Noel McG. wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "SnapafunFrank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Can't help you from here Noel, but keep posting you successes because I am about to go this way myself, so will need to learn ~ great timing for this thread for me.
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 6:58 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Installing programmes
http://www.mamboserver.com/Noel McG. wrote:
Hello,
I am trying to install a programme called Mambo
aon a linux box. I needed Apache, PHP and MySQL on first apparently.
I loaded them from Mandrake CD's and got Apache running and a page up in
setbrowser. I did not get as far as enabling PHP or MySQL. However when I tried to Mambo in /var/www I found the I was unable to extract the compressed files to it. 'Permission not allowed to write to this folder. Create a new folder' well more or less. I then logged in as Admin and the same thing happened.
Now I also have a LAMP programme, xampp,
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-linux.html that seems easier to
desktop.up. So I removed Apache, PHP and MySQL from the system and tried to
install xampp, the set up instructions gave a sequence [tar xvfz
xampp-linux-1.4.11.tar.gz -C /opt] to enter once logged in as su root. I
did this and it came up with cannot find file. The tar is on the
Did you cd to the desktop containing the file first ? ie:
$ cd ~/Desktop
$ tar xvfz xampp-linux-1.4.11.tar.gz -C /opt
$ cd /opt/xamp[TabKey] - There is usually a README file within the
uncompressed directory to advise before you continue.
$ ./configure ( if required )
$ make ( if required )
Change to root:
$ su
Password
# make install ( if required )
I don't mean to over simplify things believing you are unaware of the procedure, it's just that it is easier to include the lot whilst I got the time.
-- Newbie Seeking USER_FUNCTIONALITY always!
Regards
SnapafunFrank
I have now got Mambo installed in /var/www/ and Xampp in /opt/. I am not sure if Mambo is working however xampp is and in a terminal window starting xampp brings up this
Starting XAMPP for Linux 1.4.11... XAMPP: XAMPP-Apache is already running. XAMPP: XAMPP-MySQL is already running. XAMPP: XAMPP-ProFTPD is already running. XAMPP for Linux started.
I am told that I now need to create a database in MySQL for Mambo and run an install script[?]
The instructions give '$ mysqladmin -u db_user -p create Mambo', db_user has to be changed to a suitable name for the system. This come up 'no such msql command'
I have tried changing to /var/www but still get the same thing.
Any thoughts please. Thanks.
-- Newbie Seeking USER_FUNCTIONALITY always!
Regards
SnapafunFrank
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