This post shows students and new users the steps to install and use the LAMP stack on Ubuntu Linux.
LAMP is an acronym for Linux (Ubuntu), TOpatch, SUBWAYariaDB or SUBWAYySQL and PHP Scripting Language. It is a group of open source software and building blocks for many of the web applications and most content management systems (CMS) in use today.
Many of the popular content management systems in use today use some combinations of this open source framework. From WordPress to Drupal to Joomla and many others, everyone is using the LAMP stack to power their applications.
If you are developing PHP-based applications or websites, you will probably use the LAMP stack as well. Next, we will show you how to get the stack up and running on Ubuntu Linux.
If you are a student or a new user learning Linux, the easiest place to start learning is on Ubuntu Linux. Ubuntu is the modern open source Linux operating system for desktops, servers, and other devices.
To start installing the LAMP stack on Ubuntu Linux, follow the steps below:
How to install Ubuntu Linux
L in LAMP it means Linux, in this case Ubuntu. This post chooses Ubuntu Linux because it is easy to use and basically for beginners. Whether you are a new student or new user, Ubuntu Linux is a great place to start with Linux.
Your first task to configure LAMP is a Linux machine. If you haven’t installed Ubuntu before, read this post to learn how to install it.
Once Ubuntu is installed, run the following commands to update it.
sudo apt update sudo apt dist-upgrade sudo apt autoremove
There are many other settings and configurations to apply that apply to Ubuntu, however the post only refers to the LAMP installation.
How to install Apache on Ubuntu Linux
Apache represents the TO on LAMP and is the most popular open source web server and a key component of the LAMP stack. Apache is available in the Ubuntu repositories. Update the package index and install Apache with the following commands.
sudo apt update sudo apt install apache2
After installing Apache, the following commands can be used to stop, start and enable The Apache service always starts when the server starts.
sudo systemctl stop apache2 sudo systemctl start apache2 sudo systemctl enable apache2
To see if Apache is installed, open a web browser and look for the server’s hostname or IP address.
http: // localhost
How to install MariaDB on Ubuntu Linux
the SUBWAY in LAMP it represents the MariaDB or MySQL database server. Both MySQL and MariaDB are multithreaded, open source relational database management systems and a key component of the LAMP stack.
For this post, we will install MariaDB instead of MySQL.
To install MariaDB, run the following commands.
sudo apt update sudo apt install mariadb-server
After installation, you can run the following commands to view the status of the MariaDB service.
sudo systemctl status mariadb
After running the above command, it should generate lines similar to the ones shown below.
mariadb.service - MariaDB 10.3.31 database server
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/mariadb.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Wed 2021-09-15 16:40:20 CDT; 22s ago
Docs: man:mysqld(8)
https://mariadb.com/kb/en/library/systemd/
Main PID: 3007 (mysqld)
Status: "Taking your SQL requests now..."
Tasks: 31 (limit: 4651)
Memory: 65.6M
CGroup: /system.slice/mariadb.service
└─3007 /usr/sbin/mysqld
Sep 15 16:40:20 ubuntu2004 /etc/mysql/debian-start[3045]: mysql
Sep 15 16:40:20 ubuntu2004 /etc/mysql/debian-start[3045]: performance_schema
Both MariaDB and MySQL come with a script that allows you to perform some security operations.
Run the following commands to invoke the script and perform some recommended tasks to protect the database.
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Both MariaDB and MySQL servers come with the root user configured to use the auth_socket default authentication method.
the auth_socket The plugin authenticates users connecting from the local host through the Unix socket file. This means that you cannot authenticate as root by providing a password.
To log in to the MariaDB and MySQL servers as root, just run the following command. You don’t need a password as it uses the auth_socket method.
To log in to MariaDB, run the following commands.
sudo mysql
The server console should appear.
Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or g. Your MySQL connection id is 8 Server version: 8.0.26-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 (Ubuntu) Copyright (c) 2000, 2021, Oracle and/or its affiliates. Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Type 'help;' or 'h' for help. Type 'c' to clear the current input statement. mysql>
How to install PHP on Ubuntu Linux
the P in LAMP it means PHP. PHP supports many types of web servers, including Apache, Nginx, and a few others. If you are using Apache web server, the following commands are used to install PHP.
sudo apt update sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php
To install the latest versions of PHP that are not available in the Ubuntu repository, run the following commands to install a third-party PPA repository that includes multiple versions of PHP.
At the time of writing, the latest version of PHP is 8.0.
sudo apt install software-properties-common sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
After adding the above repository, you can install another version of PHP.
sudo apt install php8.0 php8.0-common php8.0-cli php8.0-gd php8.0-curl php8.0-mysql
You should do that!
To learn more about LAMP, read individual posts on the components of LAMP
Conclusion:
In this tutorial we have seen how to install the LAMP stack on Ubuntu Linux. If you find any errors above or have something to add, please use the comment form below.
