LAMP stack is a popular open source web platform which is used to run dynamic web sites and servers. It includes Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP.
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sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
To install apache HTTP server, Open up terminal and type
sudo apt-get install apache2
now open up web browser and test the apache server installation on your local machine
http://localhost/
in my system http://192.168.56.101/
perfect!, now our apacheHTTP server is up and running. Now the next step is to install mysql-database server. To install mysql-server type the following command
sudo apt-get install mysql-server php5-mysql
during the installation process it will ask you to enter 'root' password for mysql database.
you need to enter the password again to confirm it. To test mysql-server installation, type the following command
mysql -u root -p
then hit enter and it will ask you for mysql password
for enable the extra security measures in your mysql server type the following command
sudo /usr/bin/mysql_secure_installation
enter the mysql-server root password and it will ask you to change database root password, type 'n'and hit enter.It will ask you some options for simplicity type 'y' to all of them. You can also skip that if you install mysql just for learning/testing purpose, bacause it will disable remote login, anonymous users etc.
the next step is to install PHP, open up terminal and type
sudo apt-get install php5 libapache2-mod-php5
now add php to the directory index
sudo nano /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/dir.conf
the dir.conf file look like this
now simply move the 'index.php' in first place, like this
then press Ctrl+O and enter to save and Ctrl+X to exit. After that restart apache server by
sudo service apache2 restart
PHP contains alot of useful libraries and modules which we can add into our server. We can see all the libraries which are available is by
apt-cache search php5-
and to install any listed module type
sudo apt-get install
to install multiple modules at once, put the module names with space
sudo apt-get install ...
Now to test the php installation, create a php file 'index.php' in root web directory
sudo nano /var/www/html/index.php
and put the below code
restart the apache server and open your url into web browser just we did previously.
We have successfully installed LAMP stack.
Update the repository
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
To install apache HTTP server, Open up terminal and type
sudo apt-get install apache2
now open up web browser and test the apache server installation on your local machine
http://localhost/
in my system http://192.168.56.101/
perfect!, now our apacheHTTP server is up and running. Now the next step is to install mysql-database server. To install mysql-server type the following command
sudo apt-get install mysql-server php5-mysql
during the installation process it will ask you to enter 'root' password for mysql database.
you need to enter the password again to confirm it. To test mysql-server installation, type the following command
mysql -u root -p
then hit enter and it will ask you for mysql password
for enable the extra security measures in your mysql server type the following command
sudo /usr/bin/mysql_secure_installation
enter the mysql-server root password and it will ask you to change database root password, type 'n'and hit enter.It will ask you some options for simplicity type 'y' to all of them. You can also skip that if you install mysql just for learning/testing purpose, bacause it will disable remote login, anonymous users etc.
By default, a MySQL installation has an anonymous user, allowing anyone
to log into MySQL without having to have a user account created for
them. This is intended only for testing, and to make the installation
go a bit smoother. You should remove them before moving into a
production environment.
Remove anonymous users? [Y/n] y
... Success!
Normally, root should only be allowed to connect from 'localhost'. This
ensures that someone cannot guess at the root password from the network.
Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n] y
... Success!
By default, MySQL comes with a database named 'test' that anyone can
access. This is also intended only for testing, and should be removed
before moving into a production environment.
Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n] y
- Dropping test database...
... Success!
- Removing privileges on test database...
... Success!
Reloading the privilege tables will ensure that all changes made so far
will take effect immediately.
Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n] y
... Success!
Cleaning up...
the next step is to install PHP, open up terminal and type
sudo apt-get install php5 libapache2-mod-php5
now add php to the directory index
sudo nano /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/dir.conf
the dir.conf file look like this
now simply move the 'index.php' in first place, like this
then press Ctrl+O and enter to save and Ctrl+X to exit. After that restart apache server by
sudo service apache2 restart
PHP contains alot of useful libraries and modules which we can add into our server. We can see all the libraries which are available is by
apt-cache search php5-
and to install any listed module type
sudo apt-get install
to install multiple modules at once, put the module names with space
sudo apt-get install
Now to test the php installation, create a php file 'index.php' in root web directory
sudo nano /var/www/html/index.php
and put the below code
<?php
phpinfo();
?>
restart the apache server and open your url into web browser just we did previously.
We have successfully installed LAMP stack.