Coursework be damned!

Posted by Norm on January 9th, 2008 filed in Education

On several occasions today I have been very close to picking up my linux machine and throwing it out the window, quite literally!

I have been trying to install and run MySQL and Apache so I can put together my CR11 database coursework. MySQL was no real effort, just sudo apt-get it and wa-hey away you go - pretty self explanatory and a rather robust piece of software, not that I am overly qualified to make that sort of statement, lol.

Apache on the other hand has really done my nut in. Firstly, it took all day to install and run properly after hours of fiddling with apr’s. Secondly, I don’t seem to be able to link Apache with the files I am using to write the program, either tells me I don’t have permission or that it can’t find the files! Any help on this apsect much appreciated. At the moment I am tempted to give up and head into DEC-10 to do my coursework, but after shelling out on a machine that’s supposed to do it at home I don’t really want to take that step.


2 Responses to “Coursework be damned!”

  1. Lizzie Says:

    Computers never do what you want them to do when you want them to do it!

    Just give up and come see mee :-P
    … or not w/e ;-)

    Maybe u need to take a break and then go back and have a look. Things look better when you’ve had a rest :-)

  2. Kieran O'Shea Says:

    Drop me a line tomorrow afternoon when I have a break in my exam schedule and I’ll see what I can do to help.

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