Questions tagged [lamp]
Acronym for a solution stack of free, open source software, originally coined from the first letters of Linux (operating system), Apache HTTP Server, MySQL (database software) and Perl/PHP/Python, principal components to build a viable general purpose web server.
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What's the easiest way to set up a LAMP stack?
I set up a new VPS instance of Ubuntu and am wondering what the easiest way is to get up and running with a basic LAMP stack (i.e. which packages are required, which configuration options need to be ...
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Where to place my local website starting with the 2.4.7 version of apache2?
I recently installed Ubuntu 14.04, then I installed lamp-server and placed my webpages in /var/www directory, but when I opened localhost in the browser there was nothing.
I think that happened ...
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Should I symlink my /var/www directory to my home?
I have just installed Ubuntu Server 10.04 with a LAMP setup. I want to host a website there but I'm not sure which is the best way to get/edit my files on the server. Googling provides many options ...
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How do I remove the LAMP stack so I can start over?
I'd like to start over with my webserver and I'd like to reinstall all the LAMP packages, how do I do that?
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How to get PHP 7.0 running with Apache2
I am totally new to Linux, servers and websites. I recently set up Apache2, Python, PHP, and MySQL for setting up a LAMP server. I am using Xubuntu 16.04 and PHP 7.0.11. I followed a guide and placed ...
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What Can Be Done To Secure Ubuntu Server?
I have a project to secure Ubuntu Server as much as I can.
The server is a web hosting server. The server will be running LAMP , Mail , and DNS.
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Cannot start XAMPP on Ubuntu 11.10
When I try to start XAMPP with sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start command it gives me a message like this.
Starting XAMPP for Linux 1.7.7...
XAMPP: Another web server daemon with SSL is already running.
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How to have two versions of PHP installed and switch easily between them?
I want to have both PHP 5.2.17 and PHP 5.3.5 installed on my Ubuntu machine and switch as per my necessity. How can I achieve this?
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How do I set up local Joomla sites for web developing?
I plan to develop multiple websites using Joomla. I'm using Ubuntu Desktop, and only need to access the sites and configuration files locally, while logged in to my user account.
Previously I tried ...
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How to solve the phpmyadmin not found issue after upgrading php and apache?
Recently I have install the PHP, Apache, MySQL, phpMyAdmin, python in my Ubuntu Desktop 12.04.3 LTS to use it as a LAMP server. The commands I used to install these are given below:
1: sudo passwd
2: ...
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Change Apache document root folder to secondary hard drive
I installed the ubuntu 12.04 server edition for my server pc . i had installed lamp server. i need to change the var/www location to my secondary hard disk location. i was configured so many time to ...
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ERROR 1698 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' at Ubuntu 18.04
I have followed this tutorial to install MySQL but after successfully installed MySQL, I could not access database.
ERROR 1698 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost'
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How to install XAMPP?
Hi all im a noob on Ubuntu/Linux World,
So i need some that give a full tutorial to How to install Xampp from apachefriends.org correctly on Ubuntu 11.10 + all beyond Ubuntu for 32 bit and also 64 ...
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Resetting forgotten phpmyadmin password
I recently installed LAMP on Ubuntu 13.04(32-bit) but forgot my phpMyAdmin password. How can I reset its password without re-installing it?
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How to add custom directory e.g. phpmyadmin?
As my knowledge about apache is minimal. I'd like to let it grow so I'd have more experience with LAMP. My hot question for today is:
How to add custom directory to webserver? (e.g. phpmyadmin)?
My ...
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How to downgrade PHP from 5.5.9 to 5.4 in Ubuntu 14.04 (Installed with LAMP)
I need to downgrade my PHP version from 5.5.9 to 5.4 (using Ubuntu 14.04), because I have a code that's using mySQL (which is deprecated in 5.5.9), and I cannot change that code. Is there a way to do ...
