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Robert — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 09:12:00 -0000

WAMP as opposed to LAMP. Can't help you much there. But you should try setting up Linux some time on an older computer. Getting all of these to work on Debian is not very difficult.

Re: Jandy’s Meanderings » Brain dump

Jandy — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 19:28:00 -0000

Actually, I'm working with Windows XP. I know, I know. But the book I've got is actually geared towards Windows users, and everything I've done matches pretty much exactly, using PHP5.1.2, Apache1.3.34 (I tried with Apache2.0.55 first, but the configuration files were enough different that I couldn't figure out how to make it recognize PHP), and MySQL5.0.18. Now, I think the book is actually using an early MySQL release as well, but since it set up the same, I'm not sure what would be different that might be messing it up.

I've got PHP talking to Apache just fine, but when I create the PHP file that checks for MySQL connectivity, it just comes up with a blank screen. (It's supposed to say "can't find MySQL" if it doesn't connect and "connected to MySQL" if it does, and I can get the PHP to give me the straight html if I take out the mysql_connect command, but with the mysql_connect line of code in there, I just get a blank page, in both Firefox and IE6.) Oh, and I did install the precompiled packages of everything...I tried compiling my own the first time, and I'm not that much of a programmer yet. Baby steps, you know? ;)

Re: Jandy’s Meanderings » Brain dump

Robert — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 15:37:00 -0000

MySQL and Apache? I assume you are trying to install on Linux? What distro and what version? Unfortunately, books on Open Source software can get out of date fast. But also, if you just want to get up and going fast, you should consider using the precompiled packages for the distro of Linux you are using. Let me know a little more and I might be able to stear you in the right direction.

I get paid to do this stuff actually. But being an admin is definitly not working in solitude for very long!