LAMP Server: Step by Step





NOTES:

1.  Whenever the notation .../dirname is used, the ... refers to your source directory, which 

is /usr/local/src by our default.  You can use anything you want instead, just make sure that ...

is always replaced by the true absolute path to your source directory.





Install RedHat 8.0 base server configuration with:

     lynx

     default development packages



After install



     Change character encoding:

          # nano /etc/sysconfig/i18n

            LANG=”en_US.UTF-8”  ===>  LANG=”en_US”

          > Note: Must reboot for these changes to take effect

     Setup virtual interfaces:

          # cp /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0:x

            Change IP address in new file

          > Note: Must reboot for these changes to take effect





Download Nano from http://www.nano-editor.org/

     # rpm -i nano-1.2.0-1.i386.rpm





Set Up Source Tree:

     # mkdir /usr/local/src









Open SSL

     # cd .../openssl-0.9.7a

     # ./config no-threads -fPIC

     # make

     # make test



MM

     # cd .../mm-1.1.x

     # ./configure --disable-shared

     # make





Mod SSL

     # cd .../mod_ssl-2.8.12-1.3.27

     # ./configure --with-apache=.../apache-1.3.27





CPAN

     # perl -MCPAN -e shell

     > NOTE: answer the configuration questions as best you can or pick auto config

     # install Bundle::CPAN

     # reload CPAN

     # exit





Mod Perl

     # cd .../mod_perl-1.27

     # perl Makefile.PL \

       USE_APACI=1 \

       EVERYTHING=1 \

       DO_HTTPD=1 \

       SSL_BASE=.../openssl-0.9.7a \

       EAPI_MM=.../mm-1.2.2 \

       APACHE_PREFIX=/usr/local/apache \

       APACHE_SRC=.../apache_1.3.27/src \

       APACI_ARGS='--enable-module=ssl,--enable-module=rewrite,--enable-module=speling,--enable-module=so,--disable-module=userdir'

     > NOTE: if any error messages pop up, go back into CPAN and install the appropriate modules

     # make

     # make test

     # make install





Apache

     # cd .../apache_1.3.27

     # make certificate

     > NOTE: when prompted for pass phrase, do not supply

     # make install

     > NOTE: for some reason test certificates must be copied manually

     # cp conf/ssl.crt/server.crt /usr/local/apache/conf/ssl.crt

     # cp conf/ssl.csr/server.csr /usr/local/apache/conf/ssl.csr

     # cp conf/ssl.crt/server.key /usr/local/apache/conf/ssl.key





CONGRATULATIONS!  

You now have a functioning Apache / mod_SSL / mod_perl server!

Now on the databases!





Download

     mysql 3.23.55      http://www.mysql.com

     postgresql 7.3.2   http://www.postgresql.org





MySQL

     # /usr/sbin/groupadd mysql

     # /usr/sbin/useradd -g mysql mysql

     # tar -xzf mysql-3.23.55-pc-linux-i686.tar.gz

     # mv mysql-3.23.55-pc-linux-i686 .../

     # cd .../

     # ln -s mysql-3.23.55-pc-linux-i686 mysql

     # cd mysql

     # scripts/mysql_install_db

     # chown -R root  .

     # chown -R mysql data

     # chgrp -R mysql .

     > NOTE: move the data to the new location and clear out old tables

     # cp -Rp data /home/mysql

     # rm -fr data/test

     # rm -f data/mysql/*

     > NOTE: now we copy a script and set up mysql to autostart on boot

     # cp support-files/mysql.server /etc/rc.d/init.d/mysql

     # nano /etc/rc.d/init.d/mysql

       datadir=/home/mysql/data

     # /sbin/chkconfig --add mysql

     # /sbin/chkconfig mysql on

     > NOTE: Setup MySQL config file

     # cp support-files/my-medium.cnf /etc/my.cnf

     # nano /etc/my.cnf

       [mysqld]

       datadir=/home/mysql/data

       ...

