Why is installing PHP+GD+MySQL+Apache on Linux so hard?

From: Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 18:46:11 +0000
Subject: Why is installing PHP+GD+MySQL+Apache on Linux so hard?
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I've managed to sell my boss on Linux. I've managed to sell my boss on PHP/Apache/MySQL as a stack, with the help of the wonderful FoxServ install package for Windoze. I've just helped him install the stack on Linux, and I can practically hear him rethinking his previous enthusiastic position on these technologies. Watching a newbie go through the install process made me realize just how painful it is. Now, maybe the pain is mainly my own fault. I tried to find the shortest path to a working stack, and settled on Apache Toolbox. Was this a mistake? Is there an easier way to get a full stack running starting from a SUSE or Red Hat personal installation?

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