HOW TO INSTALL LAMP STACK ON UBUNTU 16.04

Step: 2 Install PHP Package

As we know that LAMP Stack is a open source application which is used to host PHP based websites, So for that let’s go ahead and install php by below command.

$  sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-php php    # To install php package

Now it’s asking to Enter “Y” to proceed for further installation, So press “Y”

As we can see above the php package installation process has been completed, We can verify if php package is installed or not by below command.

$  sudo dpkg -l php   # To check PHP package is installed or not

As we can see above php is installed, now restart the apache2 service to take effect by below command.

$  sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart    # To restart the apache2 service

Now let’s go ahead and test if php is working properly or not, for that create a file under Document Root of apache i.e. “/var/www/html” and then enter “<?php phpinfo(); ?>” to check php information.

Follow the below steps to do the same :-

$  sudo nano /var/www/html/file.php    # To create a file.php file

Enter the below code in file to check if php is working fine and then save.

<?php phpinfo(); ?>    # to check the PHP Information

Note: I prefer “nano” as a text editor, you can use “vi” or any other text editor.

Restart the apache2 service then open the web browser and then enter “http://localhost/file.php”

PHP is working fine as shown on the above snapshot.

Step: 3 Install Mysql Server Package

Now it’s time to install mysql-server, follow the below command to install the same.

$  sudo apt-get install mysql-server    # To install mysql-server

As shown above on the snapshot its asking to enter “Y” to proceed the installation process, So enter “Y“.

Now its asking to set the password for mysql-server login for the user “root“.

Confirm the password by Re-Entering the same password.

mysql-server installation process has been completed, we can verify if mysql-server package is installed or not by below command.

$  sudo dpkg -l mysql-server    # To check if mysql-server package is installed or not

As we can see on the snapshot above mysql-server package is installed, let’s check if mysql-server is working properly by creating a database, Please follow the below steps to do the same.

$  mysql -u root -p    # To login mysql-server as a user root

After above command it will ask to enter password for mysql-server, now here enter the password which we have set during mysql-server installation process.

As we can see above mysql-server logged in successfully and the prompt changed to “mysql>“.

Now enter the below command to create a database on “mysql>“ prompt.

mysql> create database usersdb;   # To create a database

As shown above on the snapshot the database named “usersdb” created successfully.

Now to verify if database created or not enter the below command.

mysql> show databases;   # To create a database

As we can see on above snapshot the database “usersdb” created successfully.

Step: 4 Install PhpMyAdmin Package

Now let’s go ahead and install our last package for LAMP Stack  i.e phpmyadmin by using below command.

$ sudo apt-get install phpmyadmin   # To install phpmyadmin

As shown above on the snapshot its asking to enter “Y” to proceed the installation process, So enter “Y“.

Select apache2 and then press OK to proceed the installation process further as shown on the snapshot above.

Press “Yes” to Configure database for phpmyadmin with dbconfig-common.

Now set password for phpmyadmin login purpose for user “root”.

Confirm the password by Re-Entering the same password.

As we can see above phpmyadmin installed successfully, now use below command to verify phpmyadmin package installed or not.

$ sudo dpkg -l phpmyadmin   # To verify if phpmyadmin package installed or not

As shown on above snapshot phpmyadmin package installed.

We can open phpmyadmin webaccess by using URL “http://localhost/phpmyadmin” but before that we have to configure “php.ini” and “apache.conf” file, So Follow the below steps to do the same.

edit the “php.ini” and search for extension=msql.so

$ sudo nano /etc/php/7.0/apache2/php.ini   # To edit the php.ini file

Note:-  “php.ini” file location may be different as per version

Now search for extension=msql.so and Uncomment the line by removing the Semi-Colon as highlighted above on the snapshot.

After uncomment extension=msql.so  it would look like this as shown above on the snapshot, then save php.ini file.

Now edit the “apache2.conf” file by using below command.

$ sudo nano /etc/apache2/apache2.conf   # To edit the apache2.conf file

Then go to the end of the configuration file and add the below line.

Include /etc/phpmyadmin/apache.conf

Please refer the above snapshot to do the changes in “apache2.conf” file then save the file.

Now restart the apache2 service.

Now open PhpMyAdmin web access by entering the below URL on web browser.

http://localhost/phpmyadmin

OR you can access on other system which should be in same network by entring below URL.

http://<IP Address of the LAMP Server>/phpmyadmin

As we can see nice phpmyadmin web access on snapshot above, now login it by using username as “root” and use the password we have set during phpmyadmin package installation.

Refer the Snapshot below.

Now as we can see below on the snapshot the phpmyadmin web access successfully logged in and showing the database we have created in mysql-server named “usersdb” highlighted below.

 

This is how we can install LAMP Stack on Ubuntu 16.04.