Setting up a very simple LAMP test server

[ElleStone]

Hello All,

I would like to set up a very simple Gentoo lamp test server. I already have Gentoo itself up and running (64-bit no-multilibs). I've set up test servers under Ubuntu, Debian, and openSUSE, but never under Gentoo.

I'll probably have other questions, but my first question is about modules. Possibly relevant information:

*By "test server" I mean Apache should only listen to localhost and only on port 80. For example, on an Ubuntu test server that I recently set up, this is the "netstat -anp" line for Apache:

[ElleStone]

Based on further investigation, apache2_modules to use for a basic test lamp server:

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/index.html
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/misc/perf-tuning.html

Probably use these modules (these apache USE flags are all enabled by default, along with a bunch of other USE flags that I disabled in package.use):
alias
authz_host
dir
info (?)
log_config
mime
negotiation (?)
rewrite

All the other default apache USE flags probably can be disabled.

To get the php-apache module, add "apache2" to the php USE flags and install php.

Apparently one shouldn't use threads with php:
http://serverfault.com/questions/231628/apache-mpms-worker-vs-prefork

So the appropriate additional apache USE flags hopefully are:
"mpms_prefork" USE flag: use
"threads" USE flag: don't use
"mpms_worker" USE flag: don't use

I installed apache and php configured as above, and going to localhost with Firefox reveals "It works!"

Now for some questions:

1. Here is what I put in make.conf: