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Hi guys,

Could someone help me out on how to install LAMP on Edubuntun Dapper Drake.

I've manage to find some tutorials but its pretty hard to understand, see, Im just a beginner on linux platform so I really need someones help to setup a LAMP server on my Edubuntu Machine.

If someone could provide me with the best example it would be much appreciated and also please provide me comments.

kind regards,

bps

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A compact, beginner-friendly LAMP checklist for Edubuntu (Dapper Drake), tied to 's request and 's ask for a simple step-by-step. Note: Dapper is a very old release; security updates and regular repositories are no longer maintained. For any exposed or production use, a supported Ubuntu/Edubuntu release is strongly recommended.

Common commands (run on the Edubuntu machine):

sudo apt-get update

# install Apache and MySQL
sudo apt-get install apache2 mysql-server

# find the PHP package name available for this release, then install the Apache PHP module + MySQL bridge
apt-cache search php
sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-php php-mysql

# restart Apache
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

# secure MySQL
sudo mysql_secure_installation

Quick test (creates a PHP info page served from the default document root /var/www):

echo '<?php phpinfo(); ?>' | sudo tee /var/www/index.php
# then point a browser to http://localhost

Troubleshooting & notes:

  • If packages cannot be found, the release repositories have likely moved to Ubuntu archive mirrors (older releases use http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ in /etc/apt/sources.list). Update sources and run sudo apt-get update again.
  • If PHP code displays as plain text, the Apache PHP module is not enabled or Apache needs a restart. Check enabled modules with apache2ctl -M and review logs at /var/log/apache2/error.log and /var/log/mysql/.
  • Run sudo mysql_secure_installation to set a strong MySQL root password and remove test accounts. Keep site files owned by a non-root user and group www-data (example: sudo chown -R <user>:www-data /var/www).
  • For exposed servers, enable a firewall and avoid using an EOL release on production systems.
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i not even sure if i did it right, a simple step by step would be great until i master this.

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sorry wrong thread

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