it compiled perfectly and installed fine but it
> >didn't install in the /usr/local/mysql directory.  It put the executables in
> >/usr/local/bin so I couldn't change the owner to mysql as the instructions
> >indicate.  (I tried changing the default install dir as per the README but
> >the compilation seemed to hang up every time I tried.
> 
> Hmm, worked for me.  I don't think I had to specify anything special 
> to get MySQL into /usr/local/mysql but I could be wrong.  The 
> resource that I used as a reference was on WebMonkey:
> 
>   <http://www.hotwired.com/webmonkey/programming/php/tutorials/tutorial4.html>
> 
> One thing that I've quickly realized while working with unix:  It's a 
> good idea to fully document what steps you take to install new 
> software, so that upgrades or re-installs from a backup, etc. go more 
> smoothly.
> 
> (I'm on the digest so cc: any replies to me if you'd like.)
> 
> ____________________________________________________
> Manton Reece                       manton@manton.org
> "I want them to remain secret for as long as men are
> capable of evil." - Avi, "Cryptonomicon", Stephenson
>

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