[NTLUG:Discuss] Apache, PHP, MySQL on Debian

[Ed Coates]

Quoting jose sanchez <j_r_sanchez at yahoo.com>:

> Hello everyone:
> 
> 
> I would like to know what would be the way to install
> and configure APACHE, PHP (with Oracle support), and
> MYSQL on Debian 3.0? 
> 
> Should I get the latest tarball versions of all these
> and just compile it or should I just get the debian
> packages and install them?
> 
> How well do these servers run on Debian? 
> Is there a better distro for them?
> 
> Thanks in advance for all your help and sorry for all
> the questions in one post.
> 
> You input would be apreciated.
> 

That's the quandry you get when you run with package based systems.  I have the
same problem with SuSE.  I usually stay with the packages myself except for
MySQL and then I donload the src rpm and compile it that way.

If you go the compile route, I would recommend http://www.apachetoolbox.com and
do it that way.  It has a configuration script where you tell it what you want
compiled into it, and it does the rest.  Configures everything, compiles it, and
installs it for you.  Worked great with just a few tweaks on my Solaris system
at work, but then again, it's geared and written for the Linux OS.  :)

Ed




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