[PLUG] LAMP on Slackware

[Dick Steffens]

On 12/24/18 2:37 PM, King Beowulf wrote:
> On 12/24/18 7:53 AM, Dick Steffens wrote:
>> I've run a web server internally for years. I've always started by
>> following whatever directions the distro provides for Apache, MySQL, and
>> PHP. Heeding the warning that not all Slackware info on the Internet is
>> completely accurate, before I start doing stuff, is this guy trustworthy?
>>
>> http://www.slackware.com/~mrgoblin/slackware-lamp.php
>>
>> Also, while I've always used MySQL, I'm aware of MariaDB and wonder
>> about starting out with it instead of MySQL.
>>
>> Are there any gotchas I should be alert to?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
> Dick,
>
> To flesh out prior commentary. MariaDB on Slackware is a plug in
> replacement for MySQL.  Most scripts and HOW-TOs will need minor
> adjustments if any.  Or you can go whole hog a la Rich with PostgreSQL.
>
> To run a Slackware LAMP server, everything you need is already available
> in a full installation. You can refer to any Linux HOW-To to set up
> Apache and a LAMP stack. Slackware does not do anything special - all
> packages ship with upstream configuration defaults.  Just ignore any
> article that uses *systemd*.
>
> Anyone who has a page or email on the Slackware.com domain is a
> contributor to Slackware development.  These volunteers are trusted by
> our Benevolent Dictator For Life (BDFL).
>
> Goblin's information is still relevant, as is
> https://docs.slackware.com/howtos:network_services:setup_apache_php_mysql
>
> just replace "MySQL" with "MariaDB".

Okay.

So during the installation, when there was an option for mysqld, was 
that MySQL or MariaDB?

-- 
Regards,

Dick Steffens