seting up apache to use mod_auth_mysql for php

Immyphp

ive got a copy of mod_auth_mysql which came with my book im using apache 2.2 and php perfectly fine

the instructions for installing mod_auth_mysql are quite confusing , and im abit lost

i know how to add, the module to the conf file in apache, but im not sure what do do with the mod_auth_mysql files which have been unziped.

my book talks of using make? but windows vista doesnt seem to have such a command, any ideas, im scouraging the interent for any help i can get

in basic i have script in php which will use apache to request mysql for a log in and password details. just need to get mod_auth_mysql installed correctly

thanks

bradgrafelman

If your book talks about using "make" (e.g. "make" then "make install"), then your book assumed you were on a Unix environment, not Windows.

You might have to Google "mod_auth_mysql for windows" to find a guide more tailored for Windows (especially, perhaps, Windows Vista shudders :o).

Immyphp

hey thanks for the reply im still, stuck , i even emailed an old freind whos an apache expert but he says hes only uses it in a unix environment im woundering if a better option is to tassle with unix. the other thing is all the files which download it are .so so they are def not windows dll files. just looking for a link from anyone who may be able to locate the windows versions of the modules

ive found links to it on the apache website but they dont work. im still gonna keep going ,

thanks for your time mate

shawty

You'll need a C/C++ compiler for windows in order to compile this.

If you have something like visual studio installed you can use 'nmake' where ever it says you should use 'make'

I personally however would consider using cygwin (http://www.cygwin.com/) to compile the module.

as for the apache side of things, apache under windows is pretty much the same in terms of editing the configuration file.

Immyphp

thanks shawty, i actually went and downloaded cygwin , but i dont see how i should use, i know its a linux simulator. not sure wat i shuld do now?

shawty

Unfortunately, it's not easy for me to say. I honestly cannot give you a step by step guide, beacuse it depends exactly what parts of cygwin you download.

Cygwin is not just a Linux Simulator (this is a common mistake made by many people) it's a full blown linux environment that runs on top of a windows sub system.

As such, anything that has been ported to standard C/C++ using a standard linux build system should in theory work under it.

at a pinch i would say you definately need apache2, apache2 dev and all the usual build utils such as GCC, GPP, buildutils and binutils should be installed using the cygwin package manager.

You may have other dependencies that are needed also, but these vary from build to build and without me trying to reproduce the exact same secenario on my systems as in on yours it really is impossible for me to tell.

As a general rule of thumb however, once you have the tar.gz file unpacked to a directory that accessible from your cygwin command line window, then typing ./configure in the folder should show you what is missing.

Cheers

Shawty