Installing LAMP On Ubuntu For Newbies

Installing LAMP On Ubuntu For Newbies



I prefer to to this with tasksel:



sudo apt-get install taskel

sudo tasksel install lamp-server

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

then go for "webmin" or "ajenti" as my control panel:

wget -O- https://raw.github.com/ajenti/ajenti/1.x/scripts/install-ubuntu.sh | sudo sh

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install ajenti

sudo service ajenti restart

If firewall is present: ufw allow 8000 

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Any way here it is for newbies:

Install Apache

To start off we will install Apache.


1. Open up the Terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal).


2. Copy/Paste the following line of code into Terminal and then press enter:

sudo apt-get install apache2

3. The Terminal will then ask you for you're password, type it and then press enter.

Testing Apache

To make sure everything installed correctly we will now test Apache to ensure it is working properly.


1. Open up any web browser and then enter the following into the web address:

http://localhost/

You should see a folder entitled apache2-default/. Open it and you will see a message saying "It works!" , congrats to you!

Install PHP

In this part we will install PHP 5.


Step 1. Again open up the Terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal).


Step 2. Copy/Paste the following line into Terminal and press enter:

sudo apt-get install php5 libapache2-mod-php5

Step 3. In order for PHP to work and be compatible with Apache we
must restart it. Type the following code in Terminal to do this:

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Test PHP

To ensure there are no issues with PHP let's give it a quick test run.


Step 1. In the terminal copy/paste the following line:

sudo gedit /var/www/testphp.php

This will open up a file called phptest.php.


Step 2. Copy/Paste this line into the phptest file:

<?php phpinfo(); ?>

Step 3. Save and close the file.


Step 4. Now open you're web browser and type the following into the web address: