GNU/Linux LAMP Stack Installing LAMP stack on CentoOS
Example
Install Apache Web Server
First step is to install web server Apache.
sudo yum -y install httpd
Once it is installed, enable (to run on startup) and start Apache web server service.
sudo systemctl enable --now httpd
Point your browser to:
You will see the default Apache web server page.
Install MariaDB Server
Second step is to install MariaDB:
sudo yum -y install mariadb-server
Then start and enable (on startup) the MariaDB server:
sudo systemctl enable --now mariadb
As needed, use mysql_secure_installation to secure your database.
This script will allow you to do the following:
- Change the root user's password
- Remove test databases
- Disable remote access
Install PHP
sudo yum -y install php php-common
Then restart Apache's httpd service.
sudo systemctl restart httpd
To test PHP, create a file called index.php in /var/www/html.
Then add the following line to the file:
Then point your browser to:
You should see information related to your server. If you do not, ensure that php is for sure installed correctly by running the following command:
php --version
If you receive something like:
PHP 5.4.16 (cli) (built: Nov 6 2016 00:29:02) Copyright (c) 1997-2013 The PHP Group
Then PHP is installed correctly. If this is the case, please ensure that you've restarted your web server.
