Mambo CMS on freeBSD5.4

[Chris Ryan]

Hi Jack

Mambo now running smooth as too :)

Knew there was something I forgot...

Thanks for your help

Cheers

Chris
 
> Ryan,
> 
> Did you enable MySQL in /etc/rc.conf?
> At my server FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE Mambo is running smooth!
> 
> Jack
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Ryan" <chris.ryan at itfirst.com.au>
> To: <freebsd-questions at FreeBSD.ORG>
> Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 6:08 PM
> Subject: Mambo CMS on freeBSD5.4
> 
> 
>> Hi All
>> 
>> I have tried to find documentation on how to setup a freeBSD box as a
>> webserver running PHP apach mySQL versions needed for the Mambo content
>> Management System [ the one that has won lots of open sourse awards over
>> the
>> last few years] So I am sure there must be others wanting this resource -
>> and I will be happy to help with documentation [ and anything else I can
>> do]
>> for others once my issues are resolved.
>> 
>> 
>> I have searched the handbook, archives for questions etc etc
>> 
>> Sorry for the long email - but thought I would give as much info as
>> possible, thanks in Advance.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I have an IBM p4 1.6 w 256mb RAM 40 gig.
>> 
>> 
>> I have installed freeBSD 5.4.
>> 
>> I cvsuped ports-all and src-all
>> 
>> Then
>> 
>> cd /usr/ports/www/apache13-modssl
>> make install distclean
>> 
>> echo 'apache_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf
>> echo 'apache_flags="-DSSL"' >> /etc/rc.conf
>> 
>>  cd /usr/ports/databases/mysql40-server
>> make install WITH_OPENSSL=yes distclean
>> 
>> cd /usr/ports/www/mod_php4
>> make install distclean
>> cd /usr/ports/lang/php4-extensions
>> make install distclean
>> 
>> Checked the OpenSSL boxes when needed
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ee  /usr/local/etc/apache/httpd.conf
>> 
>> AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
>> AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps
>> 
>> 
>> openssl genrsa -des3 -out server.key 1024
>> 
>> openssl req -new -key server.key -out server.csr
>> 
>>  openssl x509 -req -days 365 -in /root/server.csr -signkey
>> /root/server.key
>> -out /root/server.crt
>> 
>> cp ~/server.key /usr/local/etc/apache/ssl.key/
>> cp ~/server.crt /usr/local/etc/apache/ssl.crt/
>> 
>> /usr/local/etc/rc.d/mysql-server.sh start
>> /usr/local/sbin/apachectl startssl
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ***next three lines to stop needing pwd for ssl on each system reboot
>> ***cd /usr/local/etc/apache/ssl.key
>> ***cp server.key server.key.orig
>> ***openssl rsa -in server.key.orig -out server.key
>> 
>> 
>> Then scp mambo files and extracted..to
>> /usr/local/www
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> At this stage I can point browser to ip address and the proper Mambo
>> pre-installer page comes up - as it should.
>> 
>> 
>> With PHP Zlib Mysql all coming up positive. [ as needed by Mambo ]
>> 
>> 
>> Now I try to create a database in mysql called Mambo
>> 
>> 
>> mysqladmin -u root -p create Mambo
>> 
>> 
>> I enter my password then get this error message
>> 
>> mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed
>> error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket
>> '/tmp/mysql.sock'
>> (2)'
>> Check that mysqld is running and that the socket: '/tmp/mysql.sock'
>> exists!
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I have tried to start mysql again with
>> /usr/local/etc/rc.d/mysql-server.sh
>> start
>> 
>> I have restarted [ of course ]
>> 
>> I have noticed that the file /tmp/mysql.sock does not exist. I have tried
>> to
>> get some info form mysql's site with no luck.
>> 
>> I love and promote freeBSD whenever I can! Its such a great system!
>> 
>> Thanks in Advance for help
>> 
>> Cheers
>> 
>> Chris
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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