How to install LAMP (Apache, MySQL, PHP) stack on Debian 8

LAMP stack is a popular web platform commonly used to run websites and servers. (Linux,Apache,MySQL,PHP)

The LAMP Softwares are completely replaceable with other similar Softwares, and it’s not limited to the original bundle.
as a web stack, LAMP is suitable for building dynamic websites and web applications

We are assuming that you have root permission, otherwise, you may start commands with “sudo”.

Before You Begin

You have to update your repositories cache to get the latest versions. type:

 apt‐get update

Install and configure Apache

Install apache 2.4:

 apt-get install apache2

You can change the configurations using a text editor (we are using nano)

 nano /etc/apache2/apache2.conf

And after changing the configurations you should restart apache2:

 systemctl restart apache2

Install MySQL

For installing MySQL type:

 apt‐get install mysql‐server

Input a secure password when prompted by the installation.

Run secure installation to remove the test database and any user permissions added during the installation.

 mysql_secure_installation

It’s recommended to select yes (y) for all questions. if you already have a secure root password you don’t need to change it.

Setup MySQL Database

Now you can create a database and grant your users permissions.

 mysql ‐u root ‐p

For creating a database and granting permissions to users you can use following commands: (you may change the values of “dbname”,”username”,”password” to your own values)

mysql> create database dbname;

-> grant all on dbname.* to 'username' identified by 'password';

!ATTENTION!

Don’t forget to put the username and password between ‘ ‘.

Exit MySQL

mysql> quit

Install PHP

In this section we have 2 options to install PHP5 or PHP7, the official repository of Debian 8 only provides PHP5, as you will see we have to add an unofficial repository in order to install PHP7

Install PHP 5

Install PHP5 and the PHP Extensions:

 apt-get install php5-common libapache2-mod-php5 php5-cli

 service apache2 restart

Now it’s time to test the PHP software that you just installed. move to your public web directory:

 cd /var/www/html

Now use your favorite text editor to create a file named info.php

 nano info.php

Inside that file, type the following line:

<?php phpinfo(); ?>

You can use your Domain or Private IP address to see the following page:

LAMP apache httpd test page debian 8

If you need support for MySQL in PHP, then you should install the php5-mysql package:

 apt-get install php5-mysql

Restart Apache:

 systemctl restart apache2

Install PHP 7

In this tutorial, we are using Dotdeb repository.

Configure Dotdeb

Append the Dotdeb to the repository.

 echo 'deb http://packages.dotdeb.org jessie all' >> /etc/apt/sources.list

echo 'deb-src http://packages.dotdeb.org jessie all' >> /etc/apt/sources.list

Fetch and install the GnuPG key

 cd /tmp
 wget https://www.dotdeb.org/dotdeb.gpg
 apt-key add dotdeb.gpg
 rm dotdeb.gpg

Update your “apt” to include new packages:

 apt-get update

Install PHP7

 apt-get install php7.0

And also the packages:

 apt-get install php7.0 php7.0-fpm php7.0-gd php7.0-mysql

Configure Apache2 to use PHP7

To enable PHP7.0 in Apache2 type:

 a2enmod proxy_fcgi setenvif

a2enconf php7.0-fpm

Restart Apache

 systemctl restart apache2

To test your configurations:

 cd /var/www/html