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How to setup a lamp stack using Ubuntu.
Linux, Apache, MariaDB, PHP

Setup

Install Ubuntu

Download and install the latest Ubuntu LTS.

If you need VNC, I recommend downloading Ubuntu Desktop and installing x11vnc, lightdm, and cinnamon.
If you don't need a desktop or are low on storage, you can just install Ubuntu Server.

Note

Other popular linux distros for servers are Debian and CentOS.
- See Linux distributions for more info.
- I do not have much experience with these RHEL distros: Fedora, CentOS.

Install Apache

See [1]

sudo apt update
sudo apt install apache2

# Enable some basic modules
sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo a2enmod ssl
sudo a2enmod headers
sudo a2enmod proxy
sudo a2enmod proxy_wstunnel
sudo a2enmod deflate

Installing PHP

Installing php 7.4 on 20.04

sudo apt update
sudo apt install php7.4 php7.4-fpm

# Install some common extensions
sudo apt install php7.4-{apcu,bcmath,cli,common,curl,dev,gd,gmp,imagick,imap,intl,mysql,xml,xmlrpc,mbstring,opcache,redis,soap,zip} -y

# Setup Apache to use php7.4-fpm
sudo a2enmod proxy_fcgi setenvif
sudo a2enconf php7.4-fpm
sudo a2dismod php7.4
sudo a2dismod mpm_prefork
sudo a2enmod mpm_event
sudo systemctl restart apache2

Important Notes

Always use a version when installing things if you don't want things to break when you do updates
- E.g. php7.4-common instead of php-common
For Ubuntu 18.04, add the following repository
sudo apt install software-properties-common && sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php

Installing MariaDB

See https://downloads.mariadb.org/mariadb/repositories/

sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
sudo apt-key adv --fetch-keys 'https://mariadb.org/mariadb_release_signing_key.asc'
sudo add-apt-repository 'deb [arch=amd64,arm64,ppc64el] http://sfo1.mirrors.digitalocean.com/mariadb/repo/10.4/ubuntu bionic main'

sudo apt update
sudo apt install mariadb-server

Securing for Production

MariaDB and MySQL provide a bash command mysql_secure_installation.
This command does the following:

Sets a root password
Remove anonymous users
Disallow root login remotely
Removes test databases

sudo mysql_secure_installation

Misc

Install nodejs via nvm

Firewall

If you're using a VPS or computer connected directly to the internet, you will want to install a firewall.
See UbuntuWiki: UncomplicatedFirewall
See Digital ocean ufw essentials

sudo ufw allow ssh/tcp
sudo ufw logging on
sudo ufw enable
sudo ufw status

You should get an output like:

Status: active

To                         Action      From
--                         ------      ----
22/tcp                     ALLOW       Anywhere
22/tcp (v6)                ALLOW       Anywhere (v6)

To enable certain ports:

ufw allow 80/tcp
ufw allow 443/tcp

@@ Line 4: / Line 4: @@
 ==Setup==
 ===Install Ubuntu===
-Just download and install
+Download and install the latest Ubuntu LTS.
+If you need VNC, I recommend downloading Ubuntu Desktop and installing x11vnc, lightdm, and cinnamon.
+If you don't need a desktop or are low on storage, you can just install Ubuntu Server.
+;Note:
+* Other popular linux distros for servers are Debian and CentOS.
+** See [[Linux distributions]] for more info.
+** I do not have much experience with these RHEL distros: Fedora, CentOS.
 ===Install Apache===
+See [https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/install-and-configure-apache]
+<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
+sudo apt update
+sudo apt install apache2
+# Enable some basic modules
+sudo a2enmod rewrite
+sudo a2enmod ssl
+sudo a2enmod headers
+sudo a2enmod proxy
+sudo a2enmod proxy_wstunnel
+sudo a2enmod deflate
+</syntaxhighlight>
 ===Installing PHP===
-[https://www.cloudbooklet.com/how-to-install-php-7-3-on-ubuntu-18-04/ Reference]<br>
+;Installing php 7.4 on 20.04
-Installing PHP 7.3 on Ubuntu 16.04
 <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
-sudo apt install software-properties-common
-sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
 sudo apt update
-sudo apt install php7.3
+sudo apt install php7.4 php7.4-fpm
-# Install apache module for php
-sudo apt install libapache2-mod-php7.3
-sudo a2enmod php7.3
 # Install some common extensions
-sudo apt install php7.3-common php7.3-mysql php7.3-xml php7.3-xmlrpc php7.3-curl php7.3-gd php7.3-imagick php7.3-cli php7.3-dev php7.3-imap php7.3-mbstring php7.3-opcache php7.3-soap php7.3-zip php7.3-intl -y
+sudo apt install php7.4-{apcu,bcmath,cli,common,curl,dev,gd,gmp,imagick,imap,intl,mysql,xml,xmlrpc,mbstring,opcache,redis,soap,zip} -y
-# Restart apache2
+# Setup Apache to use php7.4-fpm
-sudo service apache2 restart
+sudo a2enmod proxy_fcgi setenvif
+sudo a2enconf php7.4-fpm
+sudo a2dismod php7.4
+sudo a2dismod mpm_prefork
+sudo a2enmod mpm_event
+sudo systemctl restart apache2
 </syntaxhighlight>
 ;Important Notes
 * Always use a version when installing things if you don't want things to break when you do updates
-** I.e. <code>php7.3-common</code> instead of <code>php-common</code>
+** E.g. <code>php7.4-common</code> instead of <code>php-common</code>
+* For Ubuntu 18.04, add the following repository
+*:<code>sudo apt install software-properties-common && sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php</code>
 ===Installing MariaDB===
@@ Line 53: / Line 75: @@
 sudo mysql_secure_installation
 </syntaxhighlight>
+===Misc===
+* Install nodejs via nvm
+==Firewall==
+{{ main |Uncomplicated Firewall }}
+If you're using a VPS or computer connected directly to the internet, you will want to install a firewall.
+See [[UbuntuWiki: UncomplicatedFirewall]]
+See [https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/ufw-essentials-common-firewall-rules-and-commands Digital ocean ufw essentials]
+<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
+sudo ufw allow ssh/tcp
+sudo ufw logging on
+sudo ufw enable
+sudo ufw status
+</syntaxhighlight>
+You should get an output like:
+<pre>
+Status: active
+To                         Action      From
+--                         ------      ----
+/tcp                     ALLOW       Anywhere
+/tcp (v6)                ALLOW       Anywhere (v6)
+</pre>
+To enable certain ports:
+<pre>
+ufw allow 80/tcp
+ufw allow 443/tcp
+</pre>