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Tools: Installing the LAMP Stack on Ubuntu 26.04

Install Apache

Install MySQL

Install PHP and PHP-FPM

Configure Firewall Rules

Configure a Virtual Host

Secure with Let's Encrypt SSL

Test the LAMP Stack

Next Steps The LAMP stack — Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP — powers a large portion of the web, including WordPress, Laravel, and Drupal. Ubuntu 26.04 ships with PHP 8.5, giving you a modern base to build on. This guide sets up a production-ready stack using Apache with PHP-FPM, secures it with a Let's Encrypt certificate, and verifies the full setup with a PHP page that reads from MySQL. By the end, you'll have a fully operational LAMP server ready to host web applications. Apache is available directly from Ubuntu 26.04's default APT repository. 1. Update the APT package index: 3. Enable and start the service: MySQL is installed from Ubuntu's default repository and secured with the built-in security script before any application connects to it. 1. Install the MySQL server package: 2. Enable and start the service: 3. Run the security script: 4. Set the root password in the MySQL shell: PHP-FPM handles PHP execution through a FastCGI process pool, offering better performance and process isolation compared to the traditional mod_php approach. 1. Install PHP and required extensions: 2. Enable and start PHP-FPM: Open ports 80 and 443 to allow HTTP and HTTPS traffic through the firewall. Virtual hosts allow Apache to serve domain-specific content and are required before issuing an SSL certificate. Replace app.example.com with your actual domain throughout this section. 1. Create the web root directory: 2. Create a test HTML page: 3. Disable the default Apache site: 4. Create the virtual host configuration: 5. Enable the site and reload Apache: Certbot automates certificate issuance and renewal through Let's Encrypt, with an Apache plugin that handles virtual host configuration directly. 1. Install Certbot with the Apache plugin: 2. Generate and install the certificate: Certbot updates the virtual host to redirect HTTP to HTTPS automatically. 3. Test the auto-renewal timer: A dry run without errors confirms automatic renewal is configured correctly. A PHP script that connects to MySQL and retrieves data confirms all three layers of the stack are communicating correctly. 1. Create the test database: 2. Create the PHP test page: 3. Visit the test page: Open https://app.example.com/test.php in a browser. The text LAMP stack is working! confirms Apache, PHP, and MySQL are communicating correctly. 4. Remove the test file: The LAMP stack is now running and serving requests over HTTPS. From here you can: For the full guide with additional tips, visit the original article on Vultr Docs. Templates let you quickly answer FAQs or store snippets for re-use. Hide child comments as well For further actions, you may consider blocking this person and/or reporting abuse

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