[NBLUG/talk] Almost ther but...

[Todd Cary]

ME wrote:

>Todd Cary said:
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>>Due to the switching from the diistributed  installed Apache to
>>apache-1.3.2, there are some challenges for me.  Here is the result of
>>trying to start Apache:
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>If you built an apache web server from source, I would suggest getting a
>version later than 1.3.2. Apache version 1.3.27 is available and has fixes
>for several vulnerabilities.
>
>http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi
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>>Processing config directory: /etc/httpd/conf.d/*.conf
>>
>> Processing config file: /etc/httpd/conf.d/auth_mysql.conf
>>
>>Syntax error on line 6 of /etc/httpd/conf.d/auth_mysql.conf:
>>
>>Cannot load /etc/httpd/modules/mod_auth_mysql.so into server:
>>/etc/httpd/modules/mod_auth_mysql.so: cannot open shared object file: No
>>such file or directory
>>
>>And here are the results of "httpd -l":
>>
>>Compiled-in modules:
>>  http_core.c
>>  mod_so.c
>>suexec: disabled; invalid wrapper /usr/src/local/apache/bin/suexec
>>
>>I did not specify MySQL in the ./configure of PHP.  Is that the
>>problem?  I thought that MySQL was already part of PHP.
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>This is an apache issue, not a php issue. It looks like this apache web
>server does not have much enabled in the way of modules.
>
>As suggested by another member, The Linux Documentation Project (tldp) has
>many documents that can help you. ( http://www.tldp.oprg/ )
>
>For example, there is a "how-to" for building an apache web server:
>
>http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/other-formats/html_single/Apache-Compile-HOWTO.html
>
>This is a good read, and will help you to enable the modules you might want.
>
>The short answer for the above.
>"mod_auth_mysql" is a module that is available for apache that permits an
>admit to store user authentication credentials in a mysql database. You
>probably do not need this and can comment out that entry on line 6 of your
>httpd.conf.
>
>NOTE: since this error came up, and I do not see many modules enabled in
>your present httpd (based on the output) you probably have several other
>modules listed in your httpd.conf as "to be enabled" that your web server
>does not have compiled into it.
>
>This is another example (using the robot analogy) of your config file
>asking the built web server to "enable this option" (activate robot arm)
>but the web server that was built does not have that option to enable (the
>robot that was built does not have an arm to activate.)
>
>If you built apache from source, then you should note that the apache
>source tree has its own "./configure" for choosing what modules to enable.
>To see what you can enable for apache:
># cd /usr/local/src/apache-1.3.27
># ./configure --help |less
>
>The how-to will cover much on building apache.
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>>Making progress, but still trying to get use to Linux and the error
>>messages....
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>This is a case where installation of a custom php has led to a need to
>build a custom web server. You can get beyond this too.
>
>The web server is more complicated than mod_php, and because of this I
>strongly suggest checking out the howto for the web server.
>
>-ME
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I would suggest getting a
version later than 1.3.2
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Type!  It should have read 1.3.27.

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there is a "how-to" for building an apache web server
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Will do.....

Thanks....

Todd



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