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Installation of Apache, PHP/Oracle



Necessary software:
  • Apache2 (httpd-2.0.54.tar.gz)

  • PHP4 (php-4.3.11.tar.gz)

  • Oracle



    • First of all, you must know that it is necessary for you to be an administrator, i.e. root . You have to download the sources of Apache2,PHP and Oracle Client, available on this site or on the official site, and to put its in a directory. Then extract files.

    tar xvfz httpd-2.0.54.tar.gz
    tar xvfz php-4.3.11.tar.gz

    then enter in the Apache directory:

    Cd httpd-2.0.54/
    /configure -- enable-so -- prefix=/usr/local/apache2
    make
    make install

    Now you must to install Oracle, note bene: it is not possible to launch the install if your linux does not have an X environment ( Gnome, KDE ).
    You must launch the installation while being connected under the Oracle account , to create an account under linux you have to type the following command line under Terminal :

    adduser oracle - G dBa

    then loggin:

    su - oracle

    then enter in the Oracle directory and start the installation:

    Cd../Disk1/
    /runInstaller

    During the installation, choose the Custom option, and to check that Oracle Call Interface, OCI are well selected. These files are essential to configure PHP correctly.
    By default, Oracle is installed in the following directory home/oracle/OraHome1

    loggin as root and enter in the PHP directory:

    su - root
    Cd../php-4.3.11/
    /configure -- with-oracle=home/oracle/OraHome1 -- with-oci8=home/oracle/OraHome1 -- with-apxs2=/usr/local/apache2/bin/apxsars
    make
    make install
    cp php.ini-dist/usr/local/lib/php.ini     // then copy the config file of PHP


    Configuration


    You have to change the file /usr/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf and to add the following lines into (if its don't already exist):

    LoadModule php4_module modules/libphp4.so
    AddType application/x-httpd-php php

    change ServerName and give the name of your server: ServerName Server_name
    change the Apache user to allow the Web server to attack an Oracle dataBase

    User oracle
    Group dBa

    Then it is necessary to modify the file /usr/local/lib/php.ini , check that
    "session.save_handler = files"

    give the path of the session directory: "session.save_path =/usr/local/apache2/session"
    remove the ; in front of include_path = ":/php/includes "
    check that doc_root =/usr/local/apache2/htdocs

    Now, you must create the directory where all the sessions var will be stored:

    mkdir/usr/local/apache2/session
    chmod 775 /usr/local/apache2/session

    To make it possible the Web server ( apache ) to use Oracle , you must to create the following environment var for the user oracle :

    ORACLE_HOME=/home/oracle/OraHome1 export
    PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/bin:/home/oracle/outil:$PATH export

    add its in the file bash_profile Type:

    vi bash_profile


    Finally


    Now the web service is ready to work, start it!!!!

    /usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl start

    Now you can attack an Oracle database. If you want to attack a distant database look at the documentation distant database.