Steps to install the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL/MariaDB, PHP) stack on Ubuntu 22.04 AWS t2 micro instance for LARAVEL 11

PRE-REQUISITES:

1) login to amazon.aws.com, and launch ubuntu 22.04 instance with 30 GB EBS

2) SSH to the AWS Server

To install the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL/MariaDB, PHP) stack on Ubuntu 22.04, follow these steps:

Step 1: Update the System

Before you begin, ensure your package list and installed packages are up-to-date by running the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Step 2: Install Apache

1. Install Apache by running the following command:

   sudo apt update

   sudo apt install apache2

   press Y and hit ENTER to continue
   
   
   TEST:
   http://your_server_ip

   
   

   Verify Apache Installation: After installation, you can check the status of Apache to ensure it's running:

   sudo systemctl status apache2

   Step 3: Install MySQL

   1) Install MySQL Server:

   sudo apt install mysql-server -y
    

   Secure MySQL Installation: Once MySQL is installed, run the security script to secure your installation:
   

2. 
   

   sudo apt install mysql-server

   switch its authentication method from auth_socket to mysql_native_password
   
           sudo mysql
           SELECT user,authentication_string,plugin,host FROM mysql.user;
   
           ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'password';
           FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
   
   TEST
           SELECT user,authentication_string,plugin,host FROM mysql.user;
           exit

   2)sudo mysql_secure_installation
   
   --VALIDATE PASSWORD PLUGIN.-NO
   REST- YES
   
   
   

   Verify MySQL Installation: Check the MySQL service status:

   sudo systemctl status mysql
    

   Step 4: Install PHP 8.2

3. To install PHP 8.2 and all the necessary modules for Laravel on Ubuntu 22.04, follow these steps:

   Step 1: Update the System

   First, ensure your package lists are up-to-date:

   Step 2: Add the PHP Repository

   The default Ubuntu repositories might not have the latest PHP versions. To get PHP 8.2, you'll need to add the ondrej/php repository:

4. Install the software-properties-common package if it’s not already installed:

   sudo apt install software-properties-common -y
   Add the PHP repository:

   sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
   sudo apt update
    sudo apt install php8.2 php8.2-cli php8.2-fpm php8.2-mysql php8.2-pgsql php8.2-sqlite3 php8.2-xml php8.2-mbstring php8.2-curl php8.2-zip php8.2-bcmath php8.2-gd php8.2-intl php8.2-readline php8.2-soap php8.2-imagick -y
   
   

5. Step 4: Install Composer (PHP Dependency Manager)
   Download and install Composer:
   curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
   2. Move Composer to a directory in your PATH:
    sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer
   3. Verify Composer installation:
   composer --version
   Step 5: Configure Apache or Nginx (Optional)
   If you're using Apache or Nginx, you might need to configure them to use PHP 8.2.
   For Apache:
   Install the PHP 8.2 module for Apache:
   sudo apt install libapache2-mod-php8.2 -y
    
    Disable the old PHP module and enable the new one:
   sudo a2dismod php8.1
   sudo a2enmod php8.2
    
   4.Restart Apache2
   sudo systemctl restart apache2 
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   git clone
   git checkout branch
   sudo composer install --ignore-platform-req=ext-mongodb
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   update DNS Record in the domain registrar add A record with elastic IP:
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Step 1 — Create a conf file

Copy 000-default.com.conf to create a new file in /etc/apache2/sites-available:

$ cd /etc/apache2/sites-available
$ sudo cp 000-default.com.conf example.com.conf

    -include that directory to sites available using <directoryname>.conf file- sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/directoryname.conf

 

<VirtualHost *:80>

ServerName example.com

ServerAlias www.example.com //for www domain

DocumentRoot /var/www/html/example.com/public

<Directory /var/www/html/example.com>

AllowOverride All

</Directory>

ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log

CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined

</VirtualHost>

 

Step 3 — Enabling a virtual host

-to enable the site
        sudo a2ensite <directoryname>
    -to test for syntax errors
        sudo apachectl configtest
-syntax ok

    -restart apache services
        sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 4— Enabling SSL

Install certbot

sudo snap install --classic certbot

 

$ sudo certbot --apache -d example.com -d www.example.com 
 
sudo systemctl restart apache2 

 

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