Re: which linux distro? tried fedora 5.

On Apr 6, 10:06 am, "Gertrude" wrote:
> what i'm looking for is a distro which has apache server, php and mysql on
> it in which php just works properly from installing the distro and thus the
> packages which come with it. . fedora 5 was supposed to let me use php
> straight away, that is, run php scipts (phpinfo()) from html. i got an error
> when i ran php, worked fine as a command line - all the info just came out
> but nothing from running a page.
>
> i asked at the forums "it's supposed to run and recognise php straight away"
> was about the only advice and that was it. crickets.
>
> groan.

Centos is really easy to setup, it's the OSS equivalent to Red Hat
Enterprise Server, and is just a week behind on security updates from
RH (a good thing). But being it's own distro it does not get the
latest and greatest stuff right away.

But if you want to try more modern stuff, I am serving with Ubuntu
now, also pretty easy but way more popular support, though Centos had
some nicer Samba admin tools.

Re: which linux distro? tried fedora 5.

Gertrude wrote:
> what i'm looking for is a distro which has apache server, php and mysql on
> it in which php just works properly from installing the distro and thus the
> packages which come with it.

I would say that almost every distribution will do this.


> fedora 5 was supposed to let me use php
> straight away, that is, run php scipts (phpinfo()) from html.
> i got an error when i ran php, worked fine as a command line - all the
> info just came out but nothing from running a page.

html files aren't parsed as php, you need to name the file something.php



> i asked at the forums "it's supposed to run and recognise php straight away"
> was about the only advice and that was it.

Maybe it was for you provided too little information, I guess you are one of
those people calling a car engineer and saying, "The car don't start, what's
wrong?".


By the way, Fedora 5 is quite old, I do suggest you go with a more up to date
version, as Fedora 8, as I doubt you would install microsoft 95 when you make
a fresh microsoft install on a new computer.


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//Aho

which linux distro? tried fedora 5.

what i'm looking for is a distro which has apache server, php and mysql on
it in which php just works properly from installing the distro and thus the
packages which come with it. . fedora 5 was supposed to let me use php
straight away, that is, run php scipts (phpinfo()) from html. i got an error
when i ran php, worked fine as a command line - all the info just came out
but nothing from running a page.

i asked at the forums "it's supposed to run and recognise php straight away"
was about the only advice and that was it. crickets.

groan.

Re: which linux distro? tried fedora 5.

Gertrude wrote:
> "J.O. Aho" wrote in message
> news:65sbvpF2gkd0nU1@mid.individual.net...
>> Gertrude wrote:
>>> what i'm looking for is a distro which has apache server, php and mysql
>>> on it in which php just works properly from installing the distro and
>>> thus the packages which come with it.
>> I would say that almost every distribution will do this.
> you would? and why would you say that?

For something like 98% of all distributions comes with apache/mysql/php, it's
just slimed down distributions that do not include it.

>>> fedora 5 was supposed to let me use php straight away, that is, run php
>>> scipts (phpinfo()) from html.
>>> i got an error when i ran php, worked fine as a command line - all the
>>> info just came out but nothing from running a page.
>> html files aren't parsed as php, you need to name the file something.php
> yeah well, tried that.
>>> i asked at the forums "it's supposed to run and recognise php straight
>>> away" was about the only advice and that was it.
>> Maybe it was for you provided too little information, I guess you are one
>> of those people calling a car engineer and saying, "The car don't start,
>> what's wrong?".
> STANDARD RESIDENT GENIUS DISCLAIMER WITH NOTHING TO SAY RESPONSE.
> well no, i'm not and I asked in a few forums and got responses similar to
> what you are offering. next to useless.

The information you gave here was quite little, not really useful to figure
out anything.


>> By the way, Fedora 5 is quite old, I do suggest you go with a more up to
>> date version, as Fedora 8, as I doubt you would install microsoft 95 when
>> you make a fresh microsoft install on a new computer.
> thanks for a nothing repsonse why did you bother if you can't assist other
> than to belittle someone, resident genius?

You got a reply on which distributions you could use, without naming anyone
specifically and an explanation what may have gone wrong with your initial
install based on the amount information you gave, so if you don't like the
answer just ignore it.

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//Aho

Re: which linux distro? tried fedora 5.

