Install LAMP Server (Apache, MySQL Or MariaDB, PHP) On Ubuntu 13.10 Server
WRITTEN BY sk ON OCTOBER
21, 2013. POSTED IN linux
tutorials, ubuntu
Last
Updated on 05 November 2013
LAMP is a combination of operating system and open-source software stack. The acronym LAMP is derived from first letters of Linux, Apache
HTTP Server, MySQL database, and PHP, Perl
orPython. We already have shown you how to install LAMP on many platforms.
In this tutorial, let us install LAMP server on Ubutu 13.10 Server edition. My testbox hostname and IP address are server.unixmen.com and 192.168.1.101/24,
respectively.
Install Apache
Apache is an open-source multi-platform web server. It provides a full range of web server features including CGI, SSL and virtual domains.
To install Apache, enter the following command from your terminal:
sudo apt-get install apache2
Test Apache:
Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/ or http://server-ip-address/.
Install
MySQL
MySQL is a relational database management system (RDBMS) that runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases, though SQLite probably has more total
embedded deployments
sudo apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client
During installation, you’ll be asked to setup the MySQL root user password. Enter the password and click Ok.
Re-enter
the password.
Now
MySQL server has been installed.
You can verify the MySQL server status using command:
sudo service mysql status
Sample output:
mysql start/running, process 3901
Note: If you want to use MariaDB instead of MySQL, then follow these
steps to install MariaDB on Ubuntu 13.10 server.
Install MariaDB
MariaDB is a drop in replacement for MySQL. It is a robust, scalable and reliable SQL server that comes rich set of enhancements.
First you have to remove existing MySQL packages if any. To completely uninstall MySQL with configuration files, enter the following command:
sudo apt-get purge mysql*
Run the following command to remove unwanted packages.
During installation you will be asked to set mysql ‘root’ user password.
Re-enter
password:
You
can check the MariaDB version using command:
mysql -v
Sample output:
Welcome to the MariaDB monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MariaDB connection id is 34
Server version: 5.5.33a-MariaDB-1~raring-log mariadb.org binary distribution
Copyright (c) 2000, 2013, Oracle, Monty Program Ab and others.
Reading history-file /home/sk/.mysql_history
Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.
Check if mariadb is running or not, using the following command:
sudo service mysql status
Sample output:
* /usr/bin/mysqladmin Ver 9.0 Distrib 5.5.33a-MariaDB, for debian-linux-gnu on i686
Copyright (c) 2000, 2013, Oracle, Monty Program Ab and others.
Server version 5.5.33a-MariaDB-1~raring-log
Protocol version 10
Connection Localhost via UNIX socket
UNIX socket /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
Uptime: 1 min 53 sec
Threads: 1 Questions: 550 Slow queries: 0 Opens: 314 Flush tables: 4 Open tables: 22 Queries per second avg: 4.867
Install PHP
PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely used open-source
general purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML.
Create a sample “testphp.php” file in Apache document root folder.
sudo nano /var/www/testphp.php
Add the following lines.
<?php
phpinfo();
?>
Restart apache2 service:
sudo service apache2 restart
Navigate to http://server-ip-address/testphp.php. It will display all the details about php such as version, build date and commands etc.
If
you want to install all php modules, enter the command sudo apt-get install php* and restart the apache2 service. To verify for the modules, open web browser and navigate
to http://server-ip-address/testphp.php. You will able to see all php modules.
Manage MySQL Databases (Optional)
Install phpMyAdmin:
phpMyAdmin is a free open-source web interface tool used to manage your MySQL databases. It is available in the Official Debian repositories. So install it with command:
sudo apt-get install phpmyadmin
Select the Web server you use, in my case it is apache2.
Select
Yes to configure database for phpmyadmin wjth dbconfig-common.
Enter
password of the database’s administrative user.
Enter
MySQL application password phpmyadmin.
Re-enter
the password.
The
phpMyAdmin installation has been completed.
Access phpMyAdmin Web Console
Now you can access the phpmyadmin console by navigating to http://server-ip-address/phpmyadmin/ from your browser.
Enter your MySQL username and password which you have given in previous steps. In my case its “root” and “ubuntu”.
You
will be redirected to PhpMyAdmin main web interface.
Now
you can manage your MySQL databases from phpMyAdmin web interface.
Once phpMyAdmin is installed point your browser to
http://localhost/phpmyadmin to start using it. You should be able to login using any users you've setup in MySQL. If no users have been setup, useadmin with no password to login.
Should you get a 404 "Not Found" error when you point your browser to the location of phpMyAdmin (such as:http://localhost/phpmyadmin) the issue is likely
caused by not checking the 'Apache 2' selection during installation. To redo the installation run the following:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure -plow phpmyadmin
Then select Apache 2 for the webserver you wish to configure.
If this does not work, then you can do the following to include the phpMyAdmin-shipped Apache configuration into Apache:
Since Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy Salamander), Apache no longer loads configuration files from the /etc/apache2/conf.d directory. Instead, they are loaded from the /etc/apache2/conf-enabled directory. Therefore, if you need to manually include the phpMyAdmin-shipped
Apache configuration file, you must run the following: