{"id":1280,"date":"2014-05-17T14:13:03","date_gmt":"2014-05-17T19:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/?p=1280"},"modified":"2025-07-24T05:21:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T10:21:38","slug":"how-to-install-lcmp-cherokee-mysql-and-php-on-centos-6-rhel-6-scientific-linux-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-lcmp-cherokee-mysql-and-php-on-centos-6-rhel-6-scientific-linux-6\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install LCMP on CentOS 6 \/ RHEL 6 \/ Scientific Linux 6"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Status: This OS is no longer supported<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

This article, “How to Install LCMP on CentOS 6 \/ RHEL 6 \/ Scientific Linux 6,” covers a version of CentOS that reached end of life (EOL). The developing company no longer supports it. As such, we no longer maintain this guide. If you are currently operating a server running CentOS 6, we highly recommend contacting RoseHosting’s fully managed support<\/a>. They can upgrade or migrate you to a supported version of AlmaLinux.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\"cherokee<\/a>Cherokee is a lightweight, flexible, and completely customizable\u00a0 Web server. Its speed and ease of use makes Cherokee one of the top running alternatives to Apache. Cherokee can be easily be installed using RPM packages or it can be compiled from source. If there is another Web server already installed on your virtual server<\/a>, it needs to be stopped first.<\/p>\n

Installation Instructions<\/h2>\n

Apache is usually installed by default, so to check if Apache is running, execute the following command:<\/p>\n

