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Submitted by Cargoship (Contact Author) (Forums) on Fri, 2007-07-13 15:57. :: Ubuntu
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Installing LAMP On Ubuntu
For Newbies
In this guide I will show you how to install a LAMP system. LAMP stands for
Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP. The guide is intended to help those who have
very little knowlegde of using Linux.
Install Apache
To start off we will install Apache.
1. Open up the Terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal).
2. Copy/Paste the following line of code into Terminal and then press enter:
sudo apt-get install apache2
3. The Terminal will then ask you for you're password, type it and then press enter.
Testing Apache
To make sure everything installed correctly we will now test Apache to ensure it is working properly.
1. Open up any web browser and then enter the following into the web address:
http://localhost/
You should see a folder entitled apache2-default/. Open it and you will see a message saying "It works!" , congrats to you!
Install PHP
In this part we will install PHP 5.
Step 1. Again open up the Terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal).
Step 2. Copy/Paste the following line into Terminal and press enter:
sudo apt-get install php5 libapache2-mod-php5
Step 3. In order for PHP to work and be compatible with Apache we must restart it. Type the following code in Terminal to do this:
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
Test PHP
To ensure there are no issues with PHP let's give it a quick test run.
Step 1. In the terminal copy/paste the following line:
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sudo gedit /var/www/testphp.php
This will open up a file called phptest.php.
Step 2. Copy/Paste this line into the phptest file:
<?php phpinfo(); ?>
Step 3. Save and close the file.
Step 4. Now open you're web browser and type the following into the web address:
http://localhost/testphp.php
The page should look like this:
Test PHP Page
Congrats you have now installed both Apache and PHP!
Install MySQL
To finish this guide up we will install MySQL. (Note - Out of Apache and PHP, MySQL is the most difficult to set up. I will provide
some great resources for anyone having trouble at the end of this guide.)
Step 1. Once again open up the amazing Terminal and then copy/paste this line:
sudo apt-get install mysql-server
Step 2 (optional). In order for other computers on your network to view the server you have created, you must first edit the
"Bind Address". Begin by opening up Terminal to edit the my.cnf file.
gksudo gedit /etc/mysql/my.cnf
Change the line
bind-address = 127.0.0.1
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And change the 127.0.0.1 to your IP address.
Step 3. This is where things may start to get tricky. Begin by typing the following into Terminal:
mysql -u root
Following that copy/paste this line:
mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('yourpassword');
(Make sure to change yourpassword to a password of your choice.)
Step 4. We are now going to install a program called phpMyAdmin which is an easy tool to edit your databases. Copy/paste the
following line into Terminal:
sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-auth-mysql php5-mysql phpmyadmin
After that is installed our next task is to get PHP to work with MySQL. To do this we will need to open a file entitled php.ini
open it type the following:
gksudo gedit /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini
Now we are going to have to uncomment the following line by taking out the semicolon (;).
Change this line:
;extension=mysql.so
To look like this:
extension=mysql.so
Now just restart Apache and you are all set!
The End
Quick note to anyone who encountered problems with setting up the MySQL password, please refer to this page:
MysqlPasswordReset
I applaud everyone who has taken the time to read this guide. This guide is also my first ever so I would love to hear back from
the public on what you guys think! Just don't be too harsh. ;)
If you have questions about installing any part of LAMP just drop them in the comment box and I will do my best to help you out.
Copyright © 2007 Cargoship

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this guide
Submitted by jonathan young (not registered) on Thu, 2011-05-26 01:20.
just wanted to say this is one of the best, most concise and easy to follow guides for doing something incredibly complex, kudos to you folks!
thank you!!!
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One word
Submitted by kuberprok (not registered) on Wed, 2011-05-18 20:02.
Brilliant!
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Great walk-through, works

Submitted by Anonymous (not registered) on Thu, 2011-05-12 21:17.
Great walk-through, works great!
Thanks
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like having a bottle of beer

Submitted by Pramod (not registered) on Tue, 2011-05-10 19:22.
very easy yet very useful thanks a lot :)

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Very good post. It worked

Submitted by Madhawa (not registered) on Mon, 2011-05-09 07:40.
Very good post. It worked for me. Thank you.

