General server setup help

[shedt_v]

I'm sorry if this is not the place to ask these questions, because somtimes i have a hard time finding what i am looking for with the search feature.

This really is not a integramod question, but it will help me out.

I'm trying to get the GD thing working. The server is Apache 2, am I to understand that there is some basic features already there or do i need to compile it?

i don't what to compile php and stuff. not unless the computer is here in front of me.

Thank you if you can give me some tips or advice or links in advance.

integramod rocks!

[Helter]

what os are you using? For fedora core, I "putty'd" to root, and used the command yum install php-gd

[shedt_v]

yes i am using fedora core 4.

i'm pretty new to linux and servers, could i just use the ssh prompt?

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it don't like my password for root. tried to change it grrr


i'm using godaddy's virtual dedicated server, but only the simple control panel.

i might upgrade to plesk, as i've used it before, but i'll need to re-format so i dunno

[Helter]

http://www.putty.nl/download.html

try this

[shedt_v]

thanks dude, i've only played around a bit with linux and stuff.

hope i don't format my server or something hahahah

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cool i'm in as root, says there is no yum. but it's all good. my coffee tastes good this morning, i'm reading here:

http://www.fedorafaq.org/

if i have any other questions i'll post. thanks again!

[Helter]

http://forum.startcom.org/viewtopic.php?t=466
http://linux.lsu.edu/yum.php

[shedt_v]

i took a break from it and i'm going to try and figure this out.


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should'nt yum be installed with Fedora Core release 4?

and from what i keep reading, gd should be installed with php5?

[shedt_v]

finally got yum installed

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[shedt_v]

damn yum is kinda installed.

more problesm, but i'd be lying if i told you i was not learning AND having fun

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grr

If you are getting a message that yum itself is the missing module then you probably installed it incorreclty (or installed the source rpm using make/make install). If possible, find a prebuilt rpm that will work for your system like one from Fedora or CentOS. Or, you can download the srpm and do a

when i try to rpm the src.rpm file, it says does not have permisson or something and it can't make source dir

edit


warning: yum-2.4.3-1.src.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 69886cc7
error: cannot create %sourcedir /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES

[Helter]

here is a good source of info on yum for you os
http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/yum/en/



use wget, or apget from your server command line
http://www.fedorafaq.org/samples/yum.co ... s/yum.conf

[shedt_v]

yeah i have been using wget, really cool. thank you for your help, i may be a bit slow learning, but i am learning.

i enjoy stuff like this. Anyone can extract and upload some files you know.