Install LAMP Stack on Ubuntu 22.04

LAMP stack is a group of open-source software used to get web servers up and running. The acronym stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP, Perl, or Python.

Step 1: Update Your System

sudo apt update

Step 2: Install Apache2

sudo apt install apache2

After installing Apache2, you can verify that Apache2 is running by visiting your server's IP address in your web browser.

Step 3: Install MySQL Server

sudo apt install mysql-server

During the installation, you may be asked to set a root password for MySQL.

Step 4: Secure MySQL Installation

sudo mysql_secure_installation

This script will ask if you want to configure the VALIDATE PASSWORD PLUGIN, remove anonymous users, disallow root login remotely, remove test database and access to it, and finally will reload privilege tables.

Step 5: Install PHP

sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql

This command installs PHP and the PHP Extension and Application Repository (PEAR) packages, along with the necessary PHP modules to interact with MySQL. To install additional PHP modules, use the apt command with php- prefix.

Step 6: Restart Apache2

sudo systemctl restart apache2

This ensures that all of the new configurations are loaded.

Step 7: Install PhpMyAdmin (Optional)

sudo apt install phpmyadmin

During the installation, you will be asked to choose the web server (select apache2) and configure database settings with dbconfig-common. Enter your MySQL password when prompted and choose whether or not to configure the database for phpMyAdmin with dbconfig-common.

Access PhpMyAdmin by navigating to your server IP in your web browser, followed by /phpmyadmin (http://your_server_ip/phpmyadmin).

Note: The steps and packages mentioned are specific to Ubuntu 22.04 and may vary slightly for other versions or distributions.

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