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easy LAMP
Submitted by tiwigi (not registered) on Sat, 2011-05-07 17:18.
thank you, it was totally no pain ;) (in ubuntu 11.04 no need for last steps with mysql extension ... anyway works like a charm)
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Great job!
Submitted by Goga (not registered) on Sat, 2011-04-30 21:43.
Great job! Very easy to follow, and straight to the point! Thanks!
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neat elegant. very well done

Submitted by Anonymous (not registered) on Sun, 2011-04-17 13:36.
neat elegant. very well done indeed!

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wat a site
Submitted by dexter (not registered) on Sun, 2011-04-10 15:39.
wat a site !!!!!!
superb!!!!
thnx a lot
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Lamp installation
Submitted by Ges Scott (not registered) on Tue, 2011-04-05 19:12.
Excellent! Thank you so much. You're tutorial is straightforward and so easy to follow. After quite a number of years using WAMP on windows I
migrated to Linux using Ubuntu. I was very concerned about using/configuring my development environment. I had searched around for a
way to use LAMP. I found you! Everything was/is up and running within half hour just by pasting your commands.
Once again thank you very much. More tutorials like this from you please!
Ges Scott
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Thanks a bunch
Submitted by Arun Prasad (not registered) on Thu, 2011-03-31 19:55.
It was very helpful. Thanks a lot for this wonderful information. You made my day. :)
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Awesome Guide
Submitted by Shammancer (not registered) on Thu, 2011-03-31 05:18.
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This guide is right at the point and tells you exactly what you need to do. Keep up the good work.
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thanks a lot !!!

Submitted by Anonymous (not registered) on Tue, 2011-03-29 17:11.
thanks a lot !!!

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Excellent!
Submitted by Anonymous (not registered) on Fri, 2011-03-25 18:38.
This guide was invaluable, my mother in law sponsors a student where I live, and the student needs a machine as she can't afford one*. I
have resurrected a 7 year old laptop with XUbuntu into a reasonably decent dev environment, so your altruism has helped people helping
others, good karma :-).
Went as smoothly as ice, I'm a .net dev by day and I love Linux, but my job keeps me pretty tied to MS operating systems. I only use Linux
under VMs to keep my hand in. When my wife buys herself a new lappie, I have plans for the old one :evil grin:
* This is why I've remained anonymous.
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Still an excellent guide, nearly four years on.

Submitted by David (not registered) on Thu, 2011-03-24 08:40.
From fresh ubuntu installation to running phpmyadmin in about 10 minutes!
Thanks
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Thanks!
Submitted by bcow (not registered) on Mon, 2011-03-21 20:24.
Excellent guide! Thank you for taking the time to make it!
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http://localhost/phpmyadmin----showing error 404

Submitted by RUBY (not registered) on Sun, 2011-03-20 17:21.
recently i switched over to linux mint 10 julia and am facing lot of problem with LAMP INSTALLATION.thati followed up the instructions given
in the link http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu_lamp_for_newbies
and followed each step as mentioned but i skipped the following section
-----------------------------------------Step 2 (optional). In order for other computers on your network to view the server you have created, you must
first edit the "Bind Address". Begin by opening up Terminal to edit the my.cnf file.
gksudo gedit /etc/mysql/my.cnf
Change the line
bind-address = 127.0.0.1
And change the 127.0.0.1 to your IP address. -----------------------------------------------
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as i am working only in my laptop computer and i don't have ip too;
MOREOVER
DIALOGUE BOX ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO SET UP A DATABASE NAMED some conf.....(i don't remember clearly)
which i said no to;;as i d installed my sql earlier itself;;
it showed a couple of dialogue boxes asking to enter your password-which i did;;then

the rest of commands;;showed the following errors in the terminal
COMMAND-mysql -u root
ERROR-ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO)
COMMAND:mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('yourpassword');

ERROR:mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('yourpassword');
now that i have restartted the server and server is running;;;

it shows the proper:IT WORKS message for::::http://localhost/
and it does show the proper configuration for

http://localhost/testph.php
but for http://localhost/phpmyadmin
its showing
----Not Found
The requested URL /phpmyadmin was not found on this server.

