Need help on LAMP server

**majikhotline** · June 29th, 2008

Hello unbuntu community,
i have been working on a Lamp server and had no luck getting it online. I need some info on this, if i need to i will start from scratch. I have a simple html page for testing. i am completely new to this. Please help the newbie!

**dominiquec** · June 29th, 2008

Open a terminal, and type:

sudo apt-get install apache2 php5 php5-mysql mysql-server

The location of the web pages will be at /var/www

**mk1w86** · June 29th, 2008

There is also an installation option when installing Ubuntu Server to set up a LAMP server automatically.

**jamesrfla** · June 29th, 2008

You might need to change the ownership of /var/www.

**Le-Froid** · June 29th, 2008

for lampp, in the terminal type:
sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start

I also *suggest* typing:
sudo chmod 777 /opt/lampp/htdocs/*
to easily modify files in your web folder

**majikhotline** · June 30th, 2008

thanks guys for helping. the server was auto maticaly installed but its all line command and I'm a little rusty, is there a way that I can man the command to help me copy the html files, is there a web site with some commands,and last how do I test to see if the server is working correctly. thanks for all the help

**mrpeenut24** · June 30th, 2008

http://www.google.com/search?q=linux+basic+commands shows a lot of websites that can show some basic linux commands.

To copy a file type:

Code:

cp src dest

where src is the file you want to copy and dest is where you want to copy it to. i.e.

Code:

cp /home/user/index.html /var/www/index.html

If you find a command you know you need to use you can type

Code:

man command

in the console to get a manual for it.

To test if the server is working, go to another computer and type in the ip address of the server. Or you can go the following at the server itself:

Code:

sudo apt-get install lynx
...
lynx localhost

Lynx is a terminal-based webbrowser. localhost is the computer you're working on, so lynx localhost will open up a webbrowser to the localhost and test to see if the webpage is working.