Conventions used in this document:
# precedes a command
// and /* */ are used for comments
[ ] sqaure brackets indicate something optional
< > enclosed in angle brackets is used to indicate you need to replace
    it with the version or system specific thing. 
The output of a command precedes the command on the following line(s)

/************************REDHAT***************************************/
//the current server setup: redhat 8.0 
/*********hardware***************/
Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.06GHz
1008 MB Memory
1992 MB Swap
two 120 GB hardrives
one external 120 GB usb harddrive 
*******************************/ 

/*********OS and software***************/
shipped from dell, with redhat 8.0 
// installed mysql, apache and php
/*
Apache 2.0
PHP 4
*/

# mysql --version
mysql  Ver 11.18 Distrib 3.23.56, for pc-linux (i686)

# uname -a
Linux bgpdata 2.4.20-18.8smp #1 SMP Thu May 29 07:20:32 EDT 2003 i686 i686 i386
GNU/Linux



##### lab computers running redhat 9.0 ######

-bash-2.05b# cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor       : 0
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 6
model           : 8
model name      : Pentium III (Coppermine)
stepping        : 10
cpu MHz         : 996.778
cache size      : 256 KB
fdiv_bug        : no
hlt_bug         : no
f00f_bug        : no
coma_bug        : no
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 2
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca
cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse
bogomips        : 1985.74

-bash-2.05b# mysql --version
mysql  Ver 11.18 Distrib 3.23.54, for redhat-linux-gnu (i386)

/************************GENTOO**********************************/
//this is setup for gentoo linux

/*** if you don't have ufed for USE variables it is nice :) ***/
# emerge ufed
# ufed 
   //select mysql and save

# emerge mysql apache mod_php php

/*** configure mod_php with apache ***/
# ebuild /usr/portage/dev-php/mod_php/<mod_php-version> config

/*** edit using emacs (or your favorite editor) /etc/conf.d/apache ***/
// for php support

# emacs /etc/conf.d/apache

//uncomment APACHE_OPTS="..."
should look like: APACHE_OPTS=" -D PHP4"  


/*** edit /etc/apache/conf/apache.conf ***/
//uncomment SeverName line, 
should be: ServerName <your-hostname>
/*optionally edit /etc/apache/conf/commonplace.conf and apache.conf*/
/* if you are comfortable with apache feel free, otherwise be careful! */

/*** mysql setup ***/
# mysql_install_db 
# /etc/init.d/mysql start
# /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root password 'newpassword'


/*** verify that your hostname is in /etc/hosts ***/
# emacs /etc/hosts
//127.0.0.1	localhost	<your-hostname>

/*** start apache webserver ***/
# /etc/init.d/apache start

/*** add mysql and apache to start at boot (if desired) ***/
# rc-update add apache default
# rc-update add mysql default