STEPS FOR INSTALLING LINUX, APACHE, MYSQL, and PHP on ubuntu

Install APACHE

1. sudo apt update
2. sudo apt install apache2
3. sudo a2enmod rewrite ----> enable clean urls by enabling apache rewrite.

To check if the apache is successfully installed or2 not, run http://localhost/

Install MYSQL

1. sudo apt install mysql-server
2. sudo mysql ---> This will connect to the MySQL server as the administrative database user root,
3. To exit the MySQL console, type: exit

Install PHP

1. sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql
2. php -v ---> to check whether the php is installed or not.

Install phpMyAdmin

1. sudo apt update
2. sudo apt install phpmyadmin php-mbstring php-zip php-gd php-json php-curl
   • php-mbstring: A module for managing non-ASCII strings with different encodings
   • php-zip: An extension that facilitates uploading .zip files to phpMyAdmin
   • php-gd: Enables support for GD graphics library
   • php-json: Provides support for JSON serialization
   • php-curl: Allows PHP to communicate with other servers

To use MySQL we need to enable password login in MySQL. enter the following command to launch the MySQL console:

• sudo mysql

• Now enter the following query to enable password authentication in MySQL ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH caching_sha2_password BY 'MyStrongPassword1234$';

  _-> you can write your own password within single quotes ''._
  

• Exit from the MySQL console by typing exit.

• Now you can log in using your MySQL password by entering the following command to the MySQL console sudo mysql -u root -p

Ref: https://www.codewithharry.com/blogpost/install-phpmyadmin-ubuntu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NboJeJTRzic&ab_channel=CodeWithHarry