Apache/2.2.16 (Ubuntu) Server at localhost Port 80----------
SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP

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Re: http://localhost/phpmyadmin----showing error 404

Submitted by walker (not registered) on Fri, 2011-04-15 08:17.
well, i had the same problem and, i solved it with:
use the command like this:
mysql -u root -p
after that you have to type your password, that is already exist if you add one before.
its worked to me fine.
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Re: http://localhost/phpmyadmin----showing error 404

Submitted by Gosmo (not registered) on Tue, 2011-03-22 16:02.
11 of 25 05/28/2011 05:36 PM
You have to follow the next instructions:
To set up under Apache all you need to do is include the following line in /etc/apache2/apache2.conf, first type the following command to
open up this file:
gksudo gedit /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
Add the following line of code inside apache2.conf:
Include /etc/phpmyadmin/apache.conf
Now restart Apache:

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Re: Re: http://localhost/phpmyadmin----showing error 404

Submitted by t0m3kk (not registered) on Wed, 2011-04-20 21:23.
Man, 10x for your post... I had the same problem but now the problem is solved and everything looks fine :)
Regards,
George
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EXCELLENT!
Submitted by Jorge Biquez (not registered) on Sat, 2011-03-19 02:23.
works like a charm!. Great !

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Thanks!
Work Great! Thanks!
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Very good guide! Thank you!

Submitted by Frostraver (not registered) on Fri, 2011-03-11 23:23.
Very good guide! Thank you!

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AWESOME WORK
Submitted by Willy (not registered) on Thu, 2011-03-10 05:42.
This is an awesome guide; good work, I would like know about security and maybe how to link my data base with freeradius, and to a login
portal page to authenticate wi-fi users.. would you happen to have a guide that you would like to share...
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I am looking for a guide how

Submitted by RHYTHM (not registered) on Sun, 2011-03-06 16:41.
12 of 25 05/28/2011 05:36 PM
I am looking for a guide how to install a LAMP.. I spend how many hours just to look for the right site...that's why I'm very thankful that I've
found this one!.. thank you... may our GOD blesses you in all aspects of your light.... GBU..
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Preparation for future coding

Submitted by Val Ian Enriquez (not registered) on Fri, 2011-03-04 08:10.
Thanks for the steps! :)

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LAMP for newbies

thank you thank you thank you, what has taken me hours just took minutes you should be a tech writer way better than UBUNTU docs
atp
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thanq dear , am also a new

Submitted by shabeer (not registered) on Wed, 2011-02-23 13:05.
thanq dear , am also a new user and am very happy now

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Thank you SO much... I'm a

Submitted by Bitz (not registered) on Wed, 2011-02-16 04:20.
Thank you SO much... I'm a new user....and had some issues figuring this out...... gone through many forums and none helped.... until I got to
yours!
Once again THANK YOU!!!!!!!!
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question
Submitted by Kristofer (not registered) on Mon, 2011-02-14 15:11.
Great walk-through, but I got stuck in the end.
Where I'm supposed to remove the semicolon.. Can't seem to find that special line ;extension=mysql.so ....
Then when I try to restart Apache, nothing happens.
Thanks in advance!
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Thanks for your guide!

