That sounds a bit complicated for me. I did however image my SD card in case something went terribly wrong (which it didn't) so I could revert back to where I started.
On Sunday, September 6, 2020 at 11:51:57 AM UTC-5 [email protected] wrote: > If you're worried about breaking something, you might set yourself up with > a virtual machine to do your development work on (using the simulator > station) and then transfer what works over to your real machine. > > On Sun, Sep 6, 2020 at 8:22 AM <[email protected]> wrote: > >> No you need to install it. Have a look here >> http://weewx.com/docs/usersguide.htm#integrating_with_webserver >> >> >> >> This is a distillation of the instructions to install Apache and PHP and >> associated libraries: - >> >> >> >> sudo apt update >> >> >> >> sudo apt install apache2 >> >> >> >> sudo apt-get install php >> >> >> >> sudo apt-get install php-cli php-fpm php-json php-sqlite3 php-zip php-gd >> php-mbstring php-curl php-xml php-pear php-bcmath >> >> >> >> sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-php >> >> >> >> sudo a2enmod php7.3 >> >> >> >> sudo systemctl restart apache2 >> >> >> >> IM. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for >> Windows 10 >> >> >> >> *From: *ExprmntAl >> *Sent: *06 September 2020 15:42 >> *To: *weewx-user >> *Subject: *Re: [weewx-user] weewx-Weather34 installation questions >> >> >> >> I was under the impression that Apache2 was installed as part of the >> weewx installation already. I am concerned that I will break something if >> I just start installing things without understanding them fully if they are >> already installed. So if I install Apache2, PHP7.x and the PHP >> libraries as you suggest, is there a chance I will break what is already >> working (in the case of Apache2 if it is already installed)? >> >> >> >> Is there a good tutorial somewhere for these installations? There seem >> to be a number of versions of PHP which is also confusing. >> >> On Sunday, September 6, 2020 at 9:03:54 AM UTC-5 [email protected] >> wrote: >> >> OK, >> >> >> >> I also have the Seasons and Belchertown skin installed as well as my own >> Weather34. >> >> >> >> I would go ahead and install Apache2, PHP7.x and the PHP libraries. When >> you install the libraries you should pick up things like curl along the way. >> >> >> >> Then install Weather34 following the instructions carefully. >> >> >> >> Belchertown is also very well documented and is straightforward to >> install. Some people have a problem setting up MQTT but again I found it >> straight forward to setup my own server on my own Pi. There is excellent >> support from Pat and Belchertown users if you get into trouble. >> >> >> >> IM >> >> >> >> On Sun, 6 Sep 2020 at 14:44, ExprmntAl <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Ian, I should have noted that I'm running on a Raspberry Pi 4 with the >> full version of the Raspberry Pi OS. Weewx has been running fine for over >> a month using the weatherflow extension (Tempest). At this point I haven't >> installed anything else and have been using the seasons skin. I wanted to >> start playing around with Belchertown and Weather34 now that I have gotten >> my feet wet. >> >> >> >> I had tried the "php -v" command already but it did not work and returned >> "command not found". Here is what I get when I run the two commands: >> >> >> >> *pi@raspberrypi:~ $ apachectl -v* >> >> *bash: apachectl: command not found* >> >> *pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo apachectl -v* >> >> *sudo: apachectl: command not found* >> >> *pi@raspberrypi:~ $ php -v* >> >> *bash: php: command not found* >> >> *pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo php -v* >> >> *sudo: php: command not found* >> >> *pi@raspberrypi:~ $ * >> >> >> >> Also, what about curl? >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sunday, September 6, 2020 at 1:26:30 AM UTC-5 [email protected] wrote: >> >> To determine the versions of Apache and PHP installed: - >> >> >> >> From the command line run: - >> >> >> >> apachectl -v >> >> php -v >> >> >> >> >> >> IM >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, 6 Sep 2020 at 07:07, steeple ian <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I assume you are running a Debian based OS, Raspberry Pi OS or Ubuntu >> perhaps? >> >> IM >> >> >> >> On Sun, 6 Sep 2020 at 05:14, ExprmntAl <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> In the installation instructions for weewx-Weather34 it says: >> >> >> >> *"This installation guide assumes that you are already reasonably >> familiar with WeeWX and that it is already installed on your computer along >> with a webserver, php and curl."* >> >> >> >> The Apache2 webserver is installed as part of the weewx installation, but >> how do I know if php and curl are installed? Is there an easy way to check >> this? If I don't have these what is the best way to install them? >> >> >> >> Also, later in the instation instructions it says: >> >> >> >> *"IMPORTANT. After installing PHP please make sure you install all the >> PHP modules appropriate for your version of PHP. Failure to due so may mean >> that forecasts and current conditions fail to update. This is an example >> for PHP7.3 modules on a Debian based distribution: -* >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *sudo apt-get install php-cli php-fpm php-json php-sqlite3 php-zip php-gd >> php-mbstring php-curl php-xml php-pear php-bcmathsudo apt-get install >> libapache2-mod-phpsudo a2enmod php7.3sudo systemctl restart apache2"* >> >> >> >> How do I determine what version of PHP I have and once I know that, how >> do I ensure that I have installed the right modules for that version? 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