1. Install MySQL
sudo apt-get install mysql-client mysql-server
2. Install Apache2
sudo apt-get install apache2
Now go to http://localhost and you should see the following:
3. Install support for PHP
sudo apt-get install php5 libapache2-mod-php5
4. Restart Apache
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
5. Install php5-mysql and other useful stuff
sudo apt-get install php5-mysql php5-curl php5-gd php5-idn php-pear php5-imagick php5-imap php5-mcrypt php5-memcache php5-mhash php5-ming php5-ps php5-pspell php5-recode php5-snmp php5-sqlite php5-tidy php5-xmlrpc php5-xsl php5-json
6. Restart Apache
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
7. Install phpmyqdmin
sudo apt-get install phpmyadmin
WARNING! You must select apache2 when requested, by pressing the space-bar and make sure there is a '*' next to apache2!!!! Otherwise phpmyadmin will install in another folder.
8. Restart Apache
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
Apache will start automatically when you boot your computer.
The commands to controll Apache are te following:
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 start
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 stop
To change Apache’s default port:
sudo gedit /etc/apache2/ports.conf
and change Listen 80 to Listen 79, for instance. Then, restart Apache:
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
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