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Installing Lighttpd; PHP5 and MySQL on your Debian Etch
Jan 1st
Today’s tutorial is going to explain how to install Lighttpd; PHP5 and MySQL on your FlexServ (RPS) on Debian Etch 4.0.
This is an easy tutorial, and definetly a good place to start.
1. Update the repositories and your system
apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade
2. Install lighttpd
apt-get install lighttpd
3. Install PHP5-CGI
apt-get install php5-cgi
4. Configure lighttpd to use PHP5-CGI
Modify the php.ini:
vi /etc/php5/cgi/php.ini
Add the following line to it at the end:
cgi.fix_pathinfo = 1
Now you need to edit the lighttpd.conf
vi /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf
Add the following at the top (in the list):
“mod_fastcgi”,
Then this at the bottom:
fastcgi.server = ( “.php” => ((
“bin-path” => “/usr/bin/php5-cgi”,
“socket” => “/tmp/php.socket”
)))
5. Install and configure MySQL
Title says it all:
apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client php5-mysql
Then you should also set a password for the MySQL User root:
mysqladmin -u root password yourrootsqlpassword
6. Restart your lighttpd to apply the changes
/etc/init.d/lighttpd restart
7. Test it
Ok, the last step is to test it. For that create a new .php file:
vi /var/www/info.php
Add the following text to it:
<?
php phpinfo();
?>
Then check the result by accessing the page in your Webbrowser: http://fs00000.flosoft-servers.net/info.php
If that works, you can enjoy your new Webserver!
2008 and more!
Jan 1st
Hey,
just wanted to say, happy new year!
In the next few hours, you’ll also find some more tutorials for the Flosoft.biz FlexServ. If you have any request for tutorials, just post them here.
Greets,
Florian Jensen
Howto: Install a frontend on your Server with NX
Dec 31st
This howto will explain to you how to install a frontend on your server which is accessible via NX. This tutorial is for Debian based systems, and has been tested on an Flosoft.biz FlexServ (RPS).
1. Check the basic Debian setup.
We need to modify the sources.list
vi /etc/apt/sources.list
Add the following 2 lines:
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian etch main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian etch main contrib non-free
Close and save (:wq) and run this command to update:
apt-get update
Then check if your system is up to date, and if necessary install updates.
apt-get dist-upgrade
2. Installing the X window manager xorg.
Just type in:
apt-get install xserver-xorg-core xorg
There will be a few questions at the end, for now just go with the defaults.
3. The Login Manager
Now you have 3 options. You can install any of the following Login Manager’s. Your options are:
- KDM
KDM is probably the best if you want to use KDE - GDM
GDM is probably the best if you want to use Gnome - XDM
XDM is probably the best if you want to use Fluxbox or XFCE
Once you have chosen one of the GUIs run one of the following three commands:
apt-get install kdm
apt-get install gdm
apt-get install xdm
4. The GUI
Now again, you have a choice of different Graphical User Interfaces.
- KDE
Personally my favourite on Debian - Gnome
My favourite on Ubuntu - Fluxbox
Never used it - XFCE4
Never used it
Once you have chosen one of the GUIs run one of the following three commands:
apt-get install kde
apt-get install gnome
apt-get install xfce4
apt-get install fluxbox
Thats all for the base setup.
5. Reboot
You should reboot to make sure the X server starts.
shutdown -r now
6. Create your user
Once your server has rebooted, and you have relogged in, you should create a user which you will use for the GUI.
adduser mynewusername
6. Getting the NX packages
Now we need to setup the NX server, so that you are able to connect to the server from your home. So you need to download the NX server pacakges:
wget http://64.34.161.181/download/3.1.0/Linux/nxclient_3.1.0-2_i386.deb
wget http://64.34.161.181/download/3.1.0/Linux/nxnode_3.1.0-3_i386.deb
wget http://64.34.161.181/download/3.1.0/Linux/FE/nxserver_3.1.0-2_i386.deb
7. Installing the NX packages
As you have the packages now in your directory, you need to install them via dpkg.
dpkg -i nxclient_3.1.0-2_i386.deb
dpkg -i nxnode_3.1.0-3_i386.deb
dpkg -i nxserver_3.1.0-2_i386.deb
8. The Services
Now we need to make sure the services are running.
/etc/init.d/ssh restart
/etc/init.d/nxserver restart
9. The Browser
Last, but not least… well actually least … Firefox! You will need a nice Browser, so Firefox is the way to go.
apt-get install firefox
Now you’re system is setup and you’re ready to use it. Simply setup your NX Client and have fun!
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask me or just leave a comment.
