Trashguy/FAMP

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A quick guide to setting up an AMP server in FreeBSD.

I typically start from a custom install of just base, kern, src and man. After brining the system up to the current patch level I begin to install Apache MySQL and PHP.

Contents 1 Updating Ports 2 MySQL 3 Apache22 4 PHP

[edit] Updating Ports

Get the latest ports : *Note: Go here to find the closest server.

vi /usr/share/examples/cvsup/ports-supfile
change this line: *default host=CHANGE_THIS.FreeBSD.org to: *default host=*.FreeBSD.org 

This will start the ports tree update :

csup -L 2 /usr/share/examples/cvsup/ports-supfile

[edit] MySQL

Install MySQL :

cd /usr/ports/databases/mysql50-server 
make install clean

This will create the MySQL Database in /var/db/mysql as well as restrict the owner and group to the mysql user :

/usr/local/bin/mysql_install_db 
chown -R mysql /var/db/mysql/ 
chgrp -R mysql /var/db/mysql/

Start the daemon with the mysql user :

/usr/local/bin/mysqld_safe -user=mysql &

Add mysql to start when the server is rebooted :

echo ‘mysql_enable=”YES”‘ >> /etc/rc.conf

By default mysql root user has no password use this to change the mysql root password :

/usr/local/bin/mysqladmin -u root password newpassword

[edit] Apache22

Install Apache :

cd /usr/ports/www/apache22 
make install clean 

During the build you will be prompted to install options for “gettext” do not select any and accept

Add apache to start when server is rebooted :

echo ‘apache22_enable=”YES”‘ >> /etc/rc.conf

Start apache :

/usr/local/etc/rc.d/apache22 start

[edit] PHP

Install PHP :

cd /usr/ports/lang/php5 
make install clean 

Select the options you wish to use.

Edit httpd.conf :

vi /usr/local/etc/apache22/httpd.conf 

Ensure that this line is there :

LoadModule php5_module libexec/apache22/libphp5.so

Change this:

<IfModule dir_module> DirectoryIndex index.html </IfModule> 

to this

<IfModule dir_module> DirectoryIndex index.html index.php </IfModule>

Add this to the AddType portion of the httpd.conf

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php 
AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps

Install PHP Extentions :

cd /usr/ports/lang/php5-extensions 
make config

Select the PHP extensions you wish to install

make install clean

During the install you will be prompted to select options for some of the php extensions you selected options for.

You should now have a functioning AMP server.

Trashguy 12/18/2007