"J.O. Aho" wrote in message
news:65sbvpF2gkd0nU1@mid.individual.net...
> Gertrude wrote:
>> what i'm looking for is a distro which has apache server, php and mysql
>> on it in which php just works properly from installing the distro and
>> thus the packages which come with it.
>
> I would say that almost every distribution will do this.

you would? and why would you say that?
>
>
>> fedora 5 was supposed to let me use php straight away, that is, run php
>> scipts (phpinfo()) from html.
> > i got an error when i ran php, worked fine as a command line - all the
> > info just came out but nothing from running a page.
>
> html files aren't parsed as php, you need to name the file something.php
>
yeah well, tried that.
>
>
>> i asked at the forums "it's supposed to run and recognise php straight
>> away" was about the only advice and that was it.
>
> Maybe it was for you provided too little information, I guess you are one
> of those people calling a car engineer and saying, "The car don't start,
> what's wrong?".
STANDARD RESIDENT GENIUS DISCLAIMER WITH NOTHING TO SAY RESPONSE.
well no, i'm not and I asked in a few forums and got responses similar to
what you are offering. next to useless.


>
>
> By the way, Fedora 5 is quite old, I do suggest you go with a more up to
> date version, as Fedora 8, as I doubt you would install microsoft 95 when
> you make a fresh microsoft install on a new computer.
>
thanks for a nothing repsonse why did you bother if you can't assist other
than to belittle someone, resident genius?
>
> --
>
> //Aho

Re: which linux distro? tried fedora 5.

Gertrude wrote:
> "J.O. Aho" wrote in message
> news:65sbvpF2gkd0nU1@mid.individual.net...
>> Gertrude wrote:
>>> what i'm looking for is a distro which has apache server, php and mysql
>>> on it in which php just works properly from installing the distro and
>>> thus the packages which come with it.
>> I would say that almost every distribution will do this.
>
> you would? and why would you say that?
>>

I agree with J.O. Because they do.

>>> fedora 5 was supposed to let me use php straight away, that is, run php
>>> scipts (phpinfo()) from html.
>>> i got an error when i ran php, worked fine as a command line - all the
>>> info just came out but nothing from running a page.
>> html files aren't parsed as php, you need to name the file something.php
>>
> yeah well, tried that.
>>

And did you load your page via a URL or a file open?
>>> i asked at the forums "it's supposed to run and recognise php straight
>>> away" was about the only advice and that was it.
>> Maybe it was for you provided too little information, I guess you are one
>> of those people calling a car engineer and saying, "The car don't start,
>> what's wrong?".
> STANDARD RESIDENT GENIUS DISCLAIMER WITH NOTHING TO SAY RESPONSE.
> well no, i'm not and I asked in a few forums and got responses similar to
> what you are offering. next to useless.
>
>

STANDARD RESIDENT IDIOT DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO ASK AN INTELLIGENT QUESTION.

You're getting useless answers because you have useless questions.

>>
>> By the way, Fedora 5 is quite old, I do suggest you go with a more up to
>> date version, as Fedora 8, as I doubt you would install microsoft 95 when
>> you make a fresh microsoft install on a new computer.
>>
> thanks for a nothing repsonse why did you bother if you can't assist other
> than to belittle someone, resident genius?
>> --
>>
>> //Aho
>
>
>

YOU'RE THE ONE ASKING FOR HELP, not J.O. And now I understand why you
have to ask in so many groups. With an attitude like that, you won't
get any more help here, either.

Learn how to ask intelligent questions. Don't argue with those more
knowledgeable than you about what you're asking questions on.

And don't criticize those trying to help you.

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Re: which linux distro? tried fedora 5.

In article <47f8f538$0$17201$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>,
"Gertrude" wrote:

> [...] run php scipts (phpinfo()) from html. i got an error
> when i ran php, worked fine as a command line - all the info just came out
> but nothing from running a page.

Explain exactly how you tried to invoke phpinfo() from "running a page"
(whatever that means).
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Re: which linux distro? tried fedora 5.

Gertrude wrote:
> what i'm looking for is a distro which has apache server, php and mysql on
> it in which php just works properly from installing the distro and thus the
> packages which come with it. . fedora 5 was supposed to let me use php
> straight away, that is, run php scipts (phpinfo()) from html. i got an error
> when i ran php, worked fine as a command line - all the info just came out
> but nothing from running a page.
>
> i asked at the forums "it's supposed to run and recognise php straight away"
> was about the only advice and that was it. crickets.
>
> groan.
>
>

Look for lines like this in your http config file or a config file that
it includes (probably in /etc/apache):

AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .php4
AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .php5
AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .php

Might be commented out.
See also:

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/mod_mime.html#addhandle r


You can also put the directive in a .htaccess file
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/howto/htaccess.html

Those links are for apache 2.0. If not yours, go
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/

Re: which linux distro? tried fedora 5.

On Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:06:57 +1000, Gertrude wrote:

> what i'm looking for is a distro which has apache server, php and mysql
> on it in which php just works properly from installing the distro and
> thus the packages which come with it. . fedora 5 was supposed to let me
> use php straight away, that is, run php scipts (phpinfo()) from html. i
> got an error when i ran php, worked fine as a command line - all the
> info just came out but nothing from running a page.
>
> i asked at the forums "it's supposed to run and recognise php straight
> away" was about the only advice and that was it. crickets.
>
> groan.

I strongly suggest you try a RECENT distro. Are you aware that the current
Fedora is 8!

I have had zero problems running apache, php, mysql on any current distro.
Mostly, I now use Ubuntu - I have found debian package management more
suitable than rpm.

Re: which linux distro? tried fedora 5.

> For something like 98% of all distributions comes with apache/mysql/php,
> it's just slimed down distributions that do not include it.
>

'slimed' or 'slimmed'? I like to think that it is only MS that is 'slimy'.

Re: which linux distro? tried fedora 5.

Gertrude wrote:
> what i'm looking for is a distro which has apache server, php and mysql on
> it in which php just works properly from installing the distro and thus the
> packages which come with it. . fedora 5 was supposed to let me use php
> straight away, that is, run php scipts (phpinfo()) from html. i got an error
> when i ran php, worked fine as a command line - all the info just came out
> but nothing from running a page.
>
> i asked at the forums "it's supposed to run and recognise php straight away"
> was about the only advice and that was it. crickets.
>
> groan.
>
>
OpenSUSE has all that crap.


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Re: which linux distro? tried fedora 5.

ray wrote:
>> For something like 98% of all distributions comes with apache/mysql/php,
>> it's just slimed down distributions that do not include it.
>>
>
> 'slimed' or 'slimmed'? I like to think that it is only MS that is 'slimy'.

Ain't it quite slimy to just offer a small portion of the GNU/OSS world? ;)

it shoudl have been slimmed.

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//Aho

Re: which linux distro? tried fedora 5.

"Jerry Stuckle" wrote in message
news:GLKdncrATKXJjGTanZ2dnUVZ_s2tnZ2d@comcast.com...
> Gertrude wrote:
>> "J.O. Aho" wrote in message
>> news:65sbvpF2gkd0nU1@mid.individual.net...
>>> Gertrude wrote:
>>>> what i'm looking for is a distro which has apache server, php and mysql
>>>> on it in which php just works properly from installing the distro and
>>>> thus the packages which come with it.
>>> I would say that almost every distribution will do this.
>>
>> you would? and why would you say that?
>>>
>
> I agree with J.O. Because they do.
>
>>>> fedora 5 was supposed to let me use php straight away, that is, run php
>>>> scipts (phpinfo()) from html.
>>>> i got an error when i ran php, worked fine as a command line - all the
>>>> info just came out but nothing from running a page.
>>> html files aren't parsed as php, you need to name the file something.php
>>>
>> yeah well, tried that.
>>>
>
> And did you load your page via a URL or a file open?
>>>> i asked at the forums "it's supposed to run and recognise php straight
>>>> away" was about the only advice and that was it.
>>> Maybe it was for you provided too little information, I guess you are
>>> one of those people calling a car engineer and saying, "The car don't
>>> start, what's wrong?".
>> STANDARD RESIDENT GENIUS DISCLAIMER WITH NOTHING TO SAY RESPONSE.
>> well no, i'm not and I asked in a few forums and got responses similar to
>> what you are offering. next to useless.
>>
>>
>
> STANDARD RESIDENT IDIOT DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO ASK AN INTELLIGENT QUESTION.
>
> You're getting useless answers because you have useless questions.
>
>>>
>>> By the way, Fedora 5 is quite old, I do suggest you go with a more up to
>>> date version, as Fedora 8, as I doubt you would install microsoft 95
>>> when you make a fresh microsoft install on a new computer.
>>>
>> thanks for a nothing repsonse why did you bother if you can't assist
>> other than to belittle someone, resident genius?
>>> --
>>>
>>> //Aho
>>
>>
>>
>
> YOU'RE THE ONE ASKING FOR HELP, not J.O. And now I understand why you
> have to ask in so many groups. With an attitude like that, you won't get
> any more help here, either.

arrogant wanker.
>
> Learn how to ask intelligent questions. Don't argue with those more
> knowledgeable than you about what you're asking questions on.

suck my ass, you arrogant cocksucker.
>
> And don't criticize those trying to help you.

moron.
>
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> Remove the "x" from my email address
> Jerry Stuckle
> JDS Computer Training Corp.
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> ==================
>

Re: which linux distro? tried fedora 5.

