How To: Setup a Development Webserver

[eNiNjA]

This may not be the best or easiest route, but this is how I setup mine on a fresh Ubuntu install.

Your results may vary...

Development Webserver, Using Apache2, PHP 5, and MySQL 4, Running on Ubuntu Linux

sudo aptitude install build-essential
sudo apt-get install flex
sudo apt-get install bison
sudo apt-get install libgd-dev

download the binary version of MySQL (currently MySQL 4.1.7) from http://mysql.com
download the latest version oh PHP (currently PHP 5.0.2) from http://php.net
download the latest version of apache 2 (currently Apache 2.0.52) from http://apache.org
download the latest libxml2 library (currently libxml2-2.6.15.tar.gz), from http://xmlsoft.org
download the latest zlib library (currently zlib 1.2.1), from http://gzip.org/zlib

:~ $ mv php-5.0.2.tar.gz \
> libxml2-2.6.15.tar.gz \
> mysql-standard-4.1.7-pc-linux-i686.tar.gz \
> httpd-2.0.52.tar.gz \
> zlib-1.2.1.tar.gz /tmp

cd /tmp

tar -zxvf mysql-standard-4.1.7-pc-linux-i686.tar.gz
tar -zxvf php-5.0.2.tar.gz
tar -zxvf httpd-2.0.52.tar.gz
tar -zxvf libxml2-2.6.15.tar.gz
tar -zxvf zlib-1.2.1.tar.gz

cd libxml2-2.6.15
./configure
make
sudo make install

cd /tmp/zlib-1.2.1
./configure
make
sudo make install

Installing MySQL:

cd /tmp

sudo mv mysql-standard-4.1.7-pc-linux-i686 /usr/local/mysql

sudo groupadd mysql

sudo useradd -g mysql mysql

sudo mv /usr/local/mysql/share/fill_help_tables.sql /usr/local/mysql/support-files

sudo /usr/local/mysql/scripts/mysql_install_db --user=mysql

sudo chown -R root /usr/local/mysql

sudo chgrp -R mysql /usr/local/mysql

sudo chown -R mysql /usr/local/mysql/data

Start it up:

sudo /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server start

Test it:

/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql

Secure it:

sudo /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql -u root
SET PASSWORD FOR ''@'localhost' = PASSWORD('newpass');
SET PASSWORD FOR ''@'host_name' = PASSWORD('newpwd');

Installing Apache:

cd /tmp/httpd-2.0.52
./configure --prefix=/usr/local/apache2 --enable-so
make
sudo make install

Installing PHP:

cd /tmp/php-5.0.2
nano config.sh

Add (this will vary depend on your needs):

./configure \
--prefix=/usr/local/php5 \
--with-apxs2=/usr/local/apache2/bin/apxs \
--with-libxml-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-zlib \
--with-zlib-dir=/usr/local/lib \
--with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql \
--with-mysqli=/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql_config \
--with-gd \
--enable-sockets

Press ctrl+o
Then ctrl+x

chmod 755 config.sh

./config.sh
make
sudo make install

sudo mv /tmp/php-5.0.2/php.ini-dist /usr/local/lib/php.ini

sudo nano /usr/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf

Add:

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

ctrl+o
ctrl+x

sudo /usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl start

sudo nano /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/test.php

Add:

 <?php
 phpinfo();
 ?>

Open a browser and visit:

http://localhost/test.php

[TravisNewman]

Just out of curiosity, why did you compile all that when it's all in the repositories for apt-get?

[Artiom]

Also you can use xampp for linux

[eNiNjA]

Just out of curiosity, why did you compile all that when it's all in the repositories for apt-get?

PHP 5 wasnt compiling correctly, and I wasnt aware that its availible in apt-get.

This was a complete clean install, so I didnt have the universe and multiverse enabled.

Besides, sometimes its just plain fun to do thing on your own =)

[eNiNjA]

Also you can use xampp for linux

xampp is very insecure, and i dont like where it puts stuff.

[jwenting]

An easier route by far is to install Orion http://www.orionserver.com (or Tomcat http://jakarta.apache.org if you prefer something that's completely free).
Then add a decent database, I prefer Firebird (http://www.ibphoenix.com ).
All that after installing JDK and J2EE.

Won't give you PHP without a bit of work but will give JSP which is superior.

[eNiNjA]

but will give JSP which is superior

Where i come from JSP is a dirty, dirty word.

*looks at the ubuntu-geek

hehe...

[ubuntu-geek]

Where i come from JSP is a dirty, dirty word.

*looks at the ubuntu-geek

hehe...

[filattiera]

PHP 5 wasnt compiling correctly, and I wasnt aware that its availible in apt-get.

This was a complete clean install, so I didnt have the universe and multiverse enabled.

Besides, sometimes its just plain fun to do thing on your own =)

Thanks for your Howto.
Please, if I want to install LAMP with apt-get, which are the packages to install?

I try:
apache2
libapache2-mod-php4
mysql-server

They are enough or I can install other in addition?
Thanks.

Ciao.
Luke.

[jwenting]

Where i come from JSP is a dirty, dirty word.

hehe...

Weird dictionary you have

I've some PHP experience and a LOT of JSP experience (first did JSPs for a customer in 2000 and now work on a project that has over 500 of them).
JSP are far easier to maintain (if written properly, as with any language spaghetti code is possible) which makes them infinitely more suitable to large projects.