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

November 6, 2018 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

LAMP PHP 5.6 Ubuntu 18.10 Installation

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

    PHP 5.6 Install Ubuntu
  2. 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

  3. 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.

  4. How to Enable Apache2 mod_rewrite Module on Ubuntu.

    Enabling Apache2 Rewrite for Ubuntu
  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.
    How to Install LAMP with PHP 5.6 on Ubuntu 18.10 Cosmic - PHP Info
    You should Successfully see the PHP Info notice similar to here above :)

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

    GNU/Linux Apache2 Virtual-Host Quick Start

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