php using linux (debian) - Tech Support Forums

engineuity · January 25th, 2005, 12:31 AM

i apt-got apache php4 and mysql (going to have to do a school project of creating a db). but first i have to learn php and mysql. ive started out very basic using php for echo and $variables but i dont know how much that will help me out when interfacing with the database. anyways i cant seem to figure out how to view my php pages. on my school network, i need to save the php files in a specific folder that apache recognises. im assuming its the same on my linux comp? if so what is the folder that i am supposed to write to OR how do i point apache to the folder i would like to write to? (i have no knowledge of apache...is this important since i only intend on using php and mysql) seems like im rambling now so any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks

jkrohn · January 25th, 2005, 12:33 AM

The default HTML root should be
/var/www/html/ or something along those lines.

Jkrohn

James T · January 25th, 2005, 12:38 AM

Have you opened the ports, started the httpd daemon, tried pointing your web browser at your box? apache has a default web page that pops up pre your custom ones.

engineuity · January 25th, 2005, 12:40 AM

pointing at my box as in /home/blah/blah.php as a webpage? if so then yes i tried that. i dont know how to start the httpd daemon and i dont know how to work around apache. does it need to be started up first like the mysql server

jkrohn · January 25th, 2005, 12:41 AM

no, putting http://localhost/ or http://ipaddressofserver/ in a web-browser.

Jkrohn

James T · January 25th, 2005, 12:44 AM

debian, hmmm somewhere in your /etc/rc.d or debian equivalent there should be a script that lets you start the server. if you 'grep -R httpd *' in the correct directory it should tell you which one. When you run it it'll show up in 'ps -ax | grep http' then point with your web browser and 'http://127.0.0.1/'. If you have a firewall configured you may need to open port 80, however for the 127 address this is normally not an issue (testing only). apache will log, probably to /var/log/apache/error_log and access_log. Might also show up in /var/log/syslog or /var/log/messages if it dies trying to start.

jkrohn · January 25th, 2005, 12:47 AM

As root try apachectl status
This will tell you if it is running.
apachectl start will start it.

Jkrohn

engineuity · January 25th, 2005, 01:07 AM

ok i found the apache folders and i read in httpd.conf that the document root is in /var/www/
I also found that for a user directory you need a public_html/ in your user directory. tried putting the php file in both but mozilla still doesnt know how to open it . it acts like a download. i also chmoded the permissions to 777 but still wont open as a page

engineuity · January 25th, 2005, 01:09 AM

for $apachectl status i get Not Found ther requested server-status not found on the server ---------------Apache/1.3.33 Server at localhost Port 80

then tried apachectl start and it says its already running

James T · January 25th, 2005, 01:10 AM

jkrohn, good point about apachectl.

engineuity. You do NOT need to put the files in your public dir when it's your own machine. That's something ISPs do. There should be an /var/www/httpd/index.html file, or the like. Put a test.html file next to it and open http://localhost/test.html to test.