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phpmyadmin 404 error on fresh ubuntu 12.04 install
I regularly set up Virtualbox ubuntu setups to run as local webservers. I have set these up several times and never had an issue. However, something has changed:
1)VB guest additions no longer allow ...
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Error Installing mySql on Ubuntu 16.04
I have been following the instructions on this page to install mysql on on Ubuntu 16.04.
I am half way down that page at the section titled "MySQL
Install and Configure" and I run the command sudo ...
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how to access phpmyadmin in lamp
I have installed LAMP on Ubuntu 12.10, and I want to access PhpMyAdmin, but I don't know it's URL.
I tried to access this URL : http://localhost/phpmyadmin
But I got this problem :
Not Found
The ...
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How do I install joomla 1.7 on a lamp server?
I have a joomla 1.7 business live site and would like to know how to install wamp server and joomla 1.7 on ubuntu 11.1. I use it to work on site locally, then back it up and upload it to the live site ...
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Help with LAMP sever
Firstly I followed the instructions on the following site to install the LAMP server:
http://www.multimediaboom.com/how-to-install-lamp-server-in-ubuntu-11-0410-1010-04/#comment-48391
step 3: go to ...
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16.04: Problem installing LAMP and wordpress
ok I have followed the following guide: http://computerbeginnersguides.com/blog/2016/05/12/install-and-configure-wordpress-on-ubuntu-16-04-xenial-xerus/
But, every time I go to the localhost it says "...
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Invalid Mutex directory in argument file:${APACHE_LOCK_DIR}
hi every body after clean install of ubuntu 16.04
and tasksel lamp apache2 got this error :
[Mon Jul 18 22:42:00.114578 2016] [core:warn] [pid 4654] AH00111: Config variable ${APACHE_LOCK_DIR} is ...
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Update server php version to 5.4.10 via the command line
Im setting up a vps for the first time from scratch, the host has a one click LAMP installer which took out allot of the leg work, but running phpinfo(); i found im running 5.3.10.
So id like to ...
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uninstall xampp on ubuntu using terminal command
I want to uninstall XAMPP on Ubuntu on VM. Please advise command to archive this.
I have downloaded package using wget command and run sudo ./xampp-linux-1.8.3-2-installer.run. How to delete folder ...
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xampplib: line 22: netstat: command not found
When I try to start my xampp I get these errors:
sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start
Starting XAMPP for Linux 5.6.30-0...
XAMPP: Starting Apache.../opt/lampp/share/xampp/xampplib: line 22: netstat: command ...
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Do we need Swap partition on a LAMP server?
Do we need actually swap partition on the ubuntu-server with LAMP?
I think I don't need it, but better to know for sure if it will not
cause some unpredicted behaviour.
Actually my thoughts were:
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Sending mails with PHP, LAMPP and PostFix
I've been trying for 2 whole days now, and I just can't get the most simple thing to work.
The problem: Sending eMails from PHP to my eMail address does not work
I've been working with Windows and ...
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How to Install LAMP server on Ubuntu [duplicate]
I just installed Ubuntu on my computer as a beginner and found out there is no LAMP server available in the software center. I'm somehow stuck on how am going to install LAMP server on my Ubuntu since ...
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#1045 Cannot log in to the MySQL server
I am trying to setup LAMP on my OS, so I have installed apache, php, mysql using the following commands:
sudo apt-get install apache2
sudo apt-get install php5
sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-php5
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How to install ubuntu server for lxc on a smartphone (ARM or x86, bare metal)?
As of May 2019 what are the options (if any) to install Ubuntu server on a smartphone device?
I don't need much of the smartphone functionality, I don't need desktop and touchscreen blows and ...
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MySQL Access denied for user 'root' while using LAMP
I'm just want to install lamp server + phpmyadmin normally
in case of when setting up mysql i get this error:
ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO)
I don'...
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Tens of thousands of failed/denied SSH login attempts [closed]
Recently a few friends and I came up with an idea for an app. To facilitate the creation of it, we set up LAMP on an Ubuntu Server 12.04. This box is running from my home. We've set up 3 user accounts....
