[mythtv-users] Success, got MythWeb to work on Slackware 9.1 - here's how

[Don Brett]

Getting MythWeb to work on Slackware 9.1

Distibution - Slackware 9.1
Kernel - V-2.4.7 (2.4.6 probably works the same way)
#uname -r

Apache - V-1.3.28 (this is the stock installation of Apache)
#httpd -v

Php V-4.3.3 (this is the stock installation of Php)
#php -v

Test Apache installation for module support with: (the stock
installation has module support)
#httpd -l

It should look something like: (mod_so.c is the modules loader)

Compiled-in modules:
  http_core.c
  mod_so.c
suexec: disabled; invalid wrapper /usr/sbin/suexec


Get the MythWeb tarball at:
http://www.mythtv.org/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownload&cid=3

Save it to:
/usr/src

Unpack the tarball:
#tar -xjvvf mythweb-0.16.tar.tar

Create a directory in the web path:
#mkdir /var/www/htdocs/mythweb

Move the mythweb files to:
/var/www/htdocs/mythweb
#mv /usr/src/mythweb* /var/www/htdocs/mythweb
(I'm not sure this syntax is correct!!)

Add the following lines to /etc/apache/http.conf

Find the following line in the LoadModule section:

LoadModule setenvif_module    libexec/mod_setenvif.so
, and add this after it:
LoadModule php4_module libexec/libphp4.so

Find the following line in the AddModule section:

AddModule mod_setenvif.c
, and add this after it:
AddModule mod_php4.c


Edit /etc/apache/php.ini

Change the following:
zlib.output_compression = Off
, to:
zlib.output_compression = On

Change the following:
allow_call_time_pass_reference = Off
, to:
allow_call_time_pass_reference = On

Start Apache with:
#apachectl start

Open a web browser and point it at:
httpd://youripaddress

, you should get the "Hey, it worked..." web page

Now point the browser at:
httpd://youripaddress/mythweb/index.html

, you should get the mythweb opening page


If you want the browser to go directly to the mythweb opening page:

Edit /etc/apache/httpd.conf:

Change:
DocumentRoot "/var/www/htdocs"
, to:
DocumentRoot "/var/www/htdocs/mythweb"

Use this to stop the apache web server:
#apachectl stop

Add this to /etc/rc.d/rc.local to start the apache server at boot:
apachectl start

I think that's all I had to do.  Hope it helps,
Don