[dvlug] Fwd: Please forward to all members, if not done already

[Michael Paric]

>
> Hello Harry,
>
> The address you'd use to post to this list is dvlug at linuxmafia.com.
> I'm forwarding it there for you. Hopefully someone can help with your
> problem!
>
> ~ Robert
>
> On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 1:34 PM, harry strout <harry-strout at comcast.net 
> > wrote:
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>> Hello to all.
>>
>>
>>
>> Am I glad that I was able to find your group.
>>
>> I am an old computer “hack” person who has had some exposure to  
>> Unix and Linux.
>>
>> I am willing to help in resurrecting the group.
>>
>>
>>
>> However, first things first:
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>>
>>
>> I have an X686 Linux (CentOS) computer that I configure myself at  
>> my home.
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>>
>>
>> I’m having some problems with it:
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>> -    The video just died on me. I tried installing some drivers for  
>> a video card and the video went out.
>>
>>           I thing I know how to solve this one, but have not had a  
>> chance to get to it yet.
>>
>>           The main problem is that the software that I got from  
>> NVIDIA (for Linux) does not install on the computer.
>>
>>
>>
>> -    The most important problem that I am having is in installing  
>> Apache, PHP, and MYSQL on my computer.
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>>           I’ve been able to install Apache (2.2) and MYSQL (5.1). I  
>> have failed miserably in trying to install PHP
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>>           (5.2.1). I also need to configure all three packages so  
>> that they can interact with each other.
>>
>>
>>
>>                                   Can anyone HELP?
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>>
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>> I am willing to pay for such assistance, as long as it’s reasonable.
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>> I have some other issues. But they are minor.
>>
>>
>>
>> Please call ASAP!!!
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>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>>
>> Harry Strout
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>> www.compconssupp.com
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>> 925-926-1081 (work)
>>
>> 925-926-1063
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>> 925-788-8006 (cell)
>>
>>
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Harry,
I maintain several CentOS-based servers both at home and for an  
Internet software company and the first thing I would suggest is NOT  
to use CentOS if you need to use the latest graphics drivers as well  
as the latest MySQL and PHP versions. CentOS follows the RedHat  
Enterprise update schedule which means that they're very conservative  
in what is updated during its life-cycle. The current *supported*  
versions for Apache, MySQL and PHP are 2.2.3, 5.0.77 and 5.1.6  
respectively. While it's possible to either use third-party packages  
or install from source, I believe you're going to cause more problems  
then you'll solve by using non-supported versions. If you really need  
the latest versions and want to stick to a RedHat-based system, use  
Fedora, otherwise stick with the current CentOS packages. You're of  
course welcome to join us tonight (Friday) at Cafe La Scala, 1655  
North Main Street, Walnut Creek starting at 6PM to discuss :)

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Michael Paric
Computer Business Solutions
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