July 6, 2021 . 2 MIN READ
Using the tasksel command the procedure of installing LAMP on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver is a rather trivial matter. First, make sure that you have the tasksel package installed:
$ sudo apt install tasksel
To install LAMP server using tasksel execute:
$ sudo tasksel install lamp-server
Create a simple PHP Info page to test your LAMP installation:
$ sudo bash -c "echo -e '<?php\nphpinfo();\n?>' > /var/www/html/phpinfo.php"
The above command will create a new /var/www/html/phpinfo.php file with the following content:
$ cat /var/www/html/phpinfo.php <?php phpinfo(); ?>
Now, point your web browser to your new LAMP install using the following URL: http://<YOUR SERVER DOMAIN OR IP ADDRESS HERE>/phpinfo.php:
All done. Below you can find some optional tasks to further configure your LAMP stack server.
It is recommended to secure your MySQL installation before using your LAMP stack server in production. To do so execute:
$ mysql_secure_installation
The following firewall configuration allows incoming traffic on TCP ports 80 and 443:
$ sudo ufw allow in "Apache Full"
The default LAMP stack comes pre-installed with basic PHP modules. There are many additional PHP modules available $ apt-cache search ^php- | grep module. First, obtain a PHP module package name and then install it using:
$ sudo apt install MODULE_NAME_HERE
Warning Message:
AH00558: apache2: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.1.1. Set the 'ServerName' directive globally to suppress this message
Solution: Open /etc/apache2/apache2.conf and insert the following directive at the end of the file:
ServerName <YOUR SERVER DOMAIN OR IP ADDRESS HERE>
Alternatively, use the echo command. This example will be used for a server with the IP address 10.1.1.4. Change your server IP or Domain name accordingly:
$ sudo bash -c "echo ServerName 10.1.1.4 >> /etc/apache2/apache2.conf"
Confirm your new configuration:
$ sudo apache2ctl configtest Syntax OK
https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-lamp-ubuntu-18-04-bionic-beaver-linux-apache-mysql-php
https://dzone.com/articles/install-lamp-on-ubuntu-1804-1
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-linux-apache-mysql-php-lamp-stack-ubuntu-18-04