Installing LAMP stack (Apache, MySql, PHP) in Ubuntu

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Notes;

  • The steps in this tutorial require the user to have root permission.
  • There are many different ways to achieve the same result but I found the following steps simpler than other methods.
  • This tutorial has been tested on a fresh copy of Ubuntu 14.04 on a Virtual Machine (VM)
  • To restart apache web server you can run the following command: sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

  1. instal Apache2 by running the following command in command line (Ctrl + Alt + T): sudo apt-get install apache2

  2. your default browser and navigate to http://localhost. If Apache is installed correctly you should be able to see “It works!” page which is the content of index.html file located in /var/www/ Apache installed successfully

  3. Install MySql by running the following command in command line (Ctrl + Alt + T): sudo apt-get install mysql-server

  4. Before installation is complete you will be asked to provide the root password: lamp_mysql

  5. Install PHP5 and libapache2-mod-php5 packages: sudo apt-get install php5 libapache2-mod-php5

Congratulations, you have now installed a fully functional Ubuntu web server!