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Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Apache2/php/suexec issues

I was going to go to the meeting but my wheel chair was stolen last night. If I can get a ride from someone that will be great.

Sent from my iPhone

On 2013-06-06, at 11:35 AM, Rob Echlin <rob [ at ] echlin [ dot ] ca> wrote:

> Hi Jeff,
> 
> Guessing at your meaning of "where are you".
> 
> The club meets tonight, 7pm, at Shopify in the Byward Market, 
> at 126 York Street, half a block east of Dalhousie
> and the Byward Market. Enter from the parking lot at the back.
> You can also get into the parking lot from George St, north side of the street, east side of "The Honest Lawyer".
> 
> We have a help session for Linux users from 6 to 7, meeting from 7-8:30, breakout groups 8:30 to 9, pub chats 9:15-late.
> 
> 
> All my very best,
> Rob 
> 
> --
> Rob Echlin, B. Eng.
> 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON
> http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  - http://picasaweb.google.com/coderoller
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Jeff Moncrieff <jeffrey [ dot ] moncrieff [ at ] yahoo [ dot ] ca>
>> To: Rob Echlin <rob [ at ] echlin [ dot ] ca>
>> Cc: 
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 5, 2013 2:52:51 PM
>> Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Apache2/php/suexec issues
>> 
>> Rob 
>> where  are u I could come cheek it out.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On 2013-06-05, at 1:21 PM, Rob Echlin <rob [ at ] echlin [ dot ] ca> wrote:
>> 
>>> Thanks for that update, Jeff.
>>> I expect it's just a newness in Apache that I didn't know about, or
>> a feature I never needed.
>>> 
>>> If correct, you should be able to set it in the virtual host config files.
>>> 
>>> I could look at your config files during the breakout time.
>>> 
>>> Anyone else interested in Apache configs?
>>> We could have a separate breakout group, or this could be the group for 
>> sysadmins.
>>> 
>>> Rob
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: Jeff Moncrieff <jeffrey [ dot ] moncrieff [ at ] yahoo [ dot ] ca>
>>>> To: Rob Echlin <rob [ at ] echlin [ dot ] ca>
>>>> Cc: 
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 5, 2013 12:58:58 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Apache2/php/suexec issues
>>>> 
>>>> I know there use to be a way off the top of my head I can not remember
>> exactly 
>>>> but I know I had it working for Php 4 and 5 it was in the .htaccess I
>> think a rc 
>>>> flag 
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>> 
>>>> On 2013-06-05, at 12:53 PM, Rob Echlin <rob [ at ] echlin [ dot ] ca> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hi David,
>>>>> I used to use Apache a lot, but not for a couple of years, so they 
>> may have
>>>> added features since then, but this is true as of Apache 2.2.
>>>>> 
>>>>> You can't have different mods in different virtual hosts on the
>> same
>>>> instance of Apache. That's because "Apache" loads the
>> mods, and 
>>>> the set of mods that are loaded are available to all of the virtual
>> hosts.
>>>>> 
>>>>> You can run two instances of Apache on the same server. You would
>> have to
>>>> run the two instances of Apache on different IP addresses or different
>> ports, 
>>>> each with their own config files.
>>>>> 
>>>>> You can also run two instances in two Virtual Machines, but you
>> would still
>>>> need two IP addresses or two sets of ports.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sorry, I can't help you with the difference between fastcgi and
>>>> fast-cgid.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hope this helps,
>>>>> Rob
>>>>> 
>>>>>   
>>>>> --
>>>>> Rob Echlin, B. Eng.
>>>>> 613-266-8311 -  Ottawa, ON
>>>>> http://talksoftware.wordpress.com  -
>> http://picasaweb.google.com/coderoller
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: David Patte ₯ <dpatte [ at ] relativedata [ dot ] com>
>>>>>> To: linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca
>>>>>> Cc: 
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 5, 2013 11:28:27 AM
>>>>>> Subject: [OCLUG-Tech] Apache2/php/suexec issues
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> As mentioned in an email earlier this week, I have setup my
>> first linux
>>>> 
>>>>>> server. But I am having an issue with using the correct php and
>> fastcgi
>>>> 
>>>>>> versions.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I originally set up apache using mod-php5. But I also needed
>> fastcgi to
>>>> 
>>>>>> enable some c++ apps I have built.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> So I also setup fcgid, and all was working pretty well. I also
>> got 
>>>>>> phpmyadmin running on the site.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I then transferred a Drupal 6 site to the server, and
>> discovered that 
>>>>>> the php I had setup with mod-php5 (5.4) is not compatible with
>> a Drupal
>>>> 
>>>>>> 6 site. Drupal 6 requires PHP 5.2. So I followed instructions
>> to build 
>>>>>> php 5.2.17 using phpfarm, and set that up with
>>>>>> fastcgi and suexec.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The problem I am having is that the Drupal site now runs fine,
>> as do my
>>>> 
>>>>>> fastcgi c++ apps, but phpmyadmin stopped working - presumably
>> since it 
>>>>>> does not support suexec.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> But if I enable mod-php5, the php reverts to 5.4, phpmyadmin 
>> works but 
>>>>>> my Drupal site no longer runs correctly.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Related, perhaps is that I also seem to now have both
>> mod-fastcgi and 
>>>>>> mod-fcgid enabled.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> How could I change things so that php5.4 runs in one virtual
>> host, yet 
>>>>>> php5.2 runs in another?
>>>>>> And what is the difference between mod-fastcgi and mod-fcgid?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Will there be somone at the meeting Thursday that could check
>> my .conf 
>>>>>> files to help recommend what changes I could make?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> David
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