apache + mysql + php on bsd

Ok, I have been toying around with FreeBSD, and I have installed:

MySQL
PostgresSQL
Apache
Mod_php4

(in that order) using the port system. My question is, doe the port system take care of configuring them all to work together, or do I have to go in and mess with the conf files myself?

Dumb question, I know, but I needed to ask. Thanks!

Brett

BTW, FreeBSD rocks!!

>> doe the port system take care of configuring them all to work together

Not quite. You need to enable mysql and pgsql when installing mod_php4.

>> or do I have to go in and mess with the conf files myself?

What do you think? If you accept everything by default, FreeBSD is not for you.

Well, no, I don't. I am not lazy, definately not dumb, and willing to learn. I was just asking. Thanks for the encouragement.

Brett

>> and willing to learn

Okay. For pgsql, once install, you need to initialize the database template1. Of course, you need to alter ~pgsql/postgresql.conf. The bootup script resides at /usr/local/etc/rc.d/010pgsql.sh.

As for Apache, check out /usr/local/etc/apache/httpd.conf

mod_php4, you need to rename /usr/local/etc/php.ini-dist to /usr/local/etc/php.ini

Thanks. I appreciate it!

Brett

Another thing. By default, FreeBSD installs Apache docroot to /usr/local/www/data, which is not so good for performance. Though, it's still better than most Linux dist. for putting it under /var partition. If you have a partition that is not in use often, consider putting your docroot under that partition.
A good docroot may be /www/htdocs on a dedicated /www partiton, for security, performance and reliability.