Yabb 1.5.2 and Apache 2 | if you need help

[cooch]

I managed to get YABB SE 1.5.2 working with Apache 2, without too many difficulties. The biggest challenge is getting PHHP comipled correctly, and then configuring Apache to call it as a module (which I find easier than rolling it right in).

If there is anyone who has a question on how to do this, feel free to let me know. Might save you a few steps. If there's enough interest, I'll post the basic details here.

[Douglas]

cooch, if you want to write a basic tutorial up, I'm sure I could sweet talk an Admin or Mod or three to get it moved to the right folder (and no, I'm not talking about /dev/null, either, lol)

[cooch]

cooch, if you want to write a basic tutorial up, I'm sure I could sweet talk an Admin or Mod or three to get it moved to the right folder (and no, I'm not talking about /dev/null, either, lol)

Sure - its actually pretty quick. Should I send it to you directly, or post it?

[Douglas]

Just go ahead and post it.  If needed, it can be split off.  

Thank you for taking the time, cooch!  

[cooch]

Just go ahead and post it.  If needed, it can be split off.  

Thank you for taking the time, cooch!  

No problem - sometime this week.

Now on to other things - like seeing if their is a port of Notify Plus for SE.

[cooch]

For a lot of folks, the fact that there seemed to be no clear way to get PHP working with Apache 2 is THE reason they've stuck with the 1.2x or beter version of Apache. And, without PHP, no YABB SE. However, there really is no problem - getting PHP to work with Apache 2 is very easy.

I was all set to collate the details on how to do this, when I came across a website that does pretty much the same thing: for all the details of how to compile PHP 4 and Apache 2 (from source, under GNU/Linux), have a look at

http://www10.brinkster.com/ssruprai/comphp.asp

This page is very well done, and very accurate - highly recommended. If you follow the instructions on this site (but see below), you should have no problems in getting Apache and PHP working.

1) The only issue some folks might have is that its uses the 'module' approach to call PHP from within Apache. This isn't a big deal, but you'll run into some zeolots who don't like this approach. But then, they also trend to have issues with Apache 2 in general, on occasion.

2) there is a small error in the docs (the only one I've found) - it claims that the LoadModule command will be automatically added to the Apache configuration file (httpd.conf). No, it won't. You need to add it manually, but this is trivial.