I am considering getting a cobalt RAQ from http://www.cobaltrack.com/ but I see the server does not come with MySQL and PHP, you seem to have to pay extra for this. Isnt it simple enough to install this myself, or are there problems installing software on cobalt RAQ's as opposed to Red Hat Linux or FreeBSD?

Well, mySQL can be installed as simple as going here:
http://pkg.nl.cobalt.com/
-thought it is NOT the most current version.

Otherwise, there are a bunch of tutorials here, on the web about this. In some cases, the RaQ is easier for installing software (due to the simple .pkg installation), otherwise it is pretty much like any other linux box.

Originally posted by louey
I am considering getting a cobalt RAQ from http://www.cobaltrack.com/ but I see the server does not come with MySQL and PHP, you seem to have to pay extra for this. Isnt it simple enough to install this myself, or are there problems installing software on cobalt RAQ's as opposed to Red Hat Linux or FreeBSD?

I installed mySQL from the Cobalt package (URL posted in a different message) and for php, here's what I used, and it worked fine:
http://list.cobalt.com/pipermail/cobalt-users/2001-February/033275.html

With the only change of a closing parenthesis in the block of lines
pico -w /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
(Change the line: )
LoadModule php4_module lib/apache/libphp4.so
to
LoadModule php4_module /usr/lib/apache/libphp4.so)


remove that final closing parenthesis after so.

LoadModule php4_module /usr/lib/apache/libphp4.so

Installing MySQL and PHP is very easy!

I can get it done within 20 minutes even though that I am not an expert in UNIX.

Louey..

If you get a RAQ4 it comes with PHP and Interbase6 SQL.

I suppose there is a massive price difference at colbaltrack.com for a raq4i.

cobaltracks eh? Well, you may also want to check out rackshack (few members have gone there to get RaQs recently). Tera-byte aslso but I think they are back ordered on RaQs at the moment still.

Originally posted by Mike the newbie
for php, here's what I used, and it worked fine:
http://list.cobalt.com/pipermail/cobalt-users/2001-February/033275.htmlWith RaQ 4 you get PHP apache module installed but no php console command. I used instructions above to recompile PHP for my RaQ 4. Everything worked fine and php works on the site, but I still do not have php console command available.

How do I get it?

I think tera-byte still have the RAQ4's in stock.

If you rent a RaQ 4 from tera-byte/4webspace, you will pay double, and in the end you don't really get that much more.

Originally posted by avara
If you rent a RaQ 4 from tera-byte/4webspace, you will pay double, and in the end you don't really get that much more.

Do you mean they charge double when you want to install PHP and stuff with them???