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Posted by Kimmo Laine on 08/17/05 20:10
"Steve Welch" <steve-welch@comcast.net> kirjoitti
viestissδ:BPCdnb2qPq8AAp_eRVn-oA@comcast.com...
> After seeing all the references to "PAM", MySql, Apache, I decided to give
> it a try:
> MySql - Great database, downloaded the binary for Solaris 10 from the
> site, installed it and was building databases in just a few minutes.
> Apache - Super, got the (already installed with Solaris 10) 2.0 server
> up and running without too much difficulty, no downloads involved, just a
> few configuration changes.
> PHP - What a LET-DOWN! I downloaded the compiled php5.0.4 from
> sunfreeware.dom and had it up and running, again without too many problems
> UNTIL I tried to access MySQL via php. It turns out that unless you are a
> complete computer Geek with all of the C, C++, gcc (and half the acronyms
> in the alphabet) software and programmer skills, FORGET IT.
>
> Even with the compiled binary from sunfreeware, php5+ can't access any
> database that's available to an "average" user without re-compiling (AND
> the database MUST be on the local machine to do that). Opps! I take that
> back, if you get the Window$ binary, it appears to be as simple as
> un-commenting a line or two in a configuration ini file. How come you guys
> are making the Windows version easier to use than the Unix/Linux version?
>
> Looks like I'm going to have to try ODBC (or 'shiver, shiver' JAVA)!
As if making a jsp server would be any easier. I tried that once at school
when we were studying setting up the tomcat system to run java and jsp. That
was no different from building a php server. And we never even got to
working with databases...
> You people need to get your head out of the clouds and start putting
> something together that can be USED!
Well, for people who are all thumbs, theres always Microsoft with IIS +
MSSQL + ASP. Is it better combination, that I can't tell but from my
experience no. It's just easier to set up. For a WAMP
(Windows+Apache+MySQL+PHP) there are installation packages that make
creating a working server not so painful and difficult.
As for your problem... MySQL support has been nuilt-in in php for some time
now, one should not need to configure it separately.
The thing is that when you are working with Solaris, you do realize that you
are in a tiny tiny minority. Most people have Linux boxes, or the ones
who've sold their soul to old Bill, Windows systems. Solaris is not the most
popular pick, and asking help for it may not produce as many usefull
comments as asking about a Linux server would.
I sincerelly hope that you do not abandon php just because installing it
doesn't work like a charm. Surely you have a good point, when you say that
configuring the system should be easy. But once you've gotten the pieces
together, it'll be easy from that point on...
--
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Further reading at <http://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/>
Kimmo Laine <eternal.erectionN0@5P4Mgmail.com>
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