{"id":5198,"date":"2021-03-18T10:22:21","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T10:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/?p=5198"},"modified":"2021-03-18T10:22:21","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T10:22:21","slug":"install-lamp-stack-on-red-hat-enterprise-linux-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/red-hat\/install-lamp-stack-on-red-hat-enterprise-linux-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Install LAMP Stack on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

The LAMP stack is a set of open-source tools used in web development. LAMP represents Linux, Apache HTTP Server, MySQL\/MariaDB, and PHP.<\/p>\n

This guide will show you how you can install the LAMP stack on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.<\/p>\n

Prerequisite<\/h2>\n

In order to follow along, you would require a user with sudo privileges on RHEL 8. This takes care of the first component of the LAMP stack, i.e., Linux.<\/p>\n

Install Apache HTTP Server<\/h2>\n

The Apache HTTP Server<\/a> is one of the oldest and most popular web servers. It is available as httpd<\/strong> on RHEL 8. Firstly, run the command below to check for package updates.<\/p>\n

$ sudo dnf update<\/pre>\n
Next, install the Apache HTTP server on RHEL 8 as follows.<\/p>\n
$ sudo dnf install httpd<\/pre>\n
You would be prompted to enter y<\/strong> to continue with the installation.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Once httpd<\/strong> is successfully installed, check the status with the command below.<\/p>\n
$ sudo systemctl status httpd<\/pre>\n
Press q<\/strong> to return to the command prompt.<\/p>\n
If the status of httpd is inactive, then start the service with the next command.<\/p>\n
$ sudo systemctl start httpd<\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n
Once you see that the Apache HTTP Server<\/strong> is active, you may open a web browser and enter the IP address of your RHEL 8 server. Or simply enter localhost<\/strong> if you are directly connected to the server.<\/p>\n
You should see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Test Page <\/strong>as shown below.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
To configure the Apache HTTP Server to automatically start when the system boots, run the command below.<\/p>\n
$ sudo systemctl enable httpd<\/pre>\n
This takes care of the second component of the LAMP stack, i.e., Apache.<\/p>\n
Install MariaDB<\/h2>\n
MariaDB<\/a> is a free and open-source relational database management system. MariaDB was derived from MySQL after MySQL was acquired by Oracle Inc.<\/p>\n
To install MariaDB on RHEL 8, run the command below.<\/p>\n
$ sudo dnf install mariadb-server -y<\/pre>\n
After MariaDB is successfully installed, check the status of the service with:<\/p>\n
$ sudo systemctl status mariadb<\/pre>\n
Press q<\/strong> to return to the command prompt.<\/p>\n
If MariaDB is not active, start the service with the next command.<\/p>\n
$ sudo systemctl start mariadb<\/pre>\n
Check the status again to confirm that MariaDB is now active.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Run the next command to configure MariaDB to automatically start when the system boots.<\/p>\n
$ sudo systemctl enable mariadb<\/pre>\n
Next, run the following to execute a built-in script for securing MariaDB.<\/p>\n
$ mysql_secure_installation<\/pre>\n
You would be prompted to take a series of actions. Please read the instructions carefully while you follow the prompts.<\/p>\n
In summary, you would be asked to:<\/p>\n
    \n
  1. Enter current password for root. This is blank on a new installation of MariaDB. So just hit the enter key<\/li>\n
  2. Set root password<\/li>\n
  3. Remove anonymous users<\/li>\n
  4. Disallow root login remotely<\/li>\n
  5. Remove test database and access to it<\/li>\n
  6. Reload privilege tables to save changes<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    <\/p>\n
    Once you are done securing MariaDB, login as follows.<\/p>\n
    $ sudo mysql -u root -p<\/pre>\n
    You should see the MariaDB<\/strong> prompt which confirms that the third component of the LAMP stack is working okay.<\/p>\n
    <\/p>\n
    Enter quit<\/strong> to exit MariaDB.<\/p>\n
    Install PHP<\/h2>\n
    PHP (i.e., Hypertext Preprocessor) is a server-side scripting language for creating dynamic web pages and apps. PHP interacts with databases and dynamically generates content based on client requests.<\/p>\n
    Run the command below to install PHP and related modules on RHEL 8.<\/p>\n
    $ sudo dnf install php -y<\/pre>\n
    After installation, check the version of PHP with:<\/p>\n
    $ php -v<\/pre>\n
    <\/p>\n
    To test PHP, create an index.php file in the default website root as follows.<\/p>\n
    $ sudo nano \/var\/www\/html\/index.php<\/pre>\n
    Copy and paste the sample PHP code below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    \n
    <?php\r\n\r\nphpinfo();\r\n\r\n?><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
    Save and close the index.php<\/strong> file.<\/p>\n
    Open a web browser and go to yourserverip\/index.php<\/strong> or localhost\/index.php<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
    <\/p>\n
    If you see something similar to what is shown in the image above, then PHP is working fine. That takes care of the fourth and final component of the LAMP stack.<\/p>\n
    Conclusion<\/h2>\n
    This guide covered the installation of the LAMP stack (i.e., Linux, Apache, MariaDB, and PHP) on RHEL 8. Let us know if you have any comments or questions.<\/p>\n
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