How to install and configure Apache, PHP, MySql and phpMyadmin on ubuntu

Step 1:
Installing apache

Open Terminal. To open terminal click the Dash home from unity launcher. And type terminal in the search field.And click Terminal .

 

And type the below code in terminal and hit enter.

sudo apt-get install apache2

Type your ubuntu password and press enter.

Type y and hit enter to confirm apache installation.

After the successful installation  , open your favorite browser and type

http://localhost/

in the address bar and press enter. If you will see ‘It works!’ , then your apache works fine.

Step 2:
Installing PHP

Open Terminal. And type the below code in terminal and hit enter.

sudo apt-get install php5 libapache2-mod-php5

Type your ubuntu password if needed.

Type y and hit enter to confirm PHP installation.
After the successful installation restart Apache using the below code

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Test PHP installation

To test PHP is installed, Type

sudo gedit /var/www/phpinfo.php

in the terminal and type your ubuntu password if needed. It will open the phpinfo.php file in gedit.Type below code in the phpinfo.php file, save and exit it .

<?php phpinfo() ?>

Now open your favorite browser and type http://localhost/phpinfo.php in the address bar and press enter. If you will see the below page , then your php works fine.

Step 3:
Installing MySql

Open Terminal. And type the below code in terminal and hit enter.

sudo apt-get install mysql-server

Type your ubuntu password if needed.

Type y and hit enter to confirm MySql installation.
During the installation you will be prompted for a password.Choose something secure and type the password and hit enter .

Repeat the password and press enter.

Step 4:
Installing phpMyadmin

phpMyAdmin is a free software tool written in PHP intended to handle the administration of MySQL over the World Wide Web.

Open Terminall. And type the below code in terminal and hit enter.

sudo apt-get install phpmyadmin

Type your ubuntu password if needed.

Type y and hit enter to confirm phpMyadmin installation.

During the installation you will be prompted for a webserver configuration.
Select

apache2

(already selected)
press enter.

Now you will be promped for phpmyadmin configuration

Select

No

and press enter.

Type below command in terminal

sudo cp /etc/phpmyadmin/apache.conf /etc/apache2/conf.d

restart your apache server using

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Open your browser and type

http://localhost/phpmyadmin/

in the address bar and press enter.

Type your mysql root  username and password to login.

You’re now ready to start building your local website. just put all of your files into

/var/www


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