Ever wanted to quickly configure a web server on ubuntu desktop edition? This walkthrough will show you how to install a LAMP(Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) server.

There are a few different ways we can achieve the same end:

Method One: The first way is by using the terminal. Type the following into a terminal session - note, this install may take a little while:…

sudo apt-get install apache2 mysql-server php5 libapache2-mod-php5 php5-xsl php5-gd php-pear libapache2-mod-auth-mysql php5-mysql # Installs the LAMP server in one hit

Method Two:

The second way to install is using tasksel… - it's a tool that groups some packages in to pre-defined tasks and allows the user to install the relevant packages for the task.

sudo tasksel install lamp-server

Method Three:

You can use tasksel in the package manager also. Go to System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager. You will need to supply the root/administration password to open this.

• Within the manager, click Edit > Mark Packages by Task
• From the list that appears, select LAMP server.
• Click OK, and then 'Apply' in the main Package Manager window. The LAMP server will then be installed.

For a more in depth guide, have a look at these links: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ApacheMySQLPHP The ubuntu community page

http://www.howtoforge.com/lamp_installation_ubuntu6.06 Installing a full LAMP server from scratch

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