How to Install LAMP PHP 5.6 on Ubuntu 18.10 Cosmic Easy Guide

LAMP PHP 5.6 Ubuntu 18.10 Installation

2. How to Install PHP 5.6 on Ubuntu GNU/Linux

   PHP 5.6 Install Ubuntu

   PHP 5.6 Install Linux 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.

How to Enable Apache2 mod_rewrite Module on Ubuntu.

Enabling Apache2 Rewrite for Ubuntu
Enable Apache2 mod_rewrite

5. 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 :)

How to Create an Apache 2 Virtual Host on Ubuntu.

GNU/Linux Apache2 Virtual-Host Quick Start
GNU+Linux Apache2 VHost