Submitted by Joema (not registered) on Sat, 2011-02-12 07:22.
I am Joe from China, Beijing.Thanks for your guide! its great!!! I am new to LAMP. I wish to know you. You can be my teacher.
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13 of 25 05/28/2011 05:36 PM
this works great. thank

this works great. thank you so much. write more guides :)

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Excellent instructions: Are they up-to-date

Submitted by rsgracey (not registered) on Tue, 2011-02-01 17:07.
Wonderful instructions. Followed them with no difficulties whatsoever. One question: The date on this is 2007. Does it retrieve all the latest
versions, or do I have to worry about that now?
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for some with UBUNTU

Submitted by jarcmaster (not registered) on Sat, 2011-01-29 03:27.
Those with the GKSUDO command simply replace this line:
gksudo gedit ....
with this one: sudo gedit ....
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Very good
Submitted by Anonymous (not registered) on Sat, 2011-01-22 19:12.
Wonderful and easy to follow. Thanks!

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superbly easy setup

superbly easy setup instructions. Worked exactly the way you say.
Thanks a bunch!
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Thanks, It is really very

Submitted by Mike (not registered) on Sat, 2011-01-15 22:16.
Thanks, It is really very easy to set up LAMP by using this guide!

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Very, very helpful.Thanks a
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Submitted by JÃ¶rg (not registered) on Sat, 2011-01-15 17:29.
Very, very helpful.
Thanks a lot!
I only had to find the information regarding to create a symlink otherwise:
sudo ln -s /usr/share/phpmyadmin /var/www/phpmyadmin
Then it worked perfect.
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Re: Very, very helpful.Thanks a

Submitted by Philip John (not registered) on Sat, 2011-03-05 17:46.
I did this, which got rid of the 404 for http://localhost/phpmyadmin but I now have a 403 Forbidden in it's place. Any ideas?
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very helpfull, thanks

Submitted by Misoooo (not registered) on Thu, 2011-01-13 12:11.
very helpfull, thanks

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Perfect...... Hats off to you

Submitted by Anand (not registered) on Thu, 2011-01-13 11:24.
Perfect...... Hats off to you

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Good job.
Submitted by Shredder (not registered) on Tue, 2011-01-11 15:28.
Good job.
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additional note
Submitted by Caz_blue (not registered) on Tue, 2011-01-11 13:40.
Thanks for the brilliant tutorial, I would not have gotten this installed without it.
just a small note, step 3 was not needed in the version of Ubuntu I'm using ( I think it's maverick meerkat?) there was a prompt to get
through step three that popped up at the end of step two.
--------------------------------------
After all steps where done (successfully) the landing page was throwing an error, this was needed to fix it.
gksudo gedit /etc/apache2/apache2.conf

Add the following line of code inside apache2.conf:
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Include /etc/phpmyadmin/apache.conf
---------------------------
from this website
http://www.blog.highub.com/linux/install-and-configure-phpmyadmin-on-ubuntu-lamp/
thanks again, would not be looking at some cool databases without you!
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Thanks a lot !!I am new with

Submitted by Gulshan (not registered) on Mon, 2011-01-10 13:39.
Thanks a lot !!
I am new with LAMP server and It is the shortest and easiest way to install and configure LAMP.
Thanks
Gulshan
Thanks a lot once again
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i tried to follow every step

Submitted by neo_aryan (not registered) on Wed, 2011-01-05 11:40.
i tried to follow every step but seems to be prob somewhere.. while installing apache installation of 'start' command failed don know y n so
wen i m trying to configure it with sql and php i need to restart apache its not starting but giving ab error msg.. pls somebody help here is the
error msg * Restarting web server apache2 (98)Address already in use: make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:80 no listening sockets
available, shutting down Unable to open logs Action 'start' failed. The Apache error log may have more information.
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Simple and perfect.

Submitted by Akash Panwar (not registered) on Wed, 2011-01-05 11:14.
The tutorial is just perfect for the needs and is too simple for understanding.
Thanks alot.
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Really useful tutorial.

Really useful tutorial. Thanks very much!

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Installing Lamp
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Submitted by George Sedlak (not registered) on Wed, 2010-12-29 22:35.
New to Ubuntu and after trying other ways to load php/apache just gave up. Your tutorial took 2 minutes and everything is up and running,
bless you, well done.
George
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In 10.04 mysql.ini is in a different location.

