Install Apache, MySQL, PHP, and PHPMyAdmin

Aptitude (Apache2, php5, MySQL & phpmyadmin)

We’ll start with the easiest “in your face” method.  Aptitude.  You’ll be up and running in just a couple of minutes flat.

1. Install our goodies

$ sudo aptitude install apache2 php5-mysql libapache2-mod-php5 mysql-server

2. Enter your password

[sudo] password for <username>:

3. You should see the following output. Enter “Y” to continue if you approve of the package list.  (If you don’t, you might want to consider the Build from source option to pick exactly what you want.)

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
 apache2 apache2-mpm-prefork{a} apache2-utils{a} apache2.2-bin{a} apache2.2-common{a}
 libapache2-mod-php5 libapr1{a} libaprutil1{a} libaprutil1-dbd-sqlite3{a} libaprutil1-ldap{a}
 libdbd-mysql-perl{a} libdbi-perl{a} libexpat1{a} libhtml-template-perl{a} libmysqlclient16{a}
 libnet-daemon-perl{a} libplrpc-perl{a} mysql-client-5.1{a} mysql-common{a} mysql-server
 mysql-server-5.1{a} mysql-server-core-5.1{a} php5-common{a} php5-mysql ssl-cert{a}
0 packages upgraded, 25 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 28.8MB of archives. After unpacking 74.3MB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?]

4. Next it’ll go through with downloading and beginning the install of the packages listed above like apache2, mysql the libraries required etc etc etc.  Part way through that process a Package Configuration window will come up asking you to set your root mysql password.  This password is isolated from your system root password, so set it to what ever you want it to be.





5. When it completes you are left back at the console and it’s installed!  Easy huh?  Point your browser to http://localhost (if your installing this on your machine) If you are installing this on a server, point your browser to http://SERVERIP (ie. http://192.168.1.100)



6. Now lets do the last step and install “phpmyadmin” to make the MySQL administration a snap via a browser based page.

$ sudo aptitude install phpmyadmin

7. Enter your password and confirm the packages about to be installed by pressing “Y” just like we did earlier.

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
 dbconfig-common{a} defoma{a} fontconfig-config{a} javascript-common{a} libfontconfig1{a} libgd2-xpm{a}
 libjpeg62{a} libjs-mootools{a} libltdl7{a} libmcrypt4{a} libpng12-0{a} libt1-5{a} libxpm4{a} php5-gd{a}
 php5-mcrypt{a} phpmyadmin ttf-dejavu{a} ttf-dejavu-core{a} ttf-dejavu-extra{a} wwwconfig-common{a}
0 packages upgraded, 20 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 10.3MB of archives. After unpacking 29.2MB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?]

8. Choose “apache2″ and hit ENTER



9. Before phpmyadmin can be installed a database for itself must be installed to the MySQL server we installed earlier.  Allow it to configure with “dbconfig-common”.



10. Enter the root password you used earlier when the MySQL 5.1 install asked for a password.



11. Enter a unique password specifically for phpmyadmin.  (If you leave it blank it’ll tell you what password it generated.  Do not forget it!)





12. Aptitude will now continue on it’s rampage installing phpmyadmin.

Creating config file /etc/phpmyadmin/config-db.php with new version
granting access to database phpmyadmin for phpmyadmin@localhost: success.
verifying access for phpmyadmin@localhost: success.
creating database phpmyadmin: success.
verifying database phpmyadmin exists: success.
populating database via sql...  done.
dbconfig-common: flushing administrative password
 * Reloading web server config apache2                      [ OK ]
 
Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Writing extended state information... Done

13. All done, point your webrowser to http://localhost/phpmyadmin (or again, if you are installing to a server http://192.168.1.100/phpmyadmin).
    



14. Username: root Password: <whatever you made the MySQL administrative password>

All done!  Now get to Work!

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