Finding Apache

[gotit7676]

I'm a struggling newbie trying to follow Zoist's How I Did It installation of Apache, MySql and PHP. My first problem is that I go to the web site he/she suggested for Apache downloads and it looks lie there's twenty binaries. But from Zoist's description there should just be one tar file. I just don't understand how this works. Do I have to download a bunch of files and hope I get them all? Or am I missing where the tar file is? (I'm going to www.apache.org/dist/httpd a la the thread's suggestion.)

[JethroTul]

will this work as well for redhat8 users ? I am thinking as well of putting up apache, mysql, php and mail server and irc eggdrop bot on my linux machine but so I am a newbie :) if it works for redhat8 can you please give me the link of that howto ?

or maybe someone knows a good link for redhat8 users to setup those thingies ?

[chrism01]

For RH8, it's all on the CD(s). Just rpm them in. :)
Good idea to update any patches from RH site before use.
Alternatively, if no CDs, download rpms from RH.

[JethroTul]

thanks for the info :) I think I selected all during installation :)

any good doc around on how to set things up for newbies so I can put a VB board up and a small website ?

[chrism01]

Well.... a large num of possibilities, i guess. Try /usr/share/doc. On my Rh box there's a couple of Apache related docs. Also, the conf file (/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf) is heavily commented with example code.
With that, I'd try www.apache.org.

[JethroTul]

am trying to make mysql work but i dont find mysql.sock :( am tryin gto use one of the scripts in there