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chris
Asked: 2012-10-13 10:16:52 +0800 CST

What packages do I need to install to serve php pages from apache2 on Fedora 17?

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This seems like it should be easy to answer, but as a php newbie, I can't find out what exactly I need to install.

Some sites recommend just httpd, php and php-common; other suggestions include php-fpm and mod_fastcgi, as well as a bunch of php packages.

My goal is to be able to set up my dev machine and an amazon EC2 instance to be as similar as possible.

What do I need to install?

apache-2.2

2 Answers

  1. On Fedora 17 it's sufficient to install the php package. This pulls in all necessary dependencies, including Apache.

    On previous versions of Fedora, and current versions of RHEL, you need to install mod_php.

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  2. Try AMI ami-2ea50247 from the Fedora Cloudimage site.

    Then use as user-data in the AWS-console:

    #!/bin/bash
yum -y install httpd php php-common php-fpm mod_fcgid

    I just tried it because I was curious. Works like charm. Thanks to gholms from #fedora-cloud on Freenode for the hint about adding the hashbang.

    If you need more machines, just "launch more like this".

    You might want to add this to user-data:

    chkconfig httpd on
service httpd start

    To make it start automatically and right away after instance creation. Your pick.

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