Install LAMP PHP 5.6 Linux Mint 18
Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install LAMP with PHP 5.6 in Linux Mint 18 Sarah/Serena/Sonya/Sylvia LTS GNU/Linux.
And to achieve this Linux Mint 18 LAMP PHP 5.6 Installation you have first to Setup the needed PPA Repository.
Finally, the LAMP Stack is de facto Web Development Standard. Today, the products that make up the LAMP stack are included by default in nearly all GNU/Linux distributions.
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Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
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How to Install PHP 5.6 on Linux Mint 18
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Then to Install Complete LAMP Stack.
sudo apt install apache2 mysql-server php5.6-mysql
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
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And for Installing the PHP 5.6 Apache Module.
sudo apt install libapache2-mod-php5.6
Please note that this package ONLY works with Apache’s prefork MPM, as it is not compiled thread-safe.
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Finally, to Test LAMP WebServer Installation
Access the Server document’s location:cd /var/www/html
Create a PHP Info file:
sudo nano info.php
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
And Append:<?php phpinfo(); ?>
Ctrl+x to Save & Exit from nano Editor ;)
Set the www-data as User and Group:sudo chown www-data:www-data info.php
Then Open on Browser the URL:
http://localhost/info.php
In case Replace “localhost” with your Server IP in the above URL.
You should Successfully see the PHP Info notice similar to here above :)
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