LAMP STACK WITH APACHE ON UBUNTU Complete Production-Ready Setup Guide
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1.  INTRODUCTION

LAMP stands for: L - Linux (Ubuntu) A - Apache M - MySQL / MariaDB P -
PHP

This guide provides a full Apache-based LAMP configuration for
development and production environments.

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2.  REQUIREMENTS

-   Ubuntu 18.04 / 20.04 / 22.04 / 24.04
-   Sudo access
-   2 GB RAM recommended
-   Public IP or domain (for production)

Check version: lsb_release -a

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3.  UPDATE SYSTEM

sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade -y sudo apt autoremove -y

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4.  INSTALL APACHE

sudo apt install apache2 -y sudo systemctl enable apache2 sudo systemctl
start apache2 sudo systemctl status apache2

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5.  CONFIGURE FIREWALL

sudo ufw allow OpenSSH sudo ufw allow ‘Apache Full’ sudo ufw enable sudo
ufw status

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6.  INSTALL MYSQL

sudