LAMP Stack Setup

LAMP Stack Setup

Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP installation and configuration.

Quick Install

# All in one
sudo apt update
sudo apt install apache2 mysql-server php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql -y

Step 1: Install Apache

# Install
sudo apt install apache2 -y

# Start and enable
sudo systemctl start apache2
sudo systemctl enable apache2

# Verify
curl http://localhost

Apache Configuration

# Main config
sudo nano /etc/apache2/apache2.conf

# Disable directory listing
<Directory /var/www/>
    Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride All
</Directory>

# Enable mod_rewrite
sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 2: Install MySQL

# Install
sudo apt install mysql-server -y

# Secure installation
sudo mysql_secure_installation

# Answer prompts:
# - Set root password: Y
# - Remove anonymous users: Y
# - Disallow root login remotely: Y
# - Remove test database: Y
# - Reload privileges: Y

MySQL Configuration

# Login as root
sudo mysql

# Create database and user
CREATE DATABASE myapp;
CREATE USER 'appuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'strong_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON myapp.* TO 'appuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Step 3: Install PHP

# Install PHP with common extensions
sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql \
    php-curl php-gd php-mbstring php-xml php-zip -y

# Verify
php -v

PHP Configuration

# Edit php.ini
sudo nano /etc/php/8.1/apache2/php.ini

# Recommended settings
upload_max_filesize = 64M
post_max_size = 64M
max_execution_time = 300
memory_limit = 256M

Step 4: Create Virtual Host

# Create directory
sudo mkdir -p /var/www/mysite

# Set permissions
sudo chown -R $USER:www-data /var/www/mysite
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/mysite

# Create virtual host
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/mysite.conf

Virtual Host Configuration

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin [email protected]
    ServerName mysite.com
    ServerAlias www.mysite.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/mysite

    <Directory /var/www/mysite>
        AllowOverride All
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/mysite-error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/mysite-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

# Enable site
sudo a2ensite mysite.conf
sudo a2dissite 000-default.conf
sudo systemctl reload apache2

Step 5: Test PHP

# Create test file
echo "<?php phpinfo(); ?>" | sudo tee /var/www/mysite/info.php

# Visit http://your-server/info.php

# Remove after testing!
sudo rm /var/www/mysite/info.php

SSL with Let's Encrypt

# Install Certbot
sudo apt install certbot python3-certbot-apache -y

# Get certificate
sudo certbot --apache -d mysite.com -d www.mysite.com

# Auto-renewal test
sudo certbot renew --dry-run

Firewall Rules

sudo ufw allow 'Apache Full'
sudo ufw status

Verification