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Operating Systems => Linux and UNIX => Topic started by: Canadian Lover on 11 April 2004, 21:17

Title: God damn Apache shell script!!!!!
Post by: Canadian Lover on 11 April 2004, 21:17
Well, I've got a spare bot I use to experiment with linux. I tried to install apache as a learning experince, but no luck.

I run the command in a GNOME terminal window:
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So half way through then script I get a parse error telling me I've got an unexpected $end. in life 1800 (I think).

Now since i don't know how to shell script. I stuck. I can't install apache because those "good people" made a mistake in the configure script./
Title: God damn Apache shell script!!!!!
Post by: ecsyle_one on 11 April 2004, 21:20
Apache is usually installed when you install Linux. Which distro are  you using? It might be easier to use its package manager to install Linux, or just use apt-get.
Title: God damn Apache shell script!!!!!
Post by: SAJChurchey on 11 April 2004, 12:55
If you are running a somewhat older distro, it could be that you have an older version of the compiler (GCC) or the C-libraries (glib).
Title: God damn Apache shell script!!!!!
Post by: Canadian Lover on 11 April 2004, 19:41
Red Hat 9. I want to install php/mysql as well.
Title: God damn Apache shell script!!!!!
Post by: KernelPanic on 11 April 2004, 20:34
Just use apt for RPM (http://voidmain.is-a-geek.net/redhat/redhat_9_apt-get_must_have.html)

Or, if you are intent on compiling it, try:

export CC=gcc32
make clean
./configure -prefix=/usr/local/apache2 -enable-mods-shared=most
make
make install

It may yield better results.

[ April 11, 2004: Message edited by: Tux ]

Title: God damn Apache shell script!!!!!
Post by: insomnia on 12 April 2004, 05:35
Their are good reasons to install it from source.
The RPM packages aren't provided with their source code. This can give problems for dynamic web hosting  
(mostly PHP).
Title: God damn Apache shell script!!!!!
Post by: insomnia on 12 April 2004, 05:37
quote:
Originally posted by insomnia:
Their are good reasons to install it from source.
The RPM packages aren't provided with their source code. This can give problems for dynamic web hosting  
(mostly PHP).


PS: This is one of the reasons why you shoudn't run a web server on closed source systems.
Title: God damn Apache shell script!!!!!
Post by: flap on 12 April 2004, 15:32
quote:
Originally posted by insomnia:
The RPM packages aren't provided with their source code. This can give problems for dynamic web hosting  
(mostly PHP).


How so?
Title: God damn Apache shell script!!!!!
Post by: insomnia on 12 April 2004, 16:12
quote:
Originally posted by flap:


How so?


'If'(and their always is an if) something goes wrong you'll need them to rebuild things.
If you don't have any sources you'll have to do what you're told. Their's no way to fully understand every problem. RPMs are prebuild by others and not always like they should.
Many people seem to have problems to compile PHP on top of RPMs.

With closed source systems you have the same problems, but a lot worse.

Example: In Windows you sometimes have to place 'php.ini' in the same dir as 'php.exe' (= not safe).
Why...?
Nobody seems to know this.
You need the sources to find out...

[ April 12, 2004: Message edited by: insomnia ]