Hamilton Keity Rokukawa wrote:
Hi,
I have Red Hat 8 installed and I try to install Apache/PHP. I follow the quick installation instructions that I found in one help file, but when I try test php page didn't work.
The steps that I follow: # tar -zxvf apache_1.3.31.tar.gz # tar -zxvf php-4.3.7.tar.gz # cd apache_1.3.31 #./configure --prefix=/usr/local/apache # cd ../php-4.3.7 # ./configure --with-mysql --with-apache=../apache_1.3.31 --enable-track-vars # make # make install # cd ../apache_1.3.31 # ./configure --activate-module=src/modules/php4/libphp4.a --enable-module=php 4 --prefix=/usr/loca/apache # make # make install # cd ../php-4.3.7 # cp php.ini-dist /usr/local/lib/php.ini
After these steps I edit the file /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf and add: AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
When I start the browse and try open the localhost, I got the test page. I test some *.html pages on /var/www/html and works without problem. But when I try a *.php page didn't work.
Somenone can help me? What I did wrong?
Hamilton Keity Rokukawa
Hamilton,
You are compiling PHP as an integral Apache httpd module rather than a dynamic module, and a layout I'm not so familiar with so Imay be of limited help. That is quite valid, just I am not used to it.
Lets take this from the top. RedHat 8 comes with both Apache httpd and PHP. Possibly you did not install them, or you may have wanted to use later versions. Unless you specifically want two instances of Apache httpd installed its important to know that you began installing without an Apache httpd already installed. As the Apache Group now develop things other than the webserver now, the package changed its name from "apache" to "httpd". On my RedHat 7.2 its still "apache", so as root try:
rpm -q httpd
If is says "package httpd not installed" try:
rpm -q apache
If that also says it is not installed then you did begin cleanly, so we can move forward.
The easiest way to check whether php is working is to make a file called "phpinfo.php" with contents of just "<?php phpinfo(); ?>" (without the quotes). Put this in you document root (this is specified in /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf).
Tell us what you get when you put "httpd://localhost/phpinfo.php" into your web browser. The phrase "it did not work" does not give us much information to work with.
It is quite a minimal configuration of both Apache httpd and PHP that you have. Normally the configure line for each would occupy half a dozen lines. The normal way to install this on RedHat would be with RPM versions, as it puts everything in the right place and checks that all dependencies are satisfied.
Let us know how it goes.
Regards
Chris