Submitted by Jason F. Grissom (not registered) on Tue, 2010-12-28 07:12.
Hi,
Great how-to!
As of 10.04 mysql.ini can be found at "/etc/php5/apache2/conf.d/mysql.ini".
Thanks for saving me so much time!
Sincerely,
Jason
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not working
Submitted by Anonymous (not registered) on Wed, 2010-12-22 17:36.
http://localhost/testphp.php
when i type it in my browser i dont get the page which you said. Can you please help me.
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excellent guide.Thank you.

Submitted by nitai (not registered) on Wed, 2010-12-22 08:29.
excellent guide.
Thank you.
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Good article
Submitted by Axel van Moorsel (not registered) on Sat, 2010-12-18 13:46.
After 3 years it still can be used. I miss only 2 little things which would make it complete for the real newbies.
1. How to exit the MySql Shell (by typing 'exit' or 'quit').

2. How to start PhpMyAdmin (http://localhost/phpmyadmin), although you could argue that this belongs in a PhpMytAdmin tutorial.
Nevertheless: great article.
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Um..After 10 yrs of hosting on a windows server
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Submitted by GoodSandlap (not registered) on Sat, 2010-12-18 01:55.
You, in a single tutorial, have enabled me to finally make the transition overnight. Going to a real server platform has always been an
overwhelming nemesis that I have deferred due to my lack of know-how and intelligence. I am now migrating as we speak to Ubuntu.
I thank you
I thank you
I thank you!
-John
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Great Tutorial
Submitted by rudy (not registered) on Wed, 2010-12-01 05:22.
2 :thumbsup:
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Good Article
Submitted by Orijit (not registered) on Tue, 2010-11-30 13:09.
Hi:
I installed ubuntu one today as a plan to shift from windows to a linux system for my development purpose and was looking to setup AMP on
it.
I can safely tell you that the article is neat. Serves its purpose. Easy to understand. keep up the good work and keep me posted.
thanks and regards (no hard words here ;)
Orijit
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Lamp Tutorial
Submitted by Alan (not registered) on Wed, 2010-11-24 22:38.
Fantastic guide, really well written, informative and useful. Bookmarked for future builds :D
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Great Article
Submitted by rafatmb (registered user) on Wed, 2010-11-24 19:47.
Greate work: clear and complete.
Thanks a lot.
Rafael Marangoni
BRLink Servidor Linux Team
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18 of 25 05/28/2011 05:36 PM
Thanks a lot.After been

Submitted by Beppe (not registered) on Wed, 2010-11-24 12:46.
Thanks a lot.
After been wasting a lot of my time on windows platforms I've migrated on Ubuntu, especially for production environments.
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Great Tutorial!
Submitted by Alvaro (not registered) on Fri, 2010-11-19 03:03.
Great Tutorial! More to come I hope? Thanks a lot.

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Awesome tutorial
Submitted by Sean (not registered) on Mon, 2010-11-15 01:03.
Seriously...awesome tutorial, thank you very much! I am a complete Linux newbie and I am now up and running with LAMP.
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great tutorial just stops a little short

This is a really well written tutorial I would like to see it go just a little bit farther and explain how to get a page set up that says something
more than "it works".
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PHP5 with FTP and socket

Submitted by GP Das (not registered) on Mon, 2010-11-08 13:57.
The tutorial is excellent. I would like to install PHP5 with FTP and Socket. Pl tell me the command to do this. Thanks in advance.
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This is an excellent working

Submitted by Ricardo (not registered) on Sun, 2010-11-07 13:08.
This is an excellent working guide. I installed on an Ubuntu 10. This is what users look for. Congratulations and thank you.
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Thanks a lot! It works

Thanks a lot! It works perfectly! I tried to make it work on Windows for forever but it never worked, now on Linux with your tutorial I tried it
for the first time and it instantly worked! Thank you!
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congratulations! ;-)
it's just great!!!
i'm new to ubuntu and this tutorial helpt me a lot!
just btw: if u install the latest mysql you can set the password at installation
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this is an excellent tutorial

