OK, I got the LAMP server up and running natively in pdaxrom and it is decently fast.
I found everything needed at this feed
ftp://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distri...trib/desertrat/so ipkg install mysql-server mysql-client apache
I ran into trouble with the PHP. I first used the php5 module in the feed and was able to get it to work with apache after downloading a few more libraries.
Then I realized that php5 is not natively compatible with mysql. if you want to use php5 with mysql you have to compile it using a specific command to add support.
I had some trouble installing php4 from the tyrannozaurus feeds so decided to compile it myself.
EDIT: disregard what I said about this php5 module not having native mysql support. It DOES have it as well as a few more useful modules.
I'm configuring a wordpress site on the zaurus right now and will be interested to see how that turns out.