Installing Web Stack Components

OpenSolaris 2008.05 release allows you to install Web Stack components individually. The following table lists the packages and command to install them.

Note - Ensure to import SMF manifest file before setting up an AMP cluster or installing as an individual package. For more information see Administering Apache Server, Administering MySQL Server, and Administering memcached.

Note - The pfexec command allows the non-root user to install packages.

Table 2-1 Installing the Web Stack components

Component Name	Package Name	Command to install the component
Apache 2.2 core only	`SUNWapch22,SUNWapch22d`	Use the following command to install Apache core: `pfexec pkg install SUNWapch22 SUNWapch22d`
Apache 2.2 modules	`SUNWapch22m-security, SUNWapch22m-jk, SUNWapch22m-fcgid, SUNWapch22m-dtrace`	Use the following command to install Apache modules: `pfexec pkg install SUNWapch22m-security SUNWapch22m-jk SUNWapch22m-fcgid SUNWapch22m-dtrace`
PHP5	`SUNWphp524, SUNWphp524core, SUNWphp524man, SUNWphp524-mysql, SUNWphp524-pgsql, SUNWapch22m-php5`	Use the following command to install PHP5: `pfexec pkg install SUNWphp524 SUNWphp524core SUNWphp524man SUNWphp524-mysql SUNWphp524-pgsql SUNWapch22m-php5`
MySQL	`SUNWmysql5`	Use the following command to install MySQL: `pfexec pkg install SUNWmysql5` For more information on how to start the MySQL, see Setting Up MySQL
PostgreSQL	`SUNWpostgr-82-devel`	Use the following command to install PostgreSQL: `pfexec pkg install SUNWpostgr-82-devel`
Squid	`SUNWsquid`	Use the following command to install Squid: `pfexec pkg install SUNWsquid`
Web Stack user interface	`webstackui`	This package adds menu to operate Apache, PHP, MySQl and other components in the stack. Use the following command to install Web Stack user interface: `pfexec pkg install webstackui`

You can install the components using the PackageManager graphical user interface for IPS. To install, update, and manage packages using the PackageManager, see the screencast.

Installing AMP Cluster

The AMP cluster package is a super set of all individual AMP packages. For more information on how to install an AMP cluster, see Setting Up Your AMP Development Environment.

Note - Ensure to import SMF manifest file before setting up an AMP cluster. For more information on how to import the manifest, see Administering Apache Server, Administering MySQL Server, and Administering memcached.

Administering Apache Server

When you install the Apache Web Server package, the binaries are installed in the /usr/apache2/2.2 and run time configuration files will be available in the following location /etc/apache2/2.2.

SMF Framework for Web Stack components are not initialized in the this release. Use either the Web Stack UI or start the server by running the startup command manually. Perform the following steps as root user to start Apache Web Server:

svccfg import /var/svc/manifest/network/http-apache22.xml
svcadm enable network/http:apache22

The import command allows you to import the apache manifest file and the enable command allows you to start the server.

Execute the disable command to stop the server.

svcadm disable network/http:apache22

Administering MySQL Server

Perform the following steps as root user to start MySQL server.

svccfg import /var/svc/manifest/application/database/mysql.xml
svcadm enable application/database/mysql:version_50

The import command allows you to import the MySQL manifest file and the enable command allows you to start the server.

Execute the disable command to stop the server.

svcadm disable application/database/mysql:version_50

Administering memcached

Perform the following steps as root user to start memcached.

svccfg import /var/svc/manifest/application/database/memcached.xml
svcadm enable application/database/memcached:default

The import command allows you to import the memcached manifest file and the enable command allows you to start the server.

Execute the disable command to stop the server.

svcadm disable application/database/memcached:default