Installed FC5 with Server bit ticked, how do I use Apache and is MySQL installed?

[JMitchell]

I've found where to start Apache from but when I type:
/etc/init.d/httpd
followed by start or stop it fails. status reports httpd is stopped.

How do I change the configuration?

Also, is MySQL installed, if so, where and how do I use that?

Sorry for the noob questions! Thanks in advance.

[ccrvic]

I've found where to start Apache from

chkconfig?

but when I type:
/etc/init.d/httpd
followed by start or stop it fails.

It fails *with an error message*. That'll tell you how to fix the problem.

How do I change the configuration?

By default, the config file is at /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf . There are extra config files in /etc/httpd/conf.d/ .

Also, is MySQL installed

No idea. Did you install it?

if so, where and how do I use that?

Start it with service mysqld start
You can use the mysql command-line client, you can use the Webmin mysql module, you can use phpMyAdmin, ...

Vic.

[jhetrick62]

I would start here and follow to insure that you have these set up properly. It includes phpmyadmin which is good to administer your mysql.

http://stanton-finley.net/fedora_core_5_installation_notes.html#Web

Jeff

[JMitchell]

Thanks, problem solved now.

/etc/init.d/httpd start / stop just failed - the only message I got was [FAILED]

This was whether I was root or not. configtest just returned Syntax OK

I'm following the stanton-finley thing now (thanks jhetrick62) - it appears MySQL wasn't installed as standard. Also, it appears to be the firewall incorrectly setup that was the problem.