Submitted by anshul (not registered) on Mon, 2010-10-25 08:05.
this is an excellent tutorial i found it very easy. Just remember to use mysql -u root -p if u have used a password for sql root. thanks
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Lamp Server
Submitted by Web design for ... (not registered) on Sat, 2010-10-23 17:24.
This is an excellent tutorial. I totally messed up my Ubuntu 9.04 installation by getting it all wrong and I can see where I went wrong now. I
now have a fresh clean install of 10.04 and the correct way of installing LAMP. Fantastic...thank you.
Andy
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This is an amazingly
This is an amazingly accurate step by step tutorial. It was very clear and accurate!! I just follow the instructions here and everything worked
fine (apache and php). During the install, I was prompted with few additional y/n prompts and different prompts for passwords not
mentioned in the tutorial. But I am very familiar with WAMP (Windows rather than Linux) setup, so slight differences didn't throw me off
though.
I am a bit confused about the reference to "extension=msql.so" though. My php.ini file contains that, but one of the comments says it
should be "...mysql.so". ???
You have a talent for this, please keep doing it!
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Awesome startup doc

Submitted by gholton (not registered) on Wed, 2010-10-20 06:49.
I tried a few other help me pages for LAMP. I ended up blowing up my system twice and trying again. Then I found your document and it
worked like a breeze.
20 of 25 05/28/2011 05:36 PM
The "extension=msql.so" really needing to be "extension=mysql.so" should be added but luckily a fellow poster had it covered.
Again excellent assist here. Thanks!
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Installations are perfect .

Installations are perfect . Php runs with apache2 web server but Mysql is constantly giving access denied .How to get Mysqlworking as a
database and php is also unable to connect to database .
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TY
Submitted by B-rad (not registered) on Sat, 2010-10-16 22:17.
Wow finally somebody that knows what they are doing but is clear and concise. I literally have visited like 10-20 other sites trying to get this
working and they all have gotten me confused or haven't been thorough and complete.
Thanks!
Keep it up.
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Thanks for taking the time

Submitted by Dr. Robert F. S... (not registered) on Fri, 2010-10-08 20:11.
Thanks for taking the time to write this tutorial. I just installed Ubuntu 10.04 -- my first new Linux since Slackware. I found a few of the
details were slightly different from your post, but it got the job done painlessly.
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Thanks, gr8 and on the

Submitted by Asfand (not registered) on Sat, 2010-10-02 07:48.
Thanks, gr8 and on the target work..

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Thanks! It was a great help

Thanks! It was a great help in getting LAMP installed on my ubuntu machine..

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It works, thanks!
Submitted by Juraj (not registered) on Thu, 2010-09-30 16:56.
It works, thanks!
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21 of 25 05/28/2011 05:36 PM
A big help - thank you!

Thank you for this great article!

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thanx man.... it is great....

thanx man.... it is great....

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get stuck at step 3

Submitted by newuser (not registered) on Fri, 2010-09-17 10:34.
Thanks. followed the guide to step 3 w/o any problems, but at step 3 I get the following message in the terminal: ERROR 1045 (28000):
Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO)
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Re: get stuck at step 3

I got the same, but realized it was because I already set up the root user and password on install. Just use
>mysql u- root -p
to get in and set up any other users for your new database.
:-)
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Setting up LAMP very helpful

Submitted by Jashley6369 (not registered) on Wed, 2010-09-15 21:03.
Thanks for taking the time to write your article on installing lamp. I'm new to Ubuntu and know next to nothing about it. Your article helped
me walk through the process with ease.
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Excellent.. thank you

Submitted by Anonymous (not registered) on Mon, 2010-09-13 17:15.
Excellent.. thank you

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Genial,
Submitted by tototo (not registered) on Wed, 2010-09-08 06:42.
22 of 25 05/28/2011 05:36 PM
Genial, Genius............
Worksssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss Great!
Thanks
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Simplest Linux tutorial

Submitted by Varghese (not registered) on Tue, 2010-09-07 14:33.
Most possibly the simplest Howto.....Thanks a lot.

