Support #385
Updated by Daniel Curtis about 10 years ago
Here is a procedure to install a FAMP, *F*reeBSD with *A*pache, *M*ariaDB and *P*HP, server. The following setup runs Apache 2.4, MariaDB 5.5, and PHP 5 on FreeBSD 9.2. If any version of the packages needs to be changed, replace the versions in the commands accordingly. h2. Pre-Installation Tasks * Before installation of the components, download the compressed snapshot of the ports collection, using the following command: <pre> portsnap fetch </pre> * Now extract the snapshot into @/usr/ports@ using the following command: <pre> portsnap extract </pre> h2. Apache 2.2 – Installation and Configuration * Install Apache 2.2 <pre> cd /usr/ports/www/apache22 make install </pre> *NOTE*: While running @make install@ the installer asks to check the boxes to install various libraries and support packages. Check the appropriate boxes as per requirements. *NOTE*: I use puppet to manage apache packages and configurations, so the above command is just for reference. * Clean up the source packages: <pre> make clean </pre> * Edit the apache configuration file, i.e. @/usr/local/etc/apache22/httpd.conf@, and make the following changes: <pre> ServerRoot "/usr/local" ServerAdmin you@your.address ServerName www.example.com:80 DocumentRoot "/usr/local/www/apache22/data" Listen :80 </pre> * Edit the @/etc/hosts@ file and add the following line: > <ip-address> <hostname>.<domain> #* eg: > 192.168.1.1 hostname.example.org * (Optional) Create a file named /boot/loader.conf or edit it if it is already present and add the following line: > accf_http_load="YES" * Add the following line to @/etc/rc.conf@: > echo 'apache22_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf * Test the apache server installation using the following command: <pre> /usr/local/sbin/apachectl start </pre> h2. MariaDB – Installation and Configuration Install MariaDB 5.5 <pre> cd /usr/ports/databases/mariadb55-server/ make install make clean </pre> * Add the following line to the file @/etc/rc.conf@: <pre> echo 'mysql_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf </pre> * Start MariaDB <pre> service mysql-server start </pre> * Set password for mysql using the following command <pre> rehash mysqladmin -uroot password </pre> h3. Configure MariaDB * Use the following command: <pre> cp /usr/local/share/mysql/my-small.cnf /etc/my.cnf </pre> Restart mysql using the following commands: <pre> service mysql-server restart </pre> h2. PHP – Installation and Configuration * Install Use the following commands to install PHP5 and other supporting packages: <pre> cd /usr/ports/lang/php5 make install make clean </pre> * Copy the PHP configuration file using the following command <pre> cp /usr/local/etc/php.ini-production /usr/local/etc/php.ini </pre> * Configure the mysql module for PHP: <pre> cd /usr/ports/databases/php5-mysql /usr/ports/databases/php5_extensions make config </pre> *NOTE*: Make sure to enable the *mysql* extension * Install the mysql module for PHP: <pre> make install make clean </pre> * Install the php5-session package <pre> cd /usr/ports/www/php5-session make install clean </pre> * Configure the php5-extensions package <pre> cd /usr/ports/lang/php5-extensions make config </pre> *NOTE*: Enable all the modules that will apply to your PHP needs. * Install the php5-extensions package <pre> make install clean </pre> * Install and configuring apache module for PHP: <pre> cd /usr/ports/www/mod_php5 make install make clean </pre> * Edit @/usr/local/etc/apache22/httpd.conf@ file and add the following lines under *AddType*: > AddType application/x-httpd-php .php > AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps * And add the following line under *LoadModule* section: > LoadModule php5_module libexec/apache22/libphp5.so * Modify the line +DirectoryIndex index.html+ to the following > DirectoryIndex index.php index.html * Now restart the apache server by using the following command: <pre> /usr/local/sbin/apachectl restart </pre> h2. Resources * http://fosskb.wordpress.com/2014/04/12/famp-installing-apache2-4-mariadb-php-on-freebsd-10/