Last Updated on April 15, 2020 by Vikash Ekka
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| How To Install Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP (LAMP) on Ubuntu OS |
Hello friends, In this tutorial will teach you how to install LAMP on the Ubuntu Operating system. The LAMP stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP. It is the most popular stack for creating and deploying dynamic web applications and the basis for popular CMS systems like Joomla, WordPress, or Drupal.
This will be the step-by-step brief tutorial to install the LAMP stack. we will download and install PhpMyAdmin to make MySQL administration easier to access. And also fix some known errors that come while installation.
Lets start our LAMP installation Steps:-
Prerequisite:
Step1. Update Ubuntu repository using the following command.
sudo apt update
Step2. Now install Apache2 webserver.
sudo apt install apache2
Step3. Now check the Apache server status {start, stop and status}
sudo service apache2 status
or
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 status
Step4. Install Mysql Databases Server.
By default it will install mysql 5.7. During installation, you’ll be asked to set-up the MySQL “root” user password. Enter the password and click Ok. Re-enter the password.
sudo apt install mysql-server
Step5. Login Mysql database with a password.
mysql -u root -p
Step6. Install php 7.2
To install php7.2 we have to add the PPA repository as a source for new software. PHP 7.2 is the stable version and can be used for production.
If you wish to install another php version then click here
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y php7.2
To Check php version type php –v or php –version
To test PHP with Apache server, first, create a info.php file in the Web root directory that is /var/www/html/
cd /var/www/html/
sudo vim info.php
Paste the following PHP code into the file.
<?php
phpinfo();
?>
Press “i” to insert into the file and for save and exit press Esc key + “:” + wq!
Step7. Download PhpMyadmin
Go to a web browser and type https://www.phpmyadmin.net/downloads/ to download PHPMyAdmin.
Unzip phpMyAdmin-5.0.2-all-languages.zip folder and rename to phpmyadmin
unzip phpMyAdmin-5.0.2-all-languages.zipmv phpMyAdmin-5.0.2-all-languages.zip phpmyadmin
Now go inside phpmyadmin folder and rename confi.sample.inc.php to config.inc.php
Now go to a web browser and type http://localhost/phpmyadmin
Enter your MySQL username and password.
If you get some error like The configuration file now needs a secret passphrase (blowfish_secret). after login into phpmyadmin then we have a solution. Click here to get fixed.
Step8. Fix mysqli error
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| How To Install Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP (LAMP) on Ubuntu 16.04 |
sudo apt install php7.2-mysql
Now go to browser and check it.
Conclusion:
Congrat’s you have successfully installed (LAMP) Apache, Mysql, PhpMyAdmin, and PHP7.2 on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04 and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. If this post was really helpful then please like the post and let me know if you are facing any problem in installing in the comment box. Happy learning.
Also Read:- The configuration file now needs a secret passphrase (blowfish_secret).
Also Read:- How to Install MySQL 8.0 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
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