This is the eighth article in a series on building the ultimate LAMP Server. This covers installing PHP from source so you can run multiple versions and easily switch between them. Estimated time (this post only): 1 to 4 hours * varies depending on how much you install Warning: this article is a work in […]
This is the seventh article in a series on building the ultimate LAMP Server. This covers installing databases besides MySQL/Mariadb. This is entirely optional and not a requirement of a LAMP stack, but you will want to do this before installing PHP if you plan to develop for some of these engines. Estimated time (this […]
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 PCRE Although […]
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 Desktop Environment? A web server does not need a desktop and installing one only consumes resources and possibly introduces […]
This covers setting up a Virtual Machine (VM) for use as a LAMP server for testing purposes. I chose VirtualBox because it is free in most cases and runs on many platforms. If you plan to install your LAMP stack on an existing VM, another hypervisor, or a physical machine, you can skip this article […]
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 article serves as a cheat guide for managing a Linux virtual machine. Most of this applies to physical Linux machines as well. Look for future updates to cover different hypervisors, distributions, etc. This is all pretty basic stuff that experienced Linux users are probably already aware of. But a cheat guide like this can […]
I’ve been an advocate for Linux since I started with Slackware in the mid-90s. One of the most basic questions those interested in switching to Linux ask is "which distribution (aka distro) do I use?" With more people becoming unhappy with how Microsoft has hijacked their computers with Windows 10 (automatic updates installing/uninstalling software for […]