Manually installing LAMP (Apache 2, MySQL, PHP 5) and phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu 10.10

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.

First update your ubuntu packages,
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 update

2. The Terminal will then ask you for you're password, type it and then press enter. 

Install Apache

To start off we will install Apache.
1. Copy/Paste the following line of code into Terminal and then press enter:

sudo apt-get install apache2

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 php5-dev libapache2-mod-php5 php5-curl php5-gd php5-idn php-pear php5-imagick php5-imap php5-mcrypt php5-memcache php5-ps php5-pspell php5-recode php5-snmp php5-tidy php5-xmlrpc php5-xsl php5-common

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:

sudo gedit /var/www/testphp.php

This will open up a file called phptest.php.
<?php phpinfo(); ?>Step 2. Copy/Paste this line into the phptest file:

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

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 mysql-client php5-mysql

You will be prompted to create a password for MySQL.

Now just restart Apache and you are all set!

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Install Phpmyadmin
Step 1. Once again open up the amazing Terminal and then copy/paste this line:

sudo apt-get install phpmyadmin





You’ll be prompted by a dialog at some point, make sure to choose Apache 2. After that you need to answer a few more dialogs, the default is fine. Set the passwords accordingly and your done.

You can access phpMyAdmin now from this address: http://localhost/phpmyadmin/

To login to phpMyAdmin use root as the user and the password you entered previously.

Don’t forget to restart Apache:

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart                                                                                

Enjoy..........