Set up a LAMP stack on Ubuntu 14.04

Introduction

The LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) is a group of open source software that is typically installed together to enable a server to host dynamic PHP websites and web apps.

This guide includes the steps to set up a LAMP stack on Ubuntu 14.04, if you want more information on LAMP click here.

Installing Apache

Step 1: Update apt-get package lists

sudo apt-get update

Step 2. To install Apache write down run the following command.

sudo apt-get install apache2 apache2-utils

When prompted for yes or no “[Y/n]”, press y, and enter.

Step 3. Now run the command, to start Apache

sudo service apache 2 restart

Checking:

Open your favorite Web browser and go to the URL: http://localhost : if you read “It works!”, which is the content of the file /var/www/index.html , this proves Apache works.

Installing MySQL

Step 4. Now to install MySQL, write down the command below and hit enter.

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

Again when asked for “[Y/n]”, you know which one to press, yes, you have to press “y” for yes.

Step 5. Setup a password for MySQL, and be sure to set something that you won’t forget.

Retype the password.

Step 6. Now run the command

sudo mysql_install_db

Step 7. And then the command, to secure MySQL installation.

sudo mysql_secure_installation

Note: Now Ubuntu will ask you a bunch of questions, read them carefully and according to your choice press “y” or ”n”.

Installing PHP5

Step 8. Now we arrive at the Lonely Mountain, PHP5, to install, run the command

sudo apt-get install php5 php5-mysql php-pear php5-gd php5-mcrypt php5-curl

Checking:

To check run the following two commands, consecutively.

1. sudo touch /var/www/html/phpinfo.php
2. sudo nano /var/www/html/phpinfo.php

Now the file  phpinfo.php will open up on your terminal.

copy the php command:

<?php phpinfo();?>

and go back to your terminal.

Open up your web browser, and go to : http://localhost/phpinfo.php . or just click here.