Installing LAMP
I have already discussed what is LAMP , so please refer to my earlier post .
For all lazy people ,I am giving the link to the post .
http://kar2905.wordpress.com/2009/01/23/lamp/
In this post , I would be describing the process of installing LAMP on Ubuntu . I currently have Ubuntu 8.1 , apache 2.2 , php 5 .
I am explaining the process in a very simple manner starting from the basics . As being new to this , I know how difficult it is to do anything on Linux . It took me a lot of time to understand fully LAMP and then install it ( thanx to the poor speeds by ION) .
Note : Sentences between quotes are the commands you need to type as it is .
First of all we will be installing apache
1. Open Terminal . ( Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal )
type “sudo get-apt install apache2”
2. The terminal will ask for your password , just enter it . ( if it doesnt ask , dont panic there is nothing wrong in it)
Now To test apache
1. open a web browser . Go to a new tab . Type “http://localhost” , press enter .
If everything is all right , it should display “IT WORKS!! ”
Hurray , you have successfully installed apache
Now , we have to install php
1. open a terminal ( same procedure as told above ) .
2. type “sudo apt-get install php5 libapache2-mod-php5= ”
It will take a little time to download ( the time depends upon your net connection)
3. Now , restart apache , as apache doeesnt know that you have installed php and hence we are restarting it so that it can integrate php into it .
To restart type “sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart” into the terminal .
TESTING PHP
1. In the terminal , type “sudo gedit /var/www/testphp.php”
This will open a file named testphp.php
2. type this into the file “<?php phpinfo(); ?>” . phpinfo() is a inbuilt php function which finds out the details about apache and phph.
3. Save the file .
4. Now , opena browser , type “http://localhost/testphp.php”
5. Something like this should open . I am pasting a screenshot of it .
If this comes , then it means your php and apache are working fine . Hurray !!
TIP : If your net connection ( as is the case with me ) , you can always open two terminals thereby working on both of them and saving time .
Now to install MY SQL
1. Open the terminal . Type “sudo apt-get install mysql-server” .
2. We are now going to install a program called phpmyAdmin which is an easy tool to edit your databases. Copy/paste the following line into Terminal:
“sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-auth-mysql php5-mysql phpmyadmin“
After that is installed our next task is to get PHP to work with MySQL. To do this we will need to open a file entitled php.ini. To open it type the following:
“gksudo gedit /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini“
Now we are going to have to uncomment the following line by taking out the semicolon (;).
Change this line:
“;extension=mysql.so“
To look like this:
“extension=mysql.so“
Now just restart Apache and you are all set!
“sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart” .
Do one more thing ,
Type this in the terminal “sudo ln -s /usr/share/phpmyadmin/ /var/www/phpmyadmin“ .
This actually copies the files to the document root directory i.e www .
# /usr/share/phpmyadmin/ is the directory where phpmyadmin installed
# /var/www/ is your document root directory
Voila , you are all set with LAMP .
Thanks every1 for reading this . It took me a lot of time to write this .
As always , Comments are welcome .
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kar2905 February 2nd, 2009 at 4:45 pm
i read it .
But the new mysel doesnt need the password to be set up like the method in the forum .
I myself first installed LAMP and then only wrote the procedure .