Re: [gentoo-user] Difficulty setting up apache, php and joomla

[Mick]

On Saturday 25 Mar 2017 11:13:36 Michael Orlitzky wrote:
> On 03/25/2017 10:48 AM, Peter Humphrey wrote:
> > Hello list,
> >
> > I'm setting up a new little box to be a web development server, to develop
> > a new website for my choir. I have it running with the old site,
> > hand-crafted from HTML and CSS, but after installing joomla into the new
> > site and on attempting to open index.php to configure it, as instructed,
> > I get this in
> > /var/log/apache2/error_log:
> Joomla 3.4.x is not compatible with php-7.x:
>
>    https://downloads.joomla.org/technical-requirements#footnote-3xPHP
>
> You'll need Joomla 3.5 at least.
>
> Or if you want some unsolicited advice and you're not picky about the
> CMS: avoid Joomla. The user interface is incomprehensible, updates
> require manual intervention, extensions are hard to write, and there's a
> culture of paid support for things that should just work.

+1

Your error is due to Joomla, not apache.  I also recommend you give Joomla a 
wide berth and use Drupal instead, or select a responsive design static 
template from the interwebs.  There are a few free templates around which will 
do a fine job for a simple website.
-- 
Regards,
Mick