Apache PHP Installation on Ubuntu Linux

Would you like to learn how to do an Apache PHP installation on Ubuntu Linux? In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to install the MariaDB database server, how to install the Apache webserver and how to enable the PHP module on a computer running Ubuntu Linux version 17.

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Tutorial - NTP on Ubuntu Linux

First, we are going to configure the system to use the correct date and time using NTP.

On the Linux console, use the following commands to set the correct timezone.

# dpkg-reconfigure tzdata

Install the Ntpdate package and set the correct date and time immediately.

# apt-get update
# apt-get install ntpdate
# ntpdate pool.ntp.br

The Ntpdate command was used to set the correct date and time using the server: pool.ntp.br

Let's install the NTP service.

# apt-get install ntp

NTP is the service that will keep our server updated.

Use the command date to check the date and time configured on your Ubuntu Linux.

# date

If the system shown the correct date and time, this means that you followed all the steps correctly.

Tutorial - MariaDB on Ubuntu Linux

Now, we can proceed to the installation of the database service.

On the Linux console, use the following commands to install the required packages.

# apt-get update
# apt-get install mariadb-server mariadb-client

The installation wizard will ask you for a password to the root user.

After finishing the installation, use the following command to access the MariaDB database server.

To access the database server, enter the password set on the MariaDB server installation wizard.

# mysql -u root -p

Use the following SQL command to change the MariaDB root user password.

Tutorial - Apache PHP Installation on Ubuntu

Now, we need to install the Apache web server and the PHP modules.

On the Linux console, use the following commands to install the required packages.

# apt-get install apache2 php7.0 php7.0-mysql libapache2-mod-php7.0

You should also restart apache manually and verify the service status.

# service apache2 stop
# service apache2 start
# service apache2 status

Here is an example of the Apache service status 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 Fri 2018-05-11 23:04:34 -03; 3s ago

You have finished your Apache PHP Installation.

Let’s create a quick page to test our php installation.

# vi /var/www/html/test.php

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

Now, you can open your browser and try to access the test file.

http://52.35.134.29/test.php

In our example, our web server has the IP address 52.35.134.29.

You are now the proud owner of an Apache PHP installation