Install LAMP stack on CentOS 7

LAMP is a common web stack for web service that stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL/MariaDB and PHP and it is one of the most popular web service solutions in Linux.

In this guide, we will install a LAMP stack on a CentOS 7 server.

Notice: You must execute commands with root permission. If you don’t have root permission, you may start commands with “sudo”.

Prepare CentOS to install LAMP

Step1:  set your server hostname.

Step 2: Update you Linux date and time. You can use the following command to set time and date:

ntpdate time.windows.com

Step 3: Update your CentOS using following command:

yum -y update

Step 4: Reboot your Linux:

reboot

Install LAMP stack on CentOS 7

Install apache

First install Apache web server. You can use the following command:

yum install -y httpd

To restart Apache web server, use bellow command:

systemctl start httpd.service

Add Apache service to startup service list to start it automatically at boot time:

systemctl enable httpd.service

Now you can test your Apache by opening your browser and see your Public IP address (or domain). You will see the default CentOS 7 Apache web page, which is there for informational and testing purposes. It should look something like this:

 

If you face any error, use the bellow commands to add rules to your firewall:

sudo firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-service=http --permanent

Reload firewall using the following command:

sudo firewalld-cmd --reload

Install and configure MariaDB

Install MariaDB package using below command:

yum install -y mariadb-server mariadb

Start MariaDB with the following command:

 systemctl start mariadb

Add MariaDB to startup services:

systemctl enable mariadb 

To remove some insecure defaults, run MySQL secure installation:

 mysql_secure_installation

Enter your MariaDB password twice and answer remaining questions. It’s recommended to answer all other questions with “y”.

Install PHP 

Download and install PHP using the below command:

yum install -y php php-mysql 

Restart the Apache service in order to work with PHP with the command below:

systemctl restart httpd.service

PHP installation has been completed. If you need any further module, you can see available domules using the bellow command:

yum search php-

After finding your module, you can install modelu using Yum command. For example:

yum -y install php-mbstring.x86_64

Now to test your PHP, create a file named “info.php” in the /var/www/html/ location using command below:

nano /var/www/html/info.php

Append the following PHP code to it then save and exit (Ctrl+O , Ctrl+X)

Service Test

You can test your service by opening your browser and see your Public IP address or domain with /info.php at its end, the result should be something like the picture below:

Congratulations! In this article, you have learnt how to install LAMP stack on CentOS 7.

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