Install and setup a Lamp Stack in Debian/Ubuntu server

How to install a web server in debian based systems (Apache + PHP + MySQL + PHPmyadmin)

Install Apache

Install apache web server with the following command:

sudo apt install apache2 -y

Give rights to the apache file that you can easily manage your sites. To do this, run the following commands:

sudo chown -R pi:www-data /var/www/html/
sudo chmod -R 770 /var/www/html/

Now enable mod_rewrite for apache to understand rewrite rules:

sudo a2enmod rewrite

Then we need to restart apache:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

We need to make sure the mod_rewrite works properly without any problems, edit apache2.conf and make just a change in one line. Run the following command:

sudo nano /ect/apache2/apache2.conf

Scroll down and search for this pice of code:

Directory /var/www/
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
/Directory

Change AllowOverride None to AllowOverride All, close and save. Then restart apache.

Install PHP

Install PHP with the following command:

sudo apt install php php-mbstring php-gettext -y

This will ask you a few questions in order to configure your installation correctly.

Enable the mbstring PHP extension, run this command:

sudo phpenmod mbstring

Afterwards, restart Apache for your changes to be recognized:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Install MySQL

Install your database with the following command:

sudo apt install mysql-server php-mysql -y

When the installation is done restart Apache:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

PHPMyAdmin

If you like to have a UI to manage your databases you can install phpmyadmin with the following command:

sudo apt install phpmyadmin -y

Follow the instruction to setup phpmyadmin. Check our [Github]() and use the .sh files to make it easier.

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