Crontab Help

[dymonik]

I was using godaddy as a host and due to high traffic my site crashed, So deciding i needed a dedicated server, i am building my own, and due to problems with windows not correctly reading my php i've decided to use linux.

 

I am not fimiliar with linux. I've done some reading and it said the best way to go was with apache that is built in. so my question is, Will my FTP client connect to apache to upload my script i have saved on my regular computer? or do i still need to install MYSQL?

 

And secondary, how/where do i put my cron jobs (where is the cron tab) when using a linux home based web server.

 

I know it's alot to ask but if anyone has the time or gets bored some step by step instructions on exactly what i need to do would be nice.

 

 

as in coding needed to type in to actually set up apache etc. and then if i need mysql how do i or what do i type to link it to my specific site on apache? and where to put my cron jobs that i have wrote since my site pretty much relies on them?

It's greatly appreciated for anyone that helps

feel free to skype me dakotah.matthews1

thanks

[tomfmason]

what distro are you using? If you search "distro lamp setup tutorial"(obviously replace 'distro' with your distro - debian,CentOS etc) you should find plenty of detailed tutorials covering the setup.

 

 

[ento]

I am not fimiliar with linux. I've done some reading and it said the best way to go was with apache that is built in. so my question is, Will my FTP client connect to apache to upload my script i have saved on my regular computer? or do i still need to install MYSQL?

 

Your FTP client will be able to connect to linux *as long as* you install an FTP server.  MySQL is totally different... you only need to install MySQL if your php scripts need to write to or read from a database

 

And secondary, how/where do i put my cron jobs (where is the cron tab) when using a linux home based web server.

 

"where" depends on the distro, but usually "crontab -e" will let you edit the file

 

$ crontab -e

 

Personally, I'd be looking at something like xampp until you're more familar with the individual components.  It's one file to download and will have everything you need

 

http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-linux.html