Ubuntu How To

Installing LAMP (Linux, Apache, Mysql, Php) in Ubuntu is pretty easy. Follow the following steps.

Open the terminal window and type:


sudo apt-get install apache2


This would install apache, which you could test by typing http://localhost/ in the browser. It will give you a successful message if it works.


sudo apt-get install php5 libapache2-mod-php5


This would install the latest stable version of php5 and apache mod. Now lets create a sample php file to see if it works:


sudo gedit /var/www/phpinfo.php


Once the new gedit window opens, type:


<?php phpinfo(); ?>


Save the file and restart apache for php to kick in:


sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart


Now go to http://localhost/phpinfo.php in the browser and it should show all the php settings.

We still need mysql, these commands will install it:


sudo apt-get install mysql-server


Next, we need apache mode, php5-mysql and phpmyadmin (if you want, it gets pretty handy):


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


Next, enable mysql in for php by editing php.ini file:


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


and uncomment the line


;extension=msql.so


by removing ‘;’ symbol in the beginning. Save the file and restart apache again:


sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart


Now navigate to http://localhost/phpmyadmin in your browser to start setting up the databases.

That’s it.

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