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How to install a LAMP stack on Ubuntu (Apache, MySQL, PHP)

LAMP means Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP. It runs WordPress and many other PHP apps.

Install

apt update
apt install apache2 mysql-server php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql -y
systemctl enable --now apache2

Secure MySQL

mysql_secure_installation

Test PHP

Create /var/www/html/info.php with <?php phpinfo(); inside. Open it in your browser, check it works, then delete the file. It shows private details.

Next

• Open ports 80 and 443 in the firewall.
• Create a database and a separate database user for each site, with a strong password. Never use the MySQL root account in a website config file.
• Keep PHP, Apache and MySQL updated with your normal apt upgrade routine.
• Prefer a ready panel? Shared hosting already includes all of this.

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