[Klug-general] LAMP start up problem

Mon Jul 23 11:05:41 UTC 2012

tail -f /var/log/apache/access.log or error.log will help diagnose php
and file issues (precise log names differ according to distro)

For troubleshooting mysql purposes I normally use the root mysql user
credentials for php auth instead of "mick".

Also phpmyadmin is usually an easy install, allowing you to get a gui
view of your mysql db's, permissions etc.

On 23/07/12 11:42, Michael E. Rentell wrote:
> Good morning all,
> As a part of my plan to limit the atrophying of my ageing brain I am
> working through 'PHP & MySQL for Dummies'. I think I have got apache
> installed OK because when I point firefox at localhost I get the 'It's
> working' response. So I then composed the following script, called it
> test.php and stored it in /var/www:
>
> -----------------------------
>
> <html>
> <head>
> <title>PHP Test</title>
> </head>
> <body>
> <p>This is an HTML line
> <p>
> <?php
>   echo "This is a PHP line";
>   phpinfo();
> ?>
> </body></html>
>
> ----------------------------
>
> When I point firefox at it I get a huge table of dozens of properties
> which baffle me. But it seems to indicate that php is also working.
>
> The next step in the book is to generate a mysql db so from the CLI I
> went through generating mydb, user mick and a simple password.
> However, there is no data in this DB.
>
> Then to test that I composed the following script, called it test2.php
> and added it to /var/www:
>
> --------------------------
>
> <?php
>
> $host = "localhost";
> $user = "mick";
> $pass = "simplepassword";
>
> $r = mysql_connect($host, $user, $pass);
>
> if (!$r) {
>     echo "Could not connect to server\n";
>     trigger_error(mysql_error(), E_USER_ERROR);
> } else {
>     echo "Connection established\n";
> }
>
> echo mysql_get_server_info() . "\n";
>
> mysql_close();
>
> ?>
>
> ----------------------------
>
> When I point firefox at localhost/test2 I get a completely clear
> screen. It neither seems to work or return the error. It is supposed
> to return a different table of parameters etc.
>
> Am I doing something stupid here/ If anyone can help an aged beginner
> I would be most grateful. I've been banging my head against this for
> several days and the book isn't any help as it expects the text to
> 'just work' and it don't.
>
> MikeR
> in Folkestone
>
>
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