Installing Apache on Ubuntu 7.10/8.04/8.10
1) Open the terminal (we will be using it through most of my guide) from Applications > Accessories > Terminal
2) Install apache2 using apt-get by typing the following
sudo apt-get install apache2
a) start/stop apache2 write:
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 start
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 stop
If everything is OK you should see an ordinary HTML page when you type: http://localhost in your firefox browser.
Your www folder should be in: /var/www/
Installing PHP on Ubuntu 7.10/8.04/8.101) Also in terminal write:
sudo apt-get install php5 libapache2-mod-php5
2) restart apache
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
This is it for PHP Wanna test it ? Just create an ordinary PHP page in /var/www/ and run it.
Example:
sudo gedit /var/www/test.php
and write in it:
Echo "Hello, World!";
?>
Now run it by typing http://localhost/test.php in firefox… You should see your ” Hello World ”
Installing MySQL on Ubuntu 7.10/8.04/8.10
1. Again and again in terminal execute:
sudo apt-get install mysql-server
2. (optional) If you are running a server you should probably bind your address by editing bind-address in /etc/mysql/my.cnf and replacing its value (127.0.0.1) by your IP address
3. set your root password (although mysql should ask you about that when installing)
mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR ‘root’@'localhost’ = PASSWORD(’xxxxxx’);
4. Try running it
mysql -uroot -pxxx
where xxx is your password.
Note: You can install PHPMyAdmin for a graphical user interface of MySQL by executing
sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-auth-mysql php5-mysql phpmyadmin
5. restart apache
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
Problems with PHP installation :
1) I try to run a PHP file it comes up with a dialog box asking me to download a .phtml file.
-> Install lamp-server by help of follwoing command
sudo tasksel install lamp-server
or
SYS->ADMIN->SYNAPTIC->EDIT->MARK PACKAGES BY TASK->LAMP SERVER