[ale] Apache on RH AS3 in RPM heck

[Fulton Green]

On Tue, Jun 15, 2004 at 03:49:45PM -0400, Curt Smith wrote:
> I'm stuck in RPM heck on RedHat AS3.
> 
> All I wanted was to upgrade Apache HTTPD to a version that included PHP 
> 4.x and a MySql PHP connector for MySqyl 4.x.   Mysql 3.x was native to AS3.
> 
> I've rpm'ed till I'm blue and now am stuck with httpd + php with no 
> mysql support.   Grrrr
> 
> What happened to the tar downloads that I dropped into /usr/local ???  
> 
> I don't need to salvage the /usr/bin/httpd silliness that RH put there.  
> I'd be happier with a httpd*.tgz install that comes with the libraries 
> and php plugins that I install in /usr/local.
> 
> Any helps?

At the risk of sounding blunt, you're attempting to push the envelope on a
platform (RHEL) that isn't intended for such.  I can suggest two options,
and I'm sure others will have their ideas:

1.  If, despite your recent headaches, you prefer the idea of installable
    packages and you're using semi-proprietary software such as Oracle
    and/or Java, you'll want to give Fedora Core 2 a try.  They have a
    very cutting-edge "development" branch that is somewhat analogous to
    the old "Raw Hide" distro from Red Hat, so the packages in that
    branch make at least some attempt to integrate neatly.  Fedora is, by
    charter, what the upcoming versions of RHEL will look like.
2.  If that still doesn't provide enough cutting-edge, it's time to go
    with a less stringent (package dependency-wise) distro such as
    Gentoo or the "current" branch of Slackware (their latest "official"
    release is nine months old).