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Apache gives 403 Forbidden
Server: Ubuntu 12.04 w/ LAMP
I can access the default index.html, but I created a symbolic link to a folder in my Dropbox. Whenever I try to access 192.168.2.6/Joomla (Joomla is the symbolic link), I ...
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LAMP server couldn't be installed using tasksel
I tried to install LAMP server using tasksel.
But it shows the following error message.
I tried changing permissions using chmod but in vain
debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open /var/...
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Starting and stopping server with a desktop shortcut
I use
sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start
and
sudo /opt/lampp/lampp stop
every time in order to start and stop the lampp server installed in my computer.
Is there some way by which I can create an icon ...
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Unable to install LAMP server
I can't seem to install LAMP server on my Ubuntu 14.10, I have tried the methods listed below:
sudo apt-get install apache2
sudo apt-get install lamp-server^
sudo apt-get install tasksel
All methods ...
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Give access to php to /home folder
I am need for apache to have access on all (well... most anyway) user folders on the same machine, so that I can access some data, do some magic and then display them on a webpage for remote viewing.
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How to make apache open files that have only owner execute permission for all users?
I have installed LAMP on my Ubuntu Server while being user (say "test"). Then i switched to another user (say "user") and I have configured a virtual host. The virtual host directory at www/ has 744 ...
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Is there a simple mail server I can install?
I have a desktop install of ubuntu, not server. But I am running a localhost LAMP stack for development. Is there a simple mail server I can install so that PHP's sendmail works?
Ideally it will ...
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Manually Start LAMP Server
I setup a LAMP server on my desktop Ubuntu install for testing web applications. How do I set it to only run when I tell it to rather than at startup? It is not used as a production web server but ...
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How to update to PHP 5.3.10 in 10.04?
I'm new to Linux and have only the basic experience with Ubuntu and installing LAMP Server. I've successfully installed all using the "apt-get install" method. My problem is I want to update PHP 5.3.2 ...
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'/'var/www/' vs '/home/$USER/public_html'
I recently started using Ubuntu as a LAMP server. I've come across plenty of tutorials that say to place the files at '/var/www/' and I've also seen others that put them in '/home/$USER/public_html/'.
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XAMPP opt/lmapp/lampp start script is doing nothing
I installed Xampp for Ubuntu 12.04. I was able to reach the Xampp splash page/index page. Then, when I clicked on myphpadmin, it wasn't working and I would get an error page.
So instead I tried ...
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What steps do I follow to run a stock Hello World CGI script?
Assume I have finished installing a modern release of stock Ubuntu, and have the following script.
#!/bin/sh
echo "Content-type: text/html\n"
echo "<html><body>Hello world</body><...
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testphp.php 404 Not Found
I installed LAMP Server. I can access http://localhost. I can also run successfully phpmyadmin. But when I go to http://localhost/testphp.php, I get a 404 not found. The file is in /var/www/testphp....
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Is it possible to do an unattended/silent lamp installation?
Is there a way to set up and pre-configure a lamp environment within a bash script without user prompting by dpkg and present data like mysql or root user password and such kinds of things?
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I have just installed LAMP server through tasksel. Can I use it in any graphical way?
I have just installed LAMP server, as this answer suggested. Tasksel shows it is installed, but I see no option to use it, except for the terminal. As a user new to Linux, I would prefer something GUI-...
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unable to locate package mysqld-server
I just set up a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.04 on my VPS, and I cant for the life of me install or even locate MySQL server..
apt-cache search mysql
gives no results on mysql-server/mysqld-server
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Migrating Ubuntu 20.04 LAMP from MySQL to MariaDB
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I currently run a LAMP server on Ubuntu 20.04, that has a MySQL server containing several Drupal and Wordpress databases, along with a PHPMYADMIN db.
Request
Is there some super smart MySQL ...