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MU · Last edited by MU on Sat 31 Mar 2007, 14:04; edited 3 times in total

Apache 1.3 is a old, but small webserver.
Though there already is Apache 2, the version still is used by many professional hosters like the german Forum-Provider http://parsimony.net .

Download (1.3 MB, 8 MB extracted):
http://puppyfiles.org/dotpupsde/dotpups/Internet/Apache-1.3.37-Puppy-2/Apache-1.3.37-Puppy-2-only.pup

Requires this library, if you don't have it yet (420 kb, 1 MB extracted):
http://puppyfiles.org/dotpupsde/dotpups/Internet/Apache-1.3.37-Puppy-2/Libdb-4.4.so.pup

If you want to use it to run PHP-scripts, you also need Libphp (2.5 MB, 7 MB extracted):
http://puppyfiles.org/dotpupsde/dotpups/Internet/Apache-1.3.37-Puppy-2/Libphp4-for-Apache-1.1.37-and-dependencies.pup

If you need mysql, install it with gslapt, as the dotpups above were created from the Slackware packages:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=11929
But I did not try that, to use MySQL it would be easier to use XAMPP (see replies to this message).
My Apache 1 dotpup primarily is intended only to give you a small PHP-capable webserver for simple scripts.

The PHP dotpup has only libphp, but not the CLI-version of PHP.
You can install the full Php 4.4.4 with gslapt, too.

Here is a list of all files in the PHP-dotpup, pay attention when it want to overwrite existing libraries (in a fresh Puppy 2.11 that does not happen, but maybe if you installedother packages).

Canadianpride · Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 78

Wow, Thanks MU. This is awesome I've been wanting to teach myself php for awhile but never had a server to try it on. One thing though.... I downloaded mysql gslapt but I don't understand how to install it. Anyone have any advice I don't really know what I'm doing.

Thanks
Matthew.

Canadianpride · Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 78

Hmmmm, No response. Well here's the problem. I installed mysql using gslapt. It said that the install worked by It doesn't seem to be working? Any help would be appreciated. I don't know anything about mysql really but I need it for something I'm working on. Any help would be appreciated.

MU · Posted: Mon 11 Dec 2006, 21:26 Post subject:

One reason that I did not include mysql is, that I am (was) a "professional database-developer".
So I really hate fiddling with databases in my spare time, it can be quite timeconsuming to get the basic setup running, and often they are used for stuff that better would be solved with textfiles.
If you need mysql, run it from the console to set it up (you usually will have to create some tables and set up a password) or look for missing libraries, and consult a MySQL-manual with basic instructions (there are cheap books and tons of free documentation in the web).

You also could try http://www.mysql-admin.org/ , but I don't know if it supports the PHP-library of Apache 1.

If you need a simple solution, it might be wiser to use XAMPP, that includes Apache 2 and MySQL, and was announced in this forum, too.

Mark

Canadianpride · Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 78

Alright. Thanks I'll try that. I had tried something like that call phpadmin after I tried installing mysql but it said it couldn't find mysql. Maybe I'll try XAMPP
Thanks

GuestToo · Puppy Master Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 4078

Xampp is very easy to install and run

go to:
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html

download the Linux package ... unzip it in /opt ... or unzip it in any Linux file system, and symlink lampp to /opt/lampp ... and it should run

or there is a dotpup package that will download and install a slightly older version of Xampp
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?&t=5126
and the Xampp link should now be working in the dotpup downloader program

Canadianpride · Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 78

AHHHHH!!!!

I've tried to install xampp both ways. Apache always works fine and has php support. Unfortunately mysql never works, It says it can't connect to the database or something. Could it be something with my puppy? Maybe I'll try it with a clean install tomorrow.

debernardis · Joined: 12 Nov 2005 Posts: 170

Hi Mu and fellow puppy fans,
I have loaded the needed dotpups, edited /etc/apache/httpd.conf , but php seems not to work. Of course I am doing something wrong...

In my /var/www/cgi-bin directory I have a demo.php file which contains

Gekko · Posted: Fri 30 Mar 2007, 05:50 Post subject:

does the file work as demo.html?

MU · Posted: Sat 31 Mar 2007, 07:57 Post subject:

no, PHP-scripts are not CGI scripts.

A CGI-script can be written in any language like PHP, Basic or C. Most common is Perl.
But CGI-programs must send their own HTTP-headers.
In contrast, PHP-programs are usually associated to libphp.so, the Apache PHP-module.
These don't send the required headers, as the PHP-module sends own ones.

To use PHP-scripts, save them in:
/var/www/htdocs

I just tried yours as:
/var/www/htdocs/demo1.php

Then in your webbrowser enter the URL:
http://localhost/demo1.php

Works here.
Mark

debernardis · Joined: 12 Nov 2005 Posts: 170

paullecorde · Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Posts: 62 Location: Lexington, KY USA

It think this apache app is a great idea. I am looking for a very small web server with php.

I am working with puppy 2.13. i installed the .pup, uncommented the mod_php line and started apachectl. i get this error message

"Syntax error on line 6 of /etc/apache/mod_php.conf:
Cannot load /usr/libexec/apache/libphp4.so into server: libgdbm.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
/usr/bin/apachectl start: httpd could not be started.

When I look in /usr/ libexec/apache/libphp4.so is there. I don't see libgdbm.so.3. Should it be in the same directory? Where can I download this file? Do you see any other things i could do to get this server with php to work?

Thanks for your help.

Paul

MU · Posted: Sat 31 Mar 2007, 14:00 Post subject:

There is in Pupget/Petget a gdbm3.pet or gdbm3.tar.gz.
That should do it.
If not, I can make a dotpup.
Mark

paullecorde · Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Posts: 62 Location: Lexington, KY USA

MU,

Thank you for responding so quickly.

I looked for the gdbm.3 file at:
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/puppylinux/pupget_packages-1/
and
at http://puppyfiles.org/dotpupsde/dotpups/
I also tried seaching this forum for it, but I haven't found it. Do you know other sites for .pet, .pup storage?

Thanks again.
Paul

MU · Posted: Sat 31 Mar 2007, 14:40 Post subject:

sorry, it is this:
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/puppylinux/pupget_packages-1/gdbm-1.8.3.tar.gz

It includes:
gdbm-1.8.3/usr/lib/libgdbm.so.3
gdbm-1.8.3/usr/lib/libgdbm.so.3.0.0
gdbm-1.8.3/usr/lib/libgdbm_compat.so.3
gdbm-1.8.3/usr/lib/libgdbm_compat.so.3.0.0
Mark