Instructions for installing LAMP on Ubuntu for beginners

In this article, we will show you how to install a LAMP system.LAMP includes L inux, A pache, M ySQL, P HP. This tutorial is primarily for people who have only a little knowledge of Linux use.

Install Apache

To get started we will guide installing Apache.

1. Open the Terminal section ( Applications > Accessories > Terminal )

2. Copy / Paste the following line of code into Terminal and press enter:

sudo apt-get install apache2

3. Terminal will ask for your password, enter it and press enter.

Check Apache

To make sure everything is installed correctly, we will proceed to check Apache to make sure it works properly.

1. Open the browser and then enter the following web address in the address box:

http:/// localhost /

2. You will see a folder named apache2-default /. Open that folder, you will get a message saying ' It works! 'and you succeeded.

Install PHP

Next we will proceed to install PHP 5.

Step 1: Re-open the Terminal section ( Applications > Accessories > Terminal )

Step 2: Copy / Paste the following command line into Terminal and press enter:

sudo apt-get install php5 libapache2-mod-php5

Step 3: Valid for PHP to work and compatible with Apache and we must restart it. Enter the following statement in Terminal to do this:

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Check PHP again

To make sure there are no problems with PHP, check it out using the following steps:

Step 1: In Terminal, copy and paste the following command and press enter:

sudo gedit /var/www/testphp.php

This command will open a file named phptest.php .

Step 2: Copy / Paste the following command line into the phptest file:

Step 3: Save and close the file

Step 4: Open your web browser and enter the following address:

http:///localhost/testphp.php

You will see the following interface:

The installation of both Apache and PHP has been successful!

Install MySQL

Finally, installing MySQL

Step 1: Again open Terminal and enter the following command:

sudo apt-get install mysql-server

Step 2 (optional): For other computers on the network to see the server you created, you must first edit the 'Bind Address'. Start by opening Terminal to edit the file my.cnf .

gksudo gedit /etc/mysql/my.cnf

At the line

bind-address = 127.0.0.1

Change 127.0.0.1 address to your IP address

Step 3: This is an important step, enter the following command into Terminal:

mysql -u root

And copy / paste the following command:

mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR 'root' @ 'localhost' = PASSWORD ('yourpassword');

(Please change yourpassword with the password you choose)

Step 4: Now we will proceed to install phpMyAdmin, this is a simple tool to edit your database. Copy / paste the following command line into Terminal:

sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-auth-mysql php5-mysql phpmyadmin

After installing everything, the next step is to make PHP work with MySQL. To do this, we need to open the php.ini file by entering the following command:

gksudo gedit /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini

In this file, we need to remove the comment in the following line by removing the first semicolon ( ; ):

; extension = mysql.so

Change it to the following:

extension = mysql.so

Now you can restart Apache and complete the entire installation process!

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart