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The Slackware Guide to installing AMP - Apache, MySQL, & PHP

This is my guide on how to get the latest versions of Apache, Mysql, and PHP 5 up and ready.

The Procedure

Note: for a text editor, here i use pico. If you want a quick tutorial on it,

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Using Pico, or Nano
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to edit a file

code:
pico myfile

code:

pico /etc/apache2/myfile

to save

code:

ctrl + o
enter

to exit

code:

ctrl + x
enter

to save and exit (together)

code:

ctrl + o + x
enter

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MySQL 4.1.11
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download from linuxpackages.net
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code:

wget http://ftp.scarlet.be/pub/linuxpack...1-i486-2mjg.tgz

install
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code:

installpkg mysql-4.1.11-i486-2mjg.tgz

create a group called mysql
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code:

groupadd mysql

create user mysql (if you don't have him.. to see if you do, type su - mysql. If it says "Unknown id: mysql" then you don't have that user.
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code:

useradd -g mysql mysql

give user mysql access
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code:

chown -R mysql.mysql /var/lib/mysql

install a database from user mysql
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code:

su - mysql
mysql_installdb
exit

create a my.cnf file
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code:

cp /etc/my-medium.cnf /etc/my.cnf

keep the socket in /var/run/mysql/, its more secure than /tmp.
don't modify anything else

start mysql
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code:

chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.mysqld
su - mysql
/etc/rc.d/rc.mysqld start
exit

set a password for mysql root user
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code:

/usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root password 'new-password'

From this point onwards, i prefer to use mysqlcc to set mysql up..
download it from
http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/other/mysqlcc.html

unpack it
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code:

tar xvfz mysqlcc-0.9.4-linux-glibc23tar.gz

run it
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code:

cd mysqlcc-0.9.4-linux-glib23/
./mysqlcc

file > new
name: mylocalmysql
hostname: localhost
user: root
password: **********
socket file: /var/run/mysql/mysql.sock

click on test, it should be successful

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APACHE 2.0.53
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download apache
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code:

wget ftp://ftp.scarlet.be/pub/linuxpacka...3-i486-2spi.tgz

install apache
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code:

installpkg apache2-2.0.53-i486-2spi.tgz

edit apache config file
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code:

pico /etc/apache2/httpd.conf

You don't really have to edit anything right now. Apache should work with the current configs.

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PHP 5.0.4
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download php-apache2
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code:

wget ftp://ftp.scarlet.be/pub/linuxpacka...4-i486-1spi.tgz

install php-apache2
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code:

installpkg php-apache2-5.0.4-i486-1spi.tgz

download & install t1lib 5.0.2 (needed)
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code:

wget ftp://ftp.scarlet.be/pub/linuxpacka...2-i486-2spi.tgz

installpkg t1lib-5.0.2-i486-2spi.tgz

configure php
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edit httpd.conf and make sure this line is at the bottom of the file
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code:

pico /etc/apache2/httpd.conf

Include /etc/apache2/mod_php.conf

edit mod_php.conf
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make sure the line looks similar to this

code:

LoadModule php5_module lib/apache2/libphp5.so

start apache & php
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code:

apachectl start

code:

/etc/rc.d/rc.httpd start

When started, go to your web browser, and go to

code:

http://localhost

you should see a website. Good.

let's test php
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code:

cd /var/www/htdocs

create a file called test.php and add the following to it

[CODE/<? phpinfo(); ?>[/CODE]

You should now be able to see all the php configurations.
If you search for mysql, you won't find it.
Let us link mysql to apache and php now.

stop apache
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code:

apachectl stop

code:

/etc/rc.d/rc.httpd stop

go back to /etc/apache2, and edit php.ini
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code:

cd /etc/apache2/
pico php.ini

search for mysql
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code:

ctrl + w  mysql

uncomment the line ;extension=mysql.so by removing the ';'
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code:

extension=mysql.so

restart apache
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code:

apachectl start

refresh the http://localhost/test.php
and search for mysql
now you will find it halfway through the webpage.

Congratulations... =)