Setting Up LAMP on Raspberry Pi Ubuntu

Introduction

In this guide, we'll walk through the process of setting up a LAMP server on your Raspberry Pi running Ubuntu. LAMP stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL (MariaDB), and PHP. This setup is ideal for running a WordPress site.

Install Apache

Update Packages

Update the available packages by entering:

sudo apt update

Install Apache

Install the apache2 package:

sudo apt install apache2 -y

Test Apache

Access the default web page by browsing to http://localhost/ on the Pi or http://<your_pi_ip> from another device.

Find Your IP Address

Find your Raspberry Pi's IP address with:

hostname -I

Change the Default Web Page

The default web page is located at /var/www/html/index.html. Change its ownership to edit:

cd /var/www/html
sudo chown pi: index.html

Now, you can edit the file to customize your homepage.

Install PHP

To enable PHP processing, install PHP and its Apache module:

sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php -y

Remove index.html and create an index.php:

sudo rm index.html
sudo nano index.php

Add some PHP content:

<?php echo "hello world"; ?>

Restart Apache

If PHP code is not executing properly, restart Apache:

sudo service apache2 restart

Install MariaDB

Install MariaDB along with PHP support:

sudo apt-get install mariadb-server php-mysql -y

Restart Apache once again:

sudo service apache2 restart

Download and Install WordPress

Download WordPress

Download the latest WordPress using wget:

sudo wget http://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz

Extract and Move Files

Extract and move WordPress files:

sudo tar xzf latest.tar.gz
sudo mv wordpress/* .

Clean up unnecessary files:

sudo rm -rf wordpress latest.tar.gz

Change Ownership

Change file ownership to the Apache user:

sudo chown -R www-data: .

Set Up Your WordPress Database

Secure MySQL/MariaDB

Run the MySQL secure installation:

sudo mysql_secure_installation

Follow the prompts to enhance security.

Create the WordPress Database

1. Start the MySQL prompt:

sudo mysql -uroot -p

2. Create the database:

CREATE DATABASE wordpress;

3. Grant privileges:

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wordpress.* TO 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'YOURPASSWORD';

4. Flush privileges:

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

5. Exit the MariaDB prompt with <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>D</kbd>.

Restart Raspberry Pi

Finally, restart your Raspberry Pi to apply changes:

sudo reboot

Conclusion

Your LAMP server is now ready for WordPress! You can continue with the WordPress setup by navigating to your Raspberry Pi's IP address in a web browser.