Install Apache2, PHP5, MySQL & phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu 12.04
By Güngör Budak
- One minute read - 201 wordsFirst, install apache2:
sudo apt-get install apache2
Then, for it to work: sudo service apache2 restart
For custom www folder:
sudo cp /etc/apache2/sites-available/default /etc/apache2/sites-available/www
gksudo gedit /etc/apache2/sites-available/www
Change DocumentRoot and Directory directive to point to new location. For example, /home/user/www/
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Make www default and disable default:
sudo a2dissite default && sudo a2ensite www
sudo service apache2 restart
Create new file in www
echo "<b>Hello! It is working!</b>" > /home/user/www/index.html
Go to http://localhost/
If you get 403 Forbidden error:
chmod -R 755 /home/user/www/
Next, install php5:
sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-php5
Enable:
sudo a2enmod php5
Restart apache2:
sudo service apache2 restart
Check if it works:
mkdir ~/www/test
gedit /home/gungor/www/test/index.php
Enter:
1<?php echo "It's working"; ?>
Save
Go to http://localhost/test/
Next, install mysql:
sudo apt-get install mysql-server libapache2-mod-auth-mysql php5-mysql
Set a password
Finally, install phpmyadmin:
sudo apt-get install phpmyadmin
Select apache2 and then “Yes”, enter your password
Open following and add the line Include /etc/phpmyadmin/apache.conf:
gksudo gedit /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
Restart apache2:
sudo service apache2 restart
Navigate to http://localhost/phpmyadmin/
After all these steps, you should be able to run PHP files on your Apache server and also use MySQL with phpMyAdmin