Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 12:09:47 -0700 From: "James A. Peltier" <james@aspert.com> To: "Danny" <dannyh@idx.com.au>, "Hank Wethington" <bsd@info-logix.com>, <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Apache with Frontpage Message-ID: <004001bfe06b$4306b9e0$4b2b35d1@bconnected.net> References: <KFEIIDCJNHBCGLAFNMJIAEDKCGAA.bsd@info-logix.com> <00062721091600.01060@dannyh.freebsd.org>
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All I did was extract the fp40.bsdi.tar.Z file into the /usr/local directory and then run /usr/local/frontpage/version4.0/fp_install and it went fine.. make sure you set the allow override settings in your httpd.conf file to all or FP will not have any security. - James A. Peltier ----- Original Message ----- From: "Danny" <dannyh@idx.com.au> To: "Hank Wethington" <bsd@info-logix.com>; <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 4:08 AM Subject: Re: Apache with Frontpage > > Just provide other cgi's and php solutions instread of using the front page > extensions. > > But from memory don't you need to have the maxiumum of Apache_1.3.6 to run the > front page extensions? > > > On Tue, 27 Jun 2000, Hank Wethington wrote: > > Greetings, > > > > OK, after many hours of trying to figure out errors, using different ports, > > and changing configure files just trying to get Frontpage extensions > > installed, I am left frustrated and wondering whether it would just be > > easier to buy win2k and run them from there. Now that my rant is over, I'm > > hoping someone here has words of wisdom for a lost soul who doesn't want to > > convert to the dark-side. > > > > First some machine specific stuff. > > FreeBSD 4.0 release (3 day old install) > > dual (currently single) PII400 w/256 mb ram running as a web server for a > > company that will get approx 500 hits per day. (not much I know). > > > > OK, now I've had apache running many times, and it even (at one time) ran on > > this machine with no problems. I am now trying to get frontpage set up and > > it get various make errors. First after setting up the computer I used the > > /usr/ports/www/apache13-fp port. I have never gotten past this error: > > > > ===> Patching for apache_fp-1.3.12 > > ===> Applying FreeBSD patches for apache_fp-1.3.12 > > Ignoring previously applied (or reversed) patch. > > 4 out of 4 hunks ignored--saving rejects to configure.rej > > *** Error code 4 > > > > Stop in /usr/ports/www/apache13-fp. > > *** Error code 1 > > (I can supply the rej file if needed) > > > > So I go and clean things up. Do some research. See a nice package spoken > > about at freebsddiary, grab the package and try to install. Apache gets > > going ok, with ssl. PHP3 and PHP4 install with very few problems, but > > wouldn't you know it, frontpage appears to install, but I go to do the > > fp_install.sh and it can't find the tar files anywhere. *I* can't find the > > tar files anywhere. If I say keep the current vti directories, it errors > > (sorry I didn't write this one down) > > > > So I try another port. This one supposedly with PHP, SSL, and FP all ready > > to go... the PHP portion dies, never get to see if FP will make it. > > > > So I clean things up ONE MORE TIME and go back to the beginning, and guess > > what. Get the same things. So here I am, left wondering if frontpage is > > supposed to work on FreeBSD (I know it does, many of you have said so), but > > I just don't know what to do next. > > > > If any of you have some ideas or if you have a gun I can borrow :) please > > let me know. I do check this list but a cc to me would also help. > > > > Thanks, and if you made it this far, you deserve a beer, > > > > Hank Wethington > > Information Logistics > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > -- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > You are not authorized to use my email address for any purpose. > This is a violation of my privacy. Remove my email > address from your databases immediately. > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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