How to Install LAMP PHP 5.6 on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Easy Guide

April 19, 2018 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

Install LAMP PHP 5.6 Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install LAMP with PHP 5.6 in Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial LTS GNU/Linux.

And to achieve this Ubuntu 16.04 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.

How to Install LAMP with PHP 5.6 on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial - Featured
  1. First, Open a Shell Session
    Or Login into Server Shell
    Ctrl+Alt+t on Ubuntu desktop.

    (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

    How to Install LAMP with PHP 5.6 on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial - Open Terminal
  2. How to Install PHP 5.6 on Ubuntu GNU/Linux

    PHP 5.6 Install Ubuntu
  3. 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

  4. 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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  6. 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.
    How to Install LAMP with PHP 5.6 on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial - PHP Info
    You should Successfully see the PHP Info notice similar to here above :)

  7. How to Create an Apache 2 Virtual Host on Ubuntu.

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