Complete detailed guide for PHP enabled webserver + ssh server.

[macsat]

Changelog :

29-06-2005
+ CRON job scheduling system tutorial added

16-06-2005
+ SAMBA tutorial added

25-05-2005
+ esmtp tutorial added
# php webserver tutorial split in two :
1. php enabled webserver
2. ipkg package system tutorial

18-05-2005
+ Hardware comparison table added

11-05-2005
+ Added a page with general information about Olegs Firmware
+ Added a complete guide for setting up a Cross Compiling Build Environment

10-05-2005
# Username related error in the vsftpd guide corrected.

02-05-2005
+ Added a complete vsftpd guide

29-04-2005
+ Added a small guide in howto enable perl .pl / .cgi scripts

28-04-2005
# Switched from thttpdphp to php-thttpd
# Changed webroot to comply with Unslung standards
# Corrected small error in setting eXecutable flag (thanks rdk)

+ Added a small ssh-server only guide as well.

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http://macsat.com/wlguide/index.php
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I just made a complete and quite detailed guide on how to make your ASUS WL device into a full featured PHP enabled webserver, and a ssh server.

The guide should be usuable even for people that dont know linux in advance !!

The Guides Include :
*PHP enabled webserver + ssh server guide
*ssh server guide

Link :
http://macsat.com/wlguide/index.php

[britnet]

Had somebody test this guide?

[Jean-Fabrice]

This howto is very nice and complete. Thank you macsat !

Just a few things:
1) phpthttpd is now obsolete.
Instead of running

cd /opt/tmp < enter > 
wget http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/unslung/wl500g/thttpdphp_2.25b-5.0.3-1_mipsel.ipk < enter > 
/opt/bin/ipkg install thttpdphp_2.25b-5.0.3-1_mipsel.ipk < enter > 
rm thttpdphp_2.25b-5.0.3-1_mipsel.ipk < enter >

ipkg install php-thttpd < enter >

This will install thttpd with php support plus the full php package (giving you additionnals modules)

2) webroot *should* sits under /opt/share/www.
Unslung staff makes this (arbitrary) choice so that web-related packages can all rely on this dir at install time. storing your webroot somewhere else will not guarantee that web-related package will be web visible once installed.


JF

[britnet]

Thank you,

can i change the www files via ftp?

[macsat]

Hi Jean-Fabrice

Thanks for the nice words.

The thttpd package thing will be updated soon, and also the placement of the www dir :-)

Will keep people posted in here.

/macsat

[rdk]

Hi Macsat

I ve also used this howto and found it very useful to learn how the ipkg stuff works Thank you!

Its just at one place where you put

mkdir /usr/local < enter >
mkdir /usr/local/sbin < enter >
touch /usr/local/sbin/post-boot < enter >
touch /usr/local/sbin/post-firewall < enter >
=>>> chmod -x /usr/local/sbin/* < enter >

Shouldn't this last line be chmod +x ??
At least thats what worked for me....

The rest was fine

Regards,
Rainer

[macsat]

Yes, you are right....a little mistake there.

Will be fixed ASAP :-)

[britnet]

Cool,

you changed your How To Site.

Its really nice.

Can you do this guide in PDF,too?
It's much more better to print.
(because of the grey backgrounds)


Regards,
britnet

[Antiloop]

Cool,

you changed your How To Site.

Its really nice.

Can you do this guide in PDF,too?
It's much more better to print.
(because of the grey backgrounds)


Regards,
britnet

please see attached

[rwhitby]

macsat,

Great HowTo's :-)

-- Rod

[Edit: didn't see the nslu2-linux links at first cause they were black, but realised they are all there - thanks.]

[mullog]

thx for the guide. all works fine except access from wan.
Am I supposed to have the firewall enabled in web setup?

[kdudl]

thx for the guide. all works fine except access from wan.
Am I supposed to have the firewall enabled in web setup?

I had the same problem. The solution was to take port 80 in the list of the virtual servers (under NAT Settings):
Port range: 80
Local IP: local IP address of the router
Local port: the port number you have chosen for local access to your web server
Protocol: TCP

I do not know if it it is the unique solution (and the best ?) but it works. May be the (excellenet) howto could be updated with this point.

[macsat]

I will update the howto with that little note, thanks for pointing out :-)

[Bartjuh]

Is there some kind of version of mysql included? Lite or something?

Thanks in advance!

[FOXTREE]

guide vsftpd not working

Status & Log - System Log

May 9 17:24:14 xinetd[126]: Unknown user: root [file=/opt/etc/xinetd.d/vsftp] [line=7]
May 9 17:24:14 xinetd[126]: Error parsing attribute user - DISABLING SERVICE [file=/opt/etc/xinetd.d/vsftp] [line=7]
May 9 17:24:14 xinetd[126]: 126 {init_services} no services. Exiting...