Newbie setting up apache/php/mysql ...

[tko fx]

Ok, here's the basics that I want to setup...(not really basic I suppose)

apache (I've got my own domain, and a static ip)
php/mysql (for my webstuff :P)

now for that...do I need to use suExec? (or better yet...why would I need suExec?)

secondly...

I want to setup my own pop3/smtp servers so that I can use my domain to send/receive emails, what would I want to look into for this?

I've read the documentation for apache, and got the basics of it, and I've just started to read some stuff for pop3/smtp. All I want is some suggestions from people that have already setup this sort of thing on their system.

[scottt]

If you want something really easy to configure try
www.e-smith.org (http://www.e-smith.org)

and download the iso image. I'm running their software on my site. Comes with qmail and apache. Several other packages as well. Also some of the users have documented setting up php and mysql. It's so easy it's not funny.

I'm running it here.
www.primewest.net (http://www.primewest.net)

Just kind of a testing ground for me.

Cheers,

[stiles]

Originally posted by tko fx:
now for that...do I need to use suExec? (or better yet...why would I need suExec?)



suEXEC gives you the ability to run CGI and SSI programs under user IDs different from the user ID of the calling webserver. It's most useful for ISP's who let people run CGI/SSI scripts on there servers. If your going to do everything in PHP (as a module) there is no advantage in installing suEXEC that I can see.

[witman]

There is a NHF for installing these here: http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/webserving/php_apache.html

Be carefull if you're installing PHP 4.0 because I think some of the header files are misnamed. I had to change the names to install.

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