ps aux | grep httpd<\/pre>\n
If it is up and running, you need to stop the Apache service:<\/p>\n
\/etc\/init.d\/httpd stop<\/pre>\n
To disable Apache, execute the following command:<\/p>\n
chkconfig httpd off<\/pre>\n
Or, to completely remove Apache from your\u00a0virtual server<\/a>,\u00a0 run the following command:<\/p>\n
yum remove httpd<\/pre>\n
Download and install Cherokee and its dependencies:<\/p>\n
cd \/opt\/\nwget http:\/\/dl.fedoraproject.org\/pub\/epel\/6\/i386\/cherokee-1.2.101-3.el6.i686.rpm\nwget http:\/\/dl.fedoraproject.org\/pub\/epel\/6\/i386\/GeoIP-1.4.8-1.el6.i686.rpm\nwget http:\/\/dl.fedoraproject.org\/pub\/epel\/6\/i386\/spawn-fcgi-1.6.3-1.el6.i686.rpm\n\nrpm -Uvh cherokee-1.2.101-3.el6.i686.rpm GeoIP-1.4.8-1.el6.i686.rpm spawn-fcgi-1.6.3-1.el6.i686.rpm\n\nchkconfig cherokee --add\nchkconfig cherokee on\nchkconfig --list | grep cherokee<\/pre>\n
The output should be as follows:<\/p>\n
cherokee\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0:off\u00a0\u00a0 1:off\u00a0\u00a0 2:on\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3:on\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4:on\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5:on\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6:off<\/pre>\n
Install mysql:<\/p>\n
yum install mysql mysql-server\nchkconfig --levels 235 mysqld on\n\/etc\/init.d\/mysqld star<\/pre>\n
Create a password for the MySQL ‘root’ user:<\/p>\n
mysqladmin -u root password xxxxxxxx<\/pre>\n
where ‘xxxxxxxx’ will be your new MySQL root password. Install rrdtool and php using the following command:<\/p>\n
yum install rrdtool php php-bcmath php-cli php-common php-devel php-gd php-imap php-mbstring php-mcrypt php-mysql php-pdo php-pecl-apc php-pecl-memcache php-pear php-soap php-xml php-xmlrpc<\/pre>\n
Edit the ‘\/etc\/php.ini’ file and uncomment this line:<\/p>\n
cgi.fix_pathinfo = 1<\/pre>\n
Execute the following commands:<\/p>\n
vi \/usr\/bin\/php-fastcgi<\/pre>\n
#!\/bin\/sh\n \/usr\/bin\/spawn-fcgi -a 127.0.0.1 -p 9000 -C 6 -u cherokee -f \/usr\/bin\/php-cgi<\/pre>\n
chmod 755 \/usr\/bin\/php-fastcgi<\/pre>\n
Create an init script like this:<\/p>\n
vi \/etc\/init.d\/php-fastcgi<\/pre>\n
#!\/bin\/bash\n#\n# php-fastcgi - Use PHP as a FastCGI process via nginx.\n#\n# chkconfig: - 85 15\n# description: Use PHP as a FastCGI process via nginx.\n# processname: php-fastcgi\n# pidfile: \/var\/run\/php-fastcgi.pid\n\n. \/etc\/rc.d\/init.d\/functions\n\nphpfastcgi=\"\/usr\/bin\/php-fastcgi\"\nprog=$(basename php-cgi)\ncgi='\/usr\/bin\/php-cgi'\n\nlockfile=\/var\/lock\/subsys\/php-fastcgi\n\nstart() {\n [ -x $phpfastcgi ] || exit 5\n echo -n $\"Starting $prog: \"\n daemon $phpfastcgi\n retval=$?\n echo\n [ $retval -eq 0 ] && touch $lockfile\n return $retval\n }\nstop() {\n echo -n $\"Stopping $prog: \"\n killproc $prog\n retval=$?\n echo\n [ $retval -eq 0 ] && rm -f $lockfile\n return $retval\n }\nrestart() {\n stop\n start\n }\nrh_status() {\n status $prog\n }\nrh_status_q() {\n rh_status >\/dev\/null 2>&1\n }\ncase \"$1\" in\n start)\n rh_status_q && exit 0\n $1\n ;;\n stop)\n rh_status_q || exit 0\n $1\n ;;\n restart)\n $1\n ;;\n status)\n rh_status\n ;;\n *)\n echo $\"Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|restart}\"\n exit 2\n esac<\/pre>\n
chmod 755 \/etc\/init.d\/php-fastcgi\nchkconfig --add php-fastcgi\nchkconfig php-fastcgi on\nservice php-fastcgi start<\/pre>\n
Create a self signed certificate:<\/p>\n
mkdir \/etc\/cherokee\/ssl\/\nopenssl req -days 720 -new -x509 -nodes -out \/etc\/cherokee\/ssl\/cherokee.pem -keyout \/etc\/cherokee\/ssl\/cherokee.pem<\/pre>\n
Edit the Cherokee configuration file (\/etc\/cherokee\/cherokee.conf): Look for the following line:<\/p>\n
server!bind!1!port = 80<\/pre>\n
And add the following lines:<\/p>\n
server!bind!2!port = 443\nserver!bind!2!tls = 1<\/pre>\n
Add the following lines before # Icons:<\/p>\n
vserver!1!rule!105!document_root = \/var\/www\/cherokee\nvserver!1!rule!105!handler = fcgi\nvserver!1!rule!105!handler!balancer = round_robin\nvserver!1!rule!105!handler!balancer!source!10 = 1\nvserver!1!rule!105!match = extensions\nvserver!1!rule!105!match!check_local_file = 0\nvserver!1!rule!105!match!extensions = php,php5\nvserver!1!rule!5!encoder!gzip = allow\nvserver!1!rule!5!handler = server_info\nvserver!1!rule!5!handler!type = just_about\nvserver!1!rule!5!match = directory\nvserver!1!rule!5!match!directory = \/about\nsource!1!env_inherited = 1\nsource!1!host = 127.0.0.1:9000\nsource!1!interpreter = \/usr\/bin\/php-fastcgi\nsource!1!nick = PHP-FastCGI\nsource!1!type = interpreter<\/pre>\n
Restart the Cherokee service for the changes to take effect:<\/p>\n
\/etc\/init.d\/cherokee restart<\/pre>\n
Cherokee can be configured via web interface, which can be started using the following command:<\/p>\n
cherokee-admin -b xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx<\/pre>\n
where ‘xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx’ is your virtual server IP address. The output of this command will show the login credentials and the URL of the web interface:<\/p>\n
Login:\n User:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 admin\n One-time Password: 6rvl9m0HD4Zr7bP5\nWeb Interface:\n URL:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 http:\/\/Your_VPS-IP-address:9090<\/pre>\n
Congratulations<\/h2>\n
Cherokee’s admin will now be listening on port 9090 of your virtual server<\/a>, so you can open http:\/\/Your_VPS-IP-address:9090 using a web browser: \"cherokee\"<\/a> To add a new virtual host in Cherokee, follow the instructions below: Log in at http:\/\/Your_VPS-IP-address:9090 and click the ‘vServers’ icon from the top-menu. Then, click the ‘+’ button next to ‘Virtual Servers’: \"cherokee<\/a> Select ‘Languages’, then select ‘PHP’, click ‘Add’, ‘Next’, then set ‘\/var\/www\/path_to_your_domain.com_website_files’ as Document Root, add ‘www.your_domain.com’ to the ‘New Host Name’ field and click ‘Create’. Using the Cherokee web interface you can easily install WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Zen Cart, OpenX, Sugar CE, Moodle, phpBB, MediaWiki, Redmine, Trac and other polupar applications. Of course you don\u2019t have to do any of this if you use one of our Linux VPS Hosting<\/a> services, in which case you can simply ask our expert Linux admins to install Cherokee for you. They are available 24×7 and will take care of your request immediately. PS<\/span>.<\/strong> If you liked this post please share it with your friends on the social networks using the buttons on the left or simply leave a reply below. Thanks.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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