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Dedicated Server Problems

by Michael Forey
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Ok I made the move from shared Cpanel hosting to dedicated server and I'm in a little over my head. I have CentOS and webmin. I have managed to get the virtual host set up for my domain, got wordpress uploaded, but I get Your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL extension which is required by WordPress. The answer to my support ticket is PHP installation has been done default, please use rpm -qa | grep php.

Can anyone help me? I think maybe a manged server would have been a good idea but once I get it set up I think I can figure it out.

Thanks
Mike
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  • Profile picture of the author Barry Unruh
    Originally Posted by Michael Forey View Post

    Ok I made the move from shared Cpanel hosting to dedicated server and I'm in a little over my head. I have CentOS and webmin. I have managed to get the virtual host set up for my domain, got wordpress uploaded, but I get Your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL extension which is required by WordPress. The answer to my support ticket is PHP installation has been done default, please use rpm -qa | grep php.

    Can anyone help me? I think maybe a manged server would have been a good idea but once I get it set up I think I can figure it out.

    Thanks
    Mike
    I'm assuming by their answer you have either Telnet or SSH access to your server. If so, simply login with your admin account information and type the command with the exact line they gave you.

    Who is your hosting company? That is a very vague, unprofessional answer.


    Barry

    P.S. I only took a moment to search, but you may want to look at this item:
    HowTos/PHP 5.1 To 5.2 - CentOS Wiki
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    • Profile picture of the author Michael Forey
      Thanks yes ran in in SSH and it just give the PHP details, showing what is intalled.

      thanks
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      • Profile picture of the author Cesecurity
        If you are new to running a dedicated server, it might be worth it to hire someone to go in and get your server setup the exact way you want it. When I first got a dedicated server I found a guy advertising on the server's host forums that was highly recommended by the community and paid him I think $75 to go in there and set up my custom DNS, make sure everything was updated, install some programs that weren't preinstalled, and to make the server as secure as he could get it.

        I know this doesn't really answer your question but it is something to think about.
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  • Profile picture of the author Patrick
    Your php.ini is not loading the sql extension.

    Search for the following line in the php.ini file and uncomment it :

    extension=mysql.so

    And then restart Apache

    Wierd why the hosting replied you in such a way.
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Forey
    @Cesecurity I think your on to something. I have been keeping my eye out for someone. I just need to get everything up and running and I should be ok. I guess I didn't realize how complex this was

    @schwarzes thanks. I understand how to stop and start the Apache webserver in webmin. I dont understand how to get to php.ini or uncommenting it.

    Thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    Cpanel hosting CAN be used on a dedicated system ALSO! The two have NOTHING to do with one another. Cpanel has ANOTHER option called WHM. Although Cpanel/WHM typically costs about $20/month more, It may be worth it.

    One option it gives is FULL PHP, PERL, APACHE, SSL, Security setup/tuning.

    Steve
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