LAMP beginner

[Mark]

On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 10:34 AM, Hal Burgiss <hal at burgiss.net> wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 12:57 PM, Ashim Kapoor <ashimkapoor at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I am starting LAMP programming with Ubuntu OS.  I wish to know, the MySql
>> server --> how do i set up it's ip / hostname?
>>
>
> If you want to change the listening address id, use your favorite text
> editor, and edit /etc/mysql/my.cnf.  The hostname is whatever the system
> hostname is (AFAIK).  Do you want to change that? Look at the hostname
>  command (see man page), and /etc/hostname.
>

Is there not a LAMP email discussion list or group for this sort of
thing?  Or is this on topic here?

I am asking, not criticizing, being new here, too.

Mark