GD library and mod_rewrite issue in Fedora Core 10 (with file permission issues on htaccess and _config.php)

GD Library not Installed:

Lately, I was trying to install silverstripe CMS in my local machine. I have this warning that GD library is not enabled. The simplest thing to do to solve this problem is install GD. Good thing I about fedora core 10 is I no longer have to go to the terminal for simple install/uninstall. So, I just click on System->Add remove Software, then type GD in the search box of the window that appeared.

I just checked(selected) "A module for PHP Applications using GD" , then clicked apply. The installer then will do the rest for you like checking for dependencies, downloading etc.

Then, go to System->Services then restart httpd. Then GD should be installed in your system by now.

Enable Mod_rewrite in Fedora Core 10
Aside from the GD library problem, I encountered also another problem during my Silverstripe installation.

"Friendly URLs are not working. This is most likely because mod_rewrite isn't configuredcorrectly on your site. Please check the following things in your Apache configuration; you may need to get your web host or server administrator to do this for you:

• mod_rewrite is enabled
• AllowOverride All is set for your directory"

To solve this problem, I have to edit the httpd.conf file. In FC10, it is located in /etc/httdp/conf folder.
edit the httpd.conf file using vi, nano or gedit or any text editor of your choice.
Then, remove the # sign in
LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so line.
Then change
AllowOverride None to AllowOverride All
Then don't forget to restart the httpd service.

After solving those problems, I then have a working silverstripe installation in my box. Now, I'm off to exploring silverstripe CMS.....

* If you are having issues on .htaccess and _config.php files, like you have to make it writeable. Then after chmod 777 you still get the same warning, one quick solution to that is set SELinux to permissive.