       [safe_mysqld]

       ledir=/usr/local/mysql/bin

     > NOTE: start MySQL

     # /etc/rc.d/init.d/mysql start

     > NOTE: set MySQL password

     # bin/mysqladmin -u root password new-password





PostgreSQL

     # /usr/sbin/groupadd postgres

     # /usr/sbin/useradd -g postgres postgres

     # mkdir /home/postgres/data

     # chown postgres /home/postgres/data

     # tar -xzf postgresql-7.2.3.tar.gz

     # cd postgresql-7.2.3

     # ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/pgsql --datadir=/home/postgres

     # make

     # make install

     # su postgres

     # /usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -L /home/postgres -D /home/postgres/data

     # exit

     > NOTE: now we copy a script and set up postgresql to autostart on boot

     # cp contrib/start-scripts/linux /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql

     # chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql

     > NOTE: alter script file to start postgresql with TCP/IP sockets open

     # nano /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql

       PGDATA="/home/postgres/data"

      >change

       su - $PGUSER -c "$DAEMON start -D '$PGDATA' -s -l $PGLOG"

      >to

       su - $PGUSER -c "$DAEMON start -D '$PGDATA' -s -l $PGLOG -o '-i'"

      >change

       su - $PGUSER -c "$DAEMON restart -D '$PGDATA' -s -m fast"

      >to

       su - $PGUSER -c "$DAEMON restart -D '$PGDATA' -s -m fast -o '-i'"

     # /sbin/chkconfig --add postgresql

     # /sbin/chkconfig postgresql on

     > NOTE: start postgresql

     # /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql start





CONGRATULATIONS!  

MySQL and PostgreSQL are now installed and running!

Now onto some other web application platforms!





CF



     # gunzip allaire_coldfusion_server_v4.5_professional_edition_for_linux.zip.gz

     # unzip allaire_coldfusion_server_v4.5_professional_edition_for_linux

     # cd coldfusion-451-linux-pro

     # ./cfinstall

     ? ColdFusion registration ID: CF45PLX-5112010024

     ? ColdFusion installation directory: /usr/local

     ? Web server running: Apache

     ? Automatically configure Apache: yes

     ? Apache installation directory: /usr/local/apache

     ? Web server document root: /usr/local/apache/htdocs

     ? ColdFusion documentation installed: no

     ? CFAdmin password: graistuff385

     ? CFRDS password: greistuff385

     ? ColdFusion server runs as: nobody

     > NOTE: after installation an error will occur; to fix

     # nano /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf

       LoadModule coldfusion_module /usr/local/coldfusion/webserver/apache/src/mod_coldfusion.so

     # /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl graceful





Download

     zlib 1.1.4         http://www.gzip.org/zlib/

     libpng 1.2.5       http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html

     libjpeg 6b         http://www.ijg.org/files

     php 4.3.1          http://www.php.net





ZLib

     # tar -xzf zlib-1.1.4.tar.gz

     # cd zlib-1.1.4

     # ./configure

     # make test

     # make install





LibPNG

     # tar -xzf libpng-1.2.5.tar.gz

     # cd libpng-1.2.5

     # cp scripts/makefile.linux makefile

     # make test

     # make install





LibJPEG

     # tar -xzf jpegsrc.v6b.tar.gz

     # cd jpegsrc-6b

     # mkdir /usr/local/man/man1

     # ./configure --enable-shared --enable-static

     # make

     # make test

     # make install





PHP

     # ./configure \

       --with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql \

       --with-pgsql=/usr/local/pgsql \

       --with-gd \

       --with-jpeg-dir=/usr/local \

       --with-png-dir=/usr/local \

       --with-zlib-dir=/usr/local \

       --with-xml \

       --enable-track-vars \

       --enable-exif \

       --enable-ftp \

       --enable-wddx \

       --with-apxs=/usr/local/apache/bin/apxs

     # make

     # make install

     # nano /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf

       LoadModule php4_module        libexec/libphp4.so

       AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .php3

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





Other Notes:

     > Edit the DirectoryIndex directive of Apache to choose a priority for .html, .php, .cfm etc.