webmin for RH8.0 & mysql login

[edhan]

Hi

As I am still new in this, does anyone knows where I can download webmin to install for RH8.0 ?

Also, any hint for the installation?

Thanks!

Regards
Edward Han

[mdwatts]

www.webmin.com

[edhan]

Hi

Thanks!

Regards
Edward Han

[mdwatts]

RH8.0 may already include a version of Webmin. Check to see if Webmin is installed and if not, have a look on your RH installation cd's.

rpm -qa | grep webmin

Of course the version of Webmin included (if it is) will be older than the latest version available on www.webmin.com

[edhan]

Hi

I have download the latest webmin. It works better than the last version.

Btw, I need to download the MYSQL 4.1 but do not know which one is meant for the RH8.0. Can you advice?

Also, I have been having problems to activate my Apache Server as it is always down. Any idea?

Regards
Edward Han

[mdwatts]

Originally posted by edhan

Btw, I need to download the MYSQL 4.1 but do not know which one is meant for the RH8.0. Can you advice?

Also, I have been having problems to activate my Apache Server as it is always down. Any idea?


Where do you plan to download MySQL 4.1 from?

Have you started apache? Use whatever service config utility is included with Redhat to start Apache.

Webmin has the ability in System/Bootup and Shutdown.

[andycrofts]

...
Just teasing.

This comes up a lot. Too tired to search now (I'm nodding off) but search with my nickname and apt-get and php and httpd - should find a post or two that'll steer you straight through.
Having said that, when installing RH, IFIRQ, specifying php-mysql, php, httpd, mysql AND mysql-server (everyone forgets that one!) should do it a dream. It'll be very workable, and you can tweak it later if you must. If you haven't got so far with the RH8, maybe you could consider that. But if you can follow it, the apt-get method seems painless to me. (Plus, you can upgrade your entire system. Hope you're not on dial-up!!!)

[edhan]

Hi

Sorry for my ignorance as I just started learning [ previously the setup was done by another person] and this is the first time I am setting up this RH8.0. It took me more than 4 hours as it hangs during several attempts of installation. Finally when it had completed, then I discovered things like my Apache Server is down, there is no MYSQL though I did specific during my custom installation. Anyway, manage to get the Webmin working as I am able to use another computer to login.

Btw, what service config utility are you mentioning? Checked and still does not know how to bring up the Apache as I use the monitoring to view whether it is up or down.

Any instruction as how I can bring up the Apache? Or maybe I have missed installing the Apache. If that is the case, how can I install the Apache after I have successfully installed RH and webmin?

Thanks!

Regards
Edward Han

[edhan]

Hi

After several attempts of installing Mysql 4.1 downloaded from the site, I have decided to re-install the RH8.0 with customized configuration.

This time I choose to install the default mysql.

Now I am encountering a problem when trying to access the Mysql database server as it requires me to logon. I have tried logging in with root and password as well as mysql & password but got rejected!

Then I tried the module configuration to modify the login password but still I can't login.

The default version is 3.23.52.

Any idea how I can resolve this problem?

Regards
Edward Han

[andycrofts]

try 'whereis httpd'
Should be in /sbin

rpm -q httpd

should show it, too. I say "should" - my system's buggered - I always test things before I write a reply, but can't right now.

Starting it - /sbin/service/httpd start

Always:
chkconfig --level 345 httpd on

(Both above as root)

will make sure it runs at levels 3, 4 and 5. But, there's a graphical tool whose name I can't remember for the life of me. It's in the system tools menu, and it's got a gear-wheel as a logo (IIRC) (Services??)
Have a look at the MySQL manual, too, for starting MySQL. From memory, here's an appendix right at the back where someone dicusses a couple of difficulties they had with RH8 (if searching, look for "safe_mysqld" (Or, "safe-mysqld")

Enjoy! Just don't give up. It's a new world, and very, very different to Windows/dos. Similar sometimes to be thoroughly confusing.

(Aside. On similarity and confusion, I live in Finland. A short ferry trip away is Estonia. The languages are quite similar, in part recognisable to each other, except some words mean the complete diametric opposite...Bloody weird.)

[mdwatts]

What command are you using to logon to MySQL?

[edhan]

Hi

Still puzzling over MySQL. I have download MySQL-standard-4.0.1.i686.tar.gz. Have unzip it and put in the location of: /usr/local/mysql/
as recommended.

From the Webmin, I have changed to module config location for the path:

/usr/bin/mysqlshow to /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqlshow
/usr/bin/mysqladmin to /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqladmin
/usr/bin/mysql to /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql
/usr/bin/mysqldump to /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqldump
/usr/bin/mysqlimport to /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqlimport

After changing the above location, it is unable to login the database. But changing it back to original path of the old version 3.25, it runs.

Also, I have download the php-mysql and when tried to install, it gives an
error: Failed dependencies
php = 4.2.2-8.0.8 is needed by php-mysql-4.2.2-8.0.8

My current version for php is 4.3.3

Anyone knows how I can install MySQL 4.0 to work with my current database using PHP ?

Thanks!

Regards
Edward Han