How To Install LAMP Stack (Linux, Apache, MariaDB, PHP) on Ubuntu 18.04

LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) is the widely used stack to host a simple to large websites.

LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) is the widely used stack to host a simple to large websites. If you think the above combination will only be installed on servers where the hosting is made, then that is wrong you can setup LAMP stamp on your PC which has Linux.

The installation procedure of the LAMP stack on Ubuntu is quite simple when compared to other Linux environment.

In other Linux environment, you need to install packages separately, one by one. But in Ubuntu, you can install the whole stack in the single command.

Here, we will see both ways of installing LAMP stack on Ubuntu 18.04.

You would get MySQL 5.7 as a database when you install LAMP stack using the single command. But, at the same time, if you choose to install LAMP stack manually, then you will be guided to install MariaDB 10.1 as a database.

Install Linux

Here is the guide about the Step by Step installation of Ubuntu 18.04 and Upgrading Ubuntu 16.04 LTS to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Install LAMP Stack on Ubuntu 18.04 – Manual (One by one)

Now, we will proceed to install AMP (Apache version 2.4, PHP version 7.2, MariaDB version 10.1) on Ubuntu 18.04.

Install Apache HTTP server

Update the package repository index.

sudo apt update

Install apache2 package using the apt command

sudo apt -y install apache2

Testing Apache HTTP server:

We will now test the Apache web server to confirm whether it is working correctly. Open up any web browser and then navigate it to the following URL.

http://localhost/

OR

http://your-ip-add-ress/

You will get the “Apache2 Ubuntu Default Page“, and this default page confirms you that the Apache HTTP server is working fine.

Install LAMP stack on Ubuntu 18.04 - Apache Test Page
Install LAMP stack on Ubuntu 18.04 – Apache Test Page

Apache web server’s default document root is /var/www/html/ on Ubuntu and the main configuration file is /etc/apache2/apache2.conf. Additional configuration files can be found in the /etc/apache2/*.enabled directory.

The directory hierarchy as follows.

       /etc/apache2/
       |-- apache2.conf
       |       `--  ports.conf
       |-- mods-enabled
       |       |-- *.load
       |       `-- *.conf
       |-- conf-enabled
       |       `-- *.conf
       `-- sites-enabled
               `-- *.conf

Install MariaDB Server

MariaDB has replaced MySQL as a default database server in Linux distribution. To install MariaDB, run the following command

sudo apt -y install mariadb-server

Install PHP

By default Apache server supports the .html only, not PHP. To get a PHP supprt, you would need to install PHP and the PHP extension package for MariaDB.

Here, we will install PHP 7.2 on Ubuntu 18.04.

sudo apt -y install php php-mysql

Restart the Apache HTTP server after the installation of the PHP package.

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Now, skip to Testing LAMP Stack.

Install LAMP Stack on Ubuntu 18.04 – Single Command

Now, we will proceed to install AMP (Apache version 2.4, PHP version 7.2, MySQL 5.7) on Ubuntu 18.04.

Update the repository cache using the apt command.

sudo apt update

Paste below the line in the terminal and hit enter.

sudo apt install lamp-server^

The above command will search and install the required packages for LAMP server. You should see messages something like below.

Install LAMP stack on Ubuntu 18.04 - Install LAMP Stack in Single Command on Ubuntu 18.04
Install LAMP stack on Ubuntu 18.04 – Install LAMP Stack in Single Command on Ubuntu 18.04

Wait for 10 to 15 minutes to let the installation LAMP stack complete. Then, check the status of the Apache and MySQL service.

Apache:

sudo systemctl status apache2

Output:

 apache2.service - LSB: Apache2 web server
   Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/apache2; bad; vendor preset: enabled)
  Drop-In: /lib/systemd/system/apache2.service.d
           └─apache2-systemd.conf
   Active: active (running) since Tue 2018-07-13 23:58:21 IST; 23min ago
     Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)
  Process: 5823 ExecStop=/etc/init.d/apache2 stop (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
  Process: 5845 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/apache2 start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
   CGroup: /system.slice/apache2.service
           ├─5862 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
           ├─5865 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
           ├─5866 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
           ├─5867 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
           ├─5868 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
           ├─5869 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
           └─5889 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start

Jul 23 13:58:20 server.datamounts.local systemd[1]: Stopped LSB: Apache2 web server.
Jul 23 13:58:20 server.datamounts.local systemd[1]: Starting LSB: Apache2 web server...
Jul 23 13:58:20 server.datamounts.local apache2[5845]:  * Starting Apache httpd web server apache2
Jul 23 13:58:21 server.datamounts.local apache2[5845]:  *
Jul 23 13:58:21 server.datamounts.local systemd[1]: Started LSB: Apache2 web server.

MySQL:

sudo systemctl status mysql

Output:

 mysql.service - MySQL Community Server
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/mysql.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: active (running) since Tue 2018-07-23 14:17:20 IST; 4min 11s ago
  Process: 6184 ExecStartPost=/usr/share/mysql/mysql-systemd-start post (code=exited, status=0/
  Process: 6175 ExecStartPre=/usr/share/mysql/mysql-systemd-start pre (code=exited, status=0/SU
 Main PID: 6183 (mysqld)
   CGroup: /system.slice/mysql.service
           └─6183 /usr/sbin/mysqld

Jul 23 14:17:19 server.datamounts.local systemd[1]: Stopped MySQL Community Server.
Jul 23 14:17:19 server.datamounts.local systemd[1]: Starting MySQL Community Server...
Jul 23 14:17:20 server.datamounts.local systemd[1]: Started MySQL Community Server.

Test Apache

Before testing Apache, restart the Apache service.

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Open up any web browser and then go to the following web address.

http://localhost/

OR

http://your.ip.addr.ess

You should get the following page, and this confirms that Apache web server is working fine.

Install LAMP stack on Ubuntu 18.04 - Apache Test Page
Install LAMP stack on Ubuntu 18.04 – Apache Default Page

Apache’s default document root is /var/www/html on Ubuntu, and the main configuration file is /etc/apache2/apache2.conf.

Additional configurations like Virtual hosts and modules can be found in /etc/apache2/*-enabled directory

Test LAMP Stack

For testing the PHP, we will place one PHP file on to the default document root of Apache.

sudo nano /var/www/html/info.php

Paste the below line into the info file:

<?php phpinfo(); ?>

Now open a web browser and type the following into the web address:

http://localhost/phpinfo.php

OR

http://your-ip-addr.ess/phpinfo.php

The page will look like below.

Install LAMP stack on Ubuntu 18.04 - PHP Information
Install LAMP stack on Ubuntu 18.04 – PHP Information

Scroll the page down to see the PHP extensions information including MySQL.

Install LAMP stack on Ubuntu 18.04 - PHP Information
Install LAMP stack on Ubuntu 18.04 – PHP Information

That’s All.

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