[NTLUG:Discuss] Apache, PHP, MySQL on Debian

[Lance Simmons]

On Tue, Dec 17, 2002 at 10:01:21AM -0600, Ed Coates wrote:
> 
> If you go the compile route, I would recommend
> http://www.apachetoolbox.com and do it that way.  It has a
> configuration script where you tell it what you want compiled into it,
> and it does the rest.  Configures everything, compiles it, and
> installs it for you.  

checkinstall is a nice program that lets you create .debs or .rpms from
any source code.  The command

  checkinstall make install (or whatever command is needed to install)

runs the regular installation sequence, and creates a .deb or .rpm that
you can uninstall when you want with the regular package manager.

Not sure if it would work with apachetoolbox, but checkinstall has
helped me with a lot of other software.  It's nice to know all the files
on your system are registered with the package manager.

-- 
Lance Simmons
lance at lsimmons.net