Apache and PHP installation

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neo · #1 Post by **neo** » 2005-09-03 05:21

I have been given access to a Debian system that has apache2 installed. I need to install PHP also there and configure Apache to use the PHP that I installed.
I have never used Debian before and would really appreciate it if anyone here could let me know how you have done this or how it should be done.
Any help would be great.
TIA

neo · #2 Post by **neo** » 2005-09-03 05:39

I get these errors when I try to do a

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dpkg -i libapache2-mod-php4_4.3.10-16_i386.deb

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 Selecting previously deselected package libapache2-mod-php4.
(Reading database ... 22741 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libapache2-mod-php4 (from libapache2-mod-php4_4.3.10-16_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libapache2-mod-php4:
 libapache2-mod-php4 depends on apache2-mpm-prefork (>> 2.0.52); however:
  Package apache2-mpm-prefork is not installed.
dpkg: error processing libapache2-mod-php4 (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 libapache2-mod-php4

neo · #3 Post by **neo** » 2005-09-03 06:42

I also see that I have Apache 1.3 as well as Apache2 installed on my Debian box. How do I remove the 1.3 from it?

Jeroen · #4 Post by **Jeroen** » 2005-09-05 01:01

Do not use dpkg for package installations, its the most low-level tool for that, it won't resolve your dependency issues.

Use aptitude install <pkgname> instead if you must go commandline, or even better, go graphical via synaptic or something.

You can aptitude remove apache to get rid of apache 1.3. Note that for PHP, the prefork flavour of apache2 works best/is needed. You can aptitude install apache2-mpm-prefork to replace your current apache2 flavour with the prefork flavour.

neo · #5 Post by **neo** » 2005-09-05 04:43

I have switched to the prefork model now and everything seems to be working fine.