I need help on Linux and Apache

mishy

I have just installed programes on my Opensuse 11.0 machine but when I go installed programes the programmes are not there. I am still new to linux so I just went to the Opensue site and downloaded and installed them from there but they are showing as installed under the install programes but they cannot be found in the applications section. The programes are MYsql and apache the ony one I can find is Mysql admin.

Does anyone have an ebook with a quick guide to linux and apache something that can teach me the basics so I can get started?

sprkymrk

The linux technotes on this site have a small section on getting apache up and running, however it was written from a Red Hat/Fedora perspective. Still it's short and basic so you may find it helpful:

http://www.techexams.net/technotes/linuxplus/network-services.shtml#apache

shednik

In addition to sprkymrk's suggestions for the technotes, I've always found that the website for the distro has excellent how-to guides. This one may be of use to you getting LAMP up and running:

http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/feature/595.html

undomiel

Not everything that you install from the OpenSUSE repositories will add an icon to the menu. A lot of utilities are command line only and so you'll have to crack open a shell and start editing config files by hand. Though I believe there are also some useful configuration utilities in yast, so you could check there as well. I have had mediochre luck with them though as they always hose my xorg.conf and their samba config would sometimes work sometimes not. So for pretty much everything now I just stick to editing the config files by hand.

mishy

I have had look at some of the sites and I think they will provide with some guide lines on installing the softwares. Thank you for your help. I will let you know on the progress.

dynamik

This is a nice one that Mishra (I believe) throws out from time to time: http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com/

Grynder

I have never used opensuse so I cannot give you specific help, but it would seem very unlikely that Apache and mySQL would show up under applications.
Try service httpd status and service mysqld status to see what is going on.
I am not familiar with the file structure of opensuse so I can't tell you where the files might be located but whereis httpd and whereis mysql should get you started.

mishy

Thanks but I will need to know where to type the commands and I will hae a quick read through on the links I have been given by the others.

thanks again for replying my post.

remyforbes777

If you need assistance with where to type commands maybe apache and mysql should be put on the back burner till you learn the basics of Linux. But to answer your question, you need to open up a terminal. It should be in your list of applications.

dynamik

Also check out something like: http://www.webmin.com/

Mishra

dynamik wrote:

This is a nice one that Mishra (I believe) throws out from time to time: http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com/

Thats because it's great!

Have you gone through any of it yet?

mishy

I have just been reading through but I will do the actual practicals on the machine on Monday and Tuesday. Thanks for your response.

I am really looking into running a few websites on linux, apache, mysql and php but I dont have mich knowledge of linux and apche but I think with the info you have provided I should be able to expand my knowledge.

mishy

I have expanded my knowledge in Linux and I am moving some of my websites to my linux machine and I hope will see the difference.

Thanks for the informative links.