"Preventer of Work" wrote in message
news:fMaKj.161183$pM4.46180@pd7urf1no...
> Gertrude wrote:
>> what i'm looking for is a distro which has apache server, php and mysql
>> on it in which php just works properly from installing the distro and
>> thus the packages which come with it. . fedora 5 was supposed to let me
>> use php straight away, that is, run php scipts (phpinfo()) from html. i
>> got an error when i ran php, worked fine as a command line - all the info
>> just came out but nothing from running a page.
>>
>> i asked at the forums "it's supposed to run and recognise php straight
>> away" was about the only advice and that was it. crickets.
>>
>> groan.
>
> Look for lines like this in your http config file or a config file that it
> includes (probably in /etc/apache):
>
> AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .php4
> AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .php5
> AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .php
>
> Might be commented out.
> See also:
>
> http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/mod_mime.html#addhandle r
>
>
> You can also put the directive in a .htaccess file
> http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/howto/htaccess.html
>
> Those links are for apache 2.0. If not yours, go
> http://httpd.apache.org/docs/

thank you so much for your advice. probably the best i've got so far.
cheers.

Re: which linux distro? tried fedora 5.

Gertrude wrote:
> "Jerry Stuckle" wrote in message
> news:GLKdncrATKXJjGTanZ2dnUVZ_s2tnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> Gertrude wrote:
>>> "J.O. Aho" wrote in message
>>> news:65sbvpF2gkd0nU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>> Gertrude wrote:
>>>>> what i'm looking for is a distro which has apache server, php and mysql
>>>>> on it in which php just works properly from installing the distro and
>>>>> thus the packages which come with it.
>>>> I would say that almost every distribution will do this.
>>> you would? and why would you say that?
>> I agree with J.O. Because they do.
>>
>>>>> fedora 5 was supposed to let me use php straight away, that is, run php
>>>>> scipts (phpinfo()) from html.
>>>>> i got an error when i ran php, worked fine as a command line - all the
>>>>> info just came out but nothing from running a page.
>>>> html files aren't parsed as php, you need to name the file something.php
>>>>
>>> yeah well, tried that.
>> And did you load your page via a URL or a file open?
>>>>> i asked at the forums "it's supposed to run and recognise php straight
>>>>> away" was about the only advice and that was it.
>>>> Maybe it was for you provided too little information, I guess you are
>>>> one of those people calling a car engineer and saying, "The car don't
>>>> start, what's wrong?".
>>> STANDARD RESIDENT GENIUS DISCLAIMER WITH NOTHING TO SAY RESPONSE.
>>> well no, i'm not and I asked in a few forums and got responses similar to
>>> what you are offering. next to useless.
>>>
>>>
>> STANDARD RESIDENT IDIOT DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO ASK AN INTELLIGENT QUESTION.
>>
>> You're getting useless answers because you have useless questions.
>>
>>>> By the way, Fedora 5 is quite old, I do suggest you go with a more up to
>>>> date version, as Fedora 8, as I doubt you would install microsoft 95
>>>> when you make a fresh microsoft install on a new computer.
>>>>
>>> thanks for a nothing repsonse why did you bother if you can't assist
>>> other than to belittle someone, resident genius?
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> //Aho
>>>
>>>
>> YOU'RE THE ONE ASKING FOR HELP, not J.O. And now I understand why you
>> have to ask in so many groups. With an attitude like that, you won't get
>> any more help here, either.
>
> arrogant wanker.
>> Learn how to ask intelligent questions. Don't argue with those more
>> knowledgeable than you about what you're asking questions on.
>
> suck my ass, you arrogant cocksucker.
>> And don't criticize those trying to help you.
>
> moron.
>> --
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>> Remove the "x" from my email address
>> Jerry Stuckle
>> JDS Computer Training Corp.
>> jstucklex@attglobal.net
>> ==================
>>
>
>
>

You're the one asking for help, not me. And with that attitude, it's no
wonder you don't get any help on the internet.

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Re: which linux distro? tried fedora 5.

On Apr 6, 8:06 pm, "Gertrude" wrote:
> what i'm looking for is a distro which has apache server, php and mysql on
> it in which php just works properly from installing the distro and thus the
[snip]

Ubuntu offers the server version, which includes a LAMP installation
(L=Linux, A=Apache, M=MySql, P=PHP).

Look it up! Enjoy,
John

Re: which linux distro? tried fedora 5.

On Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:32:55 -0700, John Andersen wrote:

> On Apr 6, 8:06 pm, "Gertrude" wrote:
>> what i'm looking for is a distro which has apache server, php and mysql on
>> it in which php just works properly from installing the distro and thus the
> [snip]
>
> Ubuntu offers the server version, which includes a LAMP installation
> (L=Linux, A=Apache, M=MySql, P=PHP).

Nearly all distributions do... Fedora 5 included.

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