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Thanks & a Question

i am a newbie and your TUT help me to enjoy the Ubuntu 10.04. now i want to now that how can i start the apache sever automatically? i
have created a luncher in my desktop and set this command: sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 start i don't know how can i make it all automatically.
Best Regards, Mohammad
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didnt find ;extension=mysql.so in php.ini file

This is a very good tutorial but i failed to find ';extension=mysql.so' in the php.ini file instead i found ';extension=msql.so' and changed it to
extension=mysql.so by adding 'y'.
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Re: didnt find ;extension=mysql.so in php.ini file

Submitted by Cid Visious (not registered) on Sat, 2010-09-11 04:31.
The name is extension=msql.so
just take out the ; infront of extention=msql.so to make it look like this
extension=mysql.so
then restart the server.
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some little mistakes in commans

Submitted by jetti (not registered) on Fri, 2010-08-27 10:00.
Hey,
1. if the command not works mysql -u root just use this one mysql -u root -p
2. similarlly for sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-auth-mysql php5-mysql phpmyadmin use sudo apt-get install
libapache2-mod-auth-mysql php5-mysql
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23 of 25 05/28/2011 05:36 PM
Thanks a ton.
Submitted by Arvind Kumar Chaubey (not registered) on Wed, 2010-08-25 13:18.
Hello
Really it is a very good helping guide for newbie of Lamp.
by using this i did my full installation in ubuntu.
once again a lot of thanks for writing this article. and hoping the same for others . Please keep it up.
Arvind
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Very good, thank you! Also

Submitted by BentFranklin (not registered) on Fri, 2010-08-20 03:34.
Very good, thank you! Also great comments, people! Reading the latest 50 or so really helped.
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Excellent guide for newbies!

Submitted by JB (not registered) on Thu, 2010-08-19 12:37.
Excellent guide for newbies! Followed instructions as mentioned and voila... its working! Thanks a lot
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1. Open up the Terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal).

sudo apt-get install apache2

sudo apt-get install php5 libapache2-mod-php5

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Step 1. In the terminal copy/paste the following line:

sudo gedit /var/www/testphp.php

This will open up a ﬁle called phptest.php.

Step 2. Copy/Paste this line into the phptest ﬁle:

<?php phpinfo(); ?>

Step 3. Save and close the ﬁle.

The page should look like this:

Test PHP Page

Congrats you have now installed both Apache and PHP!

sudo apt-get install mysql-server

gksudo gedit /etc/mysql/my.cnf

Change the line

And change the 127.0.0.1 to your IP address.

Following that copy/paste this line:

mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('yourpassword');

(Make sure to change yourpassword to a password of your choice.)

sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-auth-mysql php5-mysql phpmyadmin

gksudo gedit /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini

Change this line:

To look like this:

Now just restart Apache and you are all set!

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

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Great walk-through, works

Great walk-through, works great!

like having a bottle of beer

very easy yet very useful thanks a lot :)

Very good post. It worked

Very good post. It worked for me. Thank you.

neat elegant. very well done

neat elegant. very well done indeed!

wat a site !!!!!!

thanks a lot !!!

thanks a lot !!!

* This is why I've remained anonymous.

Still an excellent guide, nearly four years on.

From fresh ubuntu installation to running phpmyadmin in about 10 minutes!

http://localhost/phpmyadmin----showing error 404

gksudo gedit /etc/mysql/my.cnf

Change the line

And change the 127.0.0.1 to your IP address. -----------------------------------------------

as i am working only in my laptop computer and i don't have ip too;

it showed a couple of dialogue boxes asking to enter your password-which i did;;then

COMMAND:mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('yourpassword');

now that i have restartted the server and server is running;;;

and it does show the proper conﬁguration for

but for http://localhost/phpmyadmin

The requested URL /phpmyadmin was not found on this server.