Re: [cobalt-developers] How to make PHP and MySQL work on a RAQ XTR

["Taco Scargo" <taco.scargo@xxxxxxx>]

You can also download a pkg format install from http://pkg.nl.cobalt.com

;)

With regards,

Taco Scargo
Professional Services Manager, EMEA

Sun Microsystems B.V.
Server Appliance Business Unit
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Koopman" <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 0:35
Subject: [cobalt-developers] How to make PHP and MySQL work on a RAQ XTR


> The RAQ XTR comes with PHP installed, however, mySQL is not installed by
> default.
>
> Install MySQL on the XTR:
> 1) log in as admin - create a 'download' folder or a rpm 'folder' and cd
> into it.
> 2) point a browser to www.mysql.com - follow the link for the download
page
> for the most recent stable version (right now, it's 3.23 version).  Find
the
> path to the Standard binary RPMs (all you need is the 'The server for i386
> systems' and 'Client programs for i386 systems')
> 3) go back to your shell and type:  wget
> http://path_to_latest_mysql_version.rpm  (repeat this for both the server
> and the client programs)
> 4) su -
> 5) rpm -Uvh the_rpms.rpm  (do it twice - once for the server, once for the
> client)
>
> ok, at this point mySQL is installed on your cobalt xtr -- proceed to set
it
> up the way you want it....  get the root password set and everything and
> load some databases.
>
> You'll find that when you try to use a mysql_connect() funtion in your PHP
> code, it will fail, by default.  You must modify the /etc/httpd/php.ini
> file.  You need to add:
> extension=mysql.so
> in the right place in that file.
>
> Now try to run your PHP script that makes a call to mysql_connect().  If
it
> says something about cannot connect to /tmp/mysql.sock  ---  then you must
> do one more thing to make it work......   you must create a symbolic link
to
> the real mysql.sock inside the /tmp folder, like this:
> ln -s /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock /tmp/mysql.sock
>
> That's it.  Took me awhile to figure it all out.  The knowledgebase is
VERY
> scarce on information.  I am not very happy with the level of support from
> cobalt, personally.  I have had to figure everything out for myself....
the
> XTR documentation is lacking big time.  If you have an XTR and you know
how
> to do something tricky, you should post the How to so others can figure it
> out too.  Thanks.
>
> Dave Koopman
>
>
>
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