Help!

I have just switched to slackware 9.1 for the first time, and impressed i am
too with the speed of it.
However i have been used to using distros that setup apache, mod_php and
mysql pretty much automatically - the way i want.

When i installed slackware i pretty much installed everything, so apache,
php and mysql is in there, i just need to know how to get them working in
harmony...

1. How do i enable mod_php in apache? does mod_php exist?
2. How do i get mysql to work? i currently get complaints about 'cannot
connect to local mysql server through socket /../..mysql.sock'.

These might sound like dumb questions, but as i said i am used to using
'easy' distros. I am on a tight time sched, so dont have time to wade
through manuals.

any help would be gratefully appreciated

cheers
David

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david mcdade <d.mcdade63@ntlworld.com> is thought to have
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Why post the same question twice with different subjects?

> 1. How do i enable mod_php in apache? does mod_php exist?

IIRC this has been answered before, so search the archives of this
group, otherwise I wouldn't know.

> 2. How do i get mysql to work? i currently get complaints about 'cannot
> connect to local mysql server through socket /../..mysql.sock'.
>
This has definatly been handled here before, search the archives on how
to start the mysql server. Perhaps putting 'rc.mysqld' in your search
string will help.

> These might sound like dumb questions, but as i said i am used to using
> 'easy' distros. I am on a tight time sched, so dont have time to wade
> through manuals.
>
Nobody here really cares about your time schedule, so don't bother
mentioning it.

> any help would be gratefully appreciated
>
I hope this will help you on your way.

The archives can be found at
<URL:http://groups.google.com/groups?q=alt.os.linux.slackware>

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david mcdade wrote:
> Help!
>
> I have just switched to slackware 9.1 for the first time, and impressed i am
> too with the speed of it.
> However i have been used to using distros that setup apache, mod_php and
> mysql pretty much automatically - the way i want.
>
> When i installed slackware i pretty much installed everything, so apache,
> php and mysql is in there, i just need to know how to get them working in
> harmony...
>
> 1. How do i enable mod_php in apache? does mod_php exist?

If you mean that you want .php pages to be parsed by php,
then add the lines

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps

to your Apache configuration file (httpd.conf) that is in
the Apache install directory. At least it worked for me.
I'm not familiar with mod_php. Perhaps you are thinking of
mod_cgi.

> 2. How do i get mysql to work? i currently get complaints about 'cannot
> connect to local mysql server through socket /../..mysql.sock'.
>

Not familiar with mysql. The program probably has a manual
pages and extensive documentation in your distribution. Do
a 'locate mysql | less' and look for html, ps, txt, and info
extensions.

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