How to Install LAMP With Apache, MySQL & PHP 5 on CentOS Linux

LAMP WebServer with PHP 5 Quick Start for CentOS

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Apache, MySQL/MariaDB and PHP 5 on CentOS GNU/Linux Desktop/Server.

LAMP has become a de facto Development Standard. Today, the products that make up the LAMP stack are included by default in nearly all GNU/Linux distributions, and together they make a powerful web application platform.

1. Open a Command Line Terminal Window
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
   Or Login into Server Shell Shell.

2. Installing Apache & PHP.

   sudo yum install httpd php php-common

3. Installing PHP Modules.

   sudo yum install php-pear php-mysqlnd php-gd php-mbstring php-mcrypt php-xml
   

4. Starting & Possibly Enabling Apache
   On CentOS 7.x:

   sudo systemctl start httpd.service

   To Get it Started at boot:

   sudo systemctl enable httpd.service

   Instead, for CentOS 6.x:

   sudo service httpd start

   To Get it Started at boot:

   sudo service httpd enable

5. Testing LAMP Istallation
   Making the Php info File:

   sudo nano /var/www/html/test.php

   Append:

   <?php
   phpinfo();
   

   Ctrl+x to Save & Exit from nano editor :)
   Check on Browser at:
   http://localhost/test.php
   

6. (Optional) To Enable Remote Connections on Server.

   sudo nano -w /etc/sysconfig/iptables

   Append:

   -A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 80 -j ACCEPT
   

   Reload Firewall Rules with:

   sudo service iptables restart