how to configure php for red hat linxu 8.0 ?

i've installed the web server packages -
apache, php and php manual packages for red hat linux 8.0

however, i can't run any files with extension of .php

as i need to configure php and mysql.

i can't find any documentation on how to configure php to run on apache
's httpd.conf file ?

how do i go about doing that ?

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In article <3ddba281$1_1@news.tm.net.my>, paul-new wrote:
> how to configure php for red hat linxu 8.0 ?
>
> i've installed the web server packages -
> apache, php and php manual packages for red hat linux 8.0
>
> however, i can't run any files with extension of .php
>
> as i need to configure php and mysql.
>
> i can't find any documentation on how to configure php to run on apache
> 's httpd.conf file ?
>
> how do i go about doing that ?

If you've installed the httpd and php packages as supplied by RedHat
then it should all work by default. A common 'problem' people seem to
encounter is when using short opening tags ('<?') instead of full ones
('<?php'). The default setup doesn't allow the short tags. You can,
howver, amend the /etc/php.ini to allow it (the option is
'short_open_tag' - change it from 'Off' to 'On').

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MM

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"MM" <R807_T345@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> In article <3ddba281$1_1@news.tm.net.my>, paul-new wrote:
> > how to configure php for red hat linxu 8.0 ?
> >
> > i've installed the web server packages -
> > apache, php and php manual packages for red hat linux 8.0
> >
> > however, i can't run any files with extension of .php
> >
> > as i need to configure php and mysql.
> >
> > i can't find any documentation on how to configure php to run on apache
> > 's httpd.conf file ?
> >
> > how do i go about doing that ?
>

More than likely you do not have mysql installed, or if you do, then you
dont have the php-mysql module installed.

php.net
mysql.org

Awesome awesome documentation on these sites.

dm

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On 11/20/2002 10:25 AM, someone claiming to be David M. wrote:
> "MM" <R807_T345@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:UANC9.6051$K46.45371507@news-text.cableinet.net...
>
>>In article <3ddba281$1_1@news.tm.net.my>, paul-new wrote:
>>
>>>how to configure php for red hat linxu 8.0 ?
>>>
>>>i've installed the web server packages -
>>>apache, php and php manual packages for red hat linux 8.0
>>>
>>>however, i can't run any files with extension of .php
>>>
>>>as i need to configure php and mysql.
>>>
>>>i can't find any documentation on how to configure php to run on apache
>>>'s httpd.conf file ?
>>>
>>>how do i go about doing that ?
>>
>
> More than likely you do not have mysql installed, or if you do, then you
> dont have the php-mysql module installed.
>
> php.net
> mysql.org
>
> Awesome awesome documentation on these sites.
>
> dm
>
>

The php-mysql package needs to be manually installed under RedHat 8, the Package Manager doesn't seem to know about it. IIRC, it's on CD3, mount it, cd to the RPMS direcotry and use 'rpm -Uvh <package name>' to install it. (It might be on CD2, but it's def
inately *not* on CD 1.)

Mysql can be installed from the Package Manager though.

HTH,
Tim

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David M. wrote:
> "MM" <R807_T345@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:UANC9.6051$K46.45371507@news-text.cableinet.net...
>
>>In article <3ddba281$1_1@news.tm.net.my>, paul-new wrote:
>>
>>>how to configure php for red hat linxu 8.0 ?
>>>
>>>i've installed the web server packages -
>>>apache, php and php manual packages for red hat linux 8.0
>>>
>>>however, i can't run any files with extension of .php
>>>
>>>as i need to configure php and mysql.
>>>
>>>i can't find any documentation on how to configure php to run on apache
>>>'s httpd.conf file ?
>>>
>>>how do i go about doing that ?
>>
>
> More than likely you do not have mysql installed, or if you do, then you
> dont have the php-mysql module installed.


And, of course, you have to add the appropriate directives to your httpd.conf:
LoadModule modules/libphp4.so (if you use DSO)
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

-Joe

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"paul-new" <paul@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> how to configure php for red hat linxu 8.0 ?
>
> i've installed the web server packages -
> apache, php and php manual packages for red hat linux 8.0
>
> however, i can't run any files with extension of .php
>
> as i need to configure php and mysql.
>
> i can't find any documentation on how to configure php to run on
apache
> 's httpd.conf file ?
>
> how do i go about doing that ?
>

I feel for you because I just went through the same thing . I do have
it working, but can't say exactly what made it work. I was working on
httpd.conf settings making sure the .php extension was configured and
mySQL lines were uncommented. What is so frustrating is the FAQ's and
Howto's assume you are building all the components from scratch. So
paths are different and the test tools aren't installed with RH 8
rpms.

Steve Barnette

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Paul

What kind of error's are you getting (if any).

I know with my RH 7.2 I just had to install the php module.

I know there is a simple configuration somewhere to get the php pages to
recognize, just depending on what the actual problem is.

Derek

paul-new wrote:

> how to configure php for red hat linxu 8.0 ?
>
> i've installed the web server packages -
> apache, php and php manual packages for red hat linux 8.0
>
> however, i can't run any files with extension of .php
>
> as i need to configure php and mysql.
>
> i can't find any documentation on how to configure php to run on apache
> 's httpd.conf file ?
>
> how do i go about doing that ?

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thanks.

i went to php.net and gone and followed the advice there.

php is working.

have not tried mysql yet.


"Derek White" <dw.white@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> Paul
>
> What kind of error's are you getting (if any).
>
> I know with my RH 7.2 I just had to install the php module.
>
> I know there is a simple configuration somewhere to get the php pages to
> recognize, just depending on what the actual problem is.
>
> Derek
>
> paul-new wrote:
>
> > how to configure php for red hat linxu 8.0 ?
> >
> > i've installed the web server packages -
> > apache, php and php manual packages for red hat linux 8.0
> >
> > however, i can't run any files with extension of .php
> >
> > as i need to configure php and mysql.
> >
> > i can't find any documentation on how to configure php to run on apache
> > 's httpd.conf file ?
> >
> > how do i go about doing that ?
>

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