How to Install a LAMP Stack on Ubuntu

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Before you start

• LAMP means Linux, Apache, MariaDB or MySQL, and PHP. Choose it when your app relies on .htaccess files; otherwise a LEMP stack with Nginx works just as well.
• Use a user with sudo. If you are root, leave out sudo.
• Nothing else may use port 80. Stop Nginx first if it is installed.

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How to install Apache, MariaDB and PHP

sudo apt update
sudo apt install apache2 mariadb-server php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql

sudo dnf install httpd mariadb-server php php-mysqlnd
sudo systemctl enable --now httpd mariadb php-fpm

sudo dnf module install php:8.2
sudo dnf install httpd mariadb-server php-mysqlnd
sudo systemctl enable --now httpd mariadb php-fpm

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How to open the firewall

sudo ufw allow 'Apache Full'

sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=http --add-service=https
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

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How to secure MariaDB

sudo mysql_secure_installation

sudo mariadb

CREATE DATABASE appdb DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
CREATE USER 'appuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'Choose-A-Strong-Password-1';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON appdb.* TO 'appuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

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How to add your site

sudo apt install php-curl php-gd php-intl php-mbstring php-xml php-zip
sudo systemctl restart apache2

sudo dnf install php-gd php-intl php-mbstring php-xml
sudo systemctl restart php-fpm

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How to check it worked

echo '<?php echo "PHP " . PHP_VERSION . " via " . php_sapi_name() . "\n";' | sudo tee /var/www/example.com/public_html/info.php

curl -H "Host: example.com" http://127.0.0.1/info.php

PHP 8.3.6 via apache2handler

sudo rm /var/www/example.com/public_html/info.php

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Frequently asked questions

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Apache shows the PHP code instead of running it. Why?

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Which PHP version do I get?

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Can I use PHP-FPM with Apache on Ubuntu?

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How do I install phpMyAdmin?

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