This is the fifth article in a series on building the ultimate LAMP Server. This covers installing Apache HTTP Server from source. Even for distros which maintain current versions, the Apache Software Foundation recommends compiling HTTP Server from source. Estimated time (this post only): 10 minutes * varies slightly by distro Apache Prerequisites You may […]
This is the fourth article in a series on building the ultimate LAMP Server. Here we will cover setting up development tools for use in compiling software. While most distributions come with a set of development tools you can install from their repository, there are some that we may wish to compile manually, usually because […]
Here we will cover how to install Linux, focusing on a variety of different distributions for use as a LAMP server. Estimated time (this post only): 40 minutes * varies by distro Why Not Install a GUI? A web server does not need a desktop and installing one only consumes resources and possibly introduces stability […]
This covers setting up a Virtual Machine (VM) for use as a LAMP server for testing purposes. First, I apologize for the delay. My health hasn’t been good, but I am going to try hard to finish this series soon. I chose VirtualBox because it is free in most cases and runs on many platforms. […]
Let’s learn how to build a LAMP server (Linux, Apache, MySQL/MariaDB, PHP) mostly from source. Not only is this educational, but it allows developers to test multiple versions of databases, scripting languages, etc. I’m going to keep this simple so anyone who can use a computer can do it. For the most part, you can […]
This is the sixth article in a series on building the ultimate LAMP Server. This covers installing MySQL and MariaDB from source. You can skip the sections for versions you don’t wish to support. Only install what you need. Even though I am assigning different ports for every installation to avoid conflicts, you may not […]
This is the fifth article in a series on building the ultimate LAMP Server. This covers installing Apache HTTP Server from source. Even for distros which maintain current versions, the Apache Software Foundation recommends compiling HTTP Server from source. Estimated time (this post only): 10 minutes * varies slightly by distro Apache Prerequisites You may […]
This is the fourth article in a series on building the ultimate LAMP Server. Here we will cover setting up development tools for use in compiling software. While most distributions come with a set of development tools you can install from their repository, there are some that we may wish to compile manually, usually because […]
This is the third article in a series on building the ultimate LAMP Server. This covers how to install Linux, focusing on a variety of different distributions. Since the purpose of this machine will be to act as a server, we will focus on setting up a headless system. Estimated time (this post only): 40 […]
This is the second article in a series on building the ultimate LAMP Server. We will cover setting up a Virtual Machine (VM) for use as our test server. This focuses on VirtualBox on a Windows or Linux host. If you plan to install your LAMP stack on an existing VM, another hypervisor, or a […]