Noel McG. wrote:
Hello,
I am trying to install a programme called Mambo http://www.mamboserver.com/ on a linux box. I needed Apache, PHP and MySQL on first apparently. I loaded them from Mandrake CD's and got Apache running and a page up in a browser. I did not get as far as enabling PHP or MySQL. However when I tried to Mambo in /var/www I found the I was unable to extract the compressed files to it. 'Permission not allowed to write to this folder. Create a new folder' well more or less. I then logged in as Admin and the same thing happened.
Now I also have a LAMP programme, xampp,
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-linux.html that seems easier to set
up. So I removed Apache, PHP and MySQL from the system and tried to
install xampp, the set up instructions gave a sequence [tar xvfz
xampp-linux-1.4.11.tar.gz -C /opt] to enter once logged in as su root. I
did this and it came up with cannot find file. The tar is on the desktop.
Did you cd to the desktop containing the file first ? ie:
$ cd ~/Desktop
$ tar xvfz xampp-linux-1.4.11.tar.gz -C /opt
$ cd /opt/xamp[TabKey] - There is usually a README file within the uncompressed directory to advise before you continue.
$ ./configure ( if required )
$ make ( if required )
Change to root:
$ su
Password
# make install ( if required )
I don't mean to over simplify things believing you are unaware of the procedure, it's just that it is easier to include the lot whilst I got the time.Any ideas as to what I am doing wrong? I find it odd that when logged in as admin or su that I seem denied access to some files/folders. Incidentally I am very new to this so things need to be spelled out step by step.
Thanks for any help.
-- Newbie Seeking USER_FUNCTIONALITY always!
Regards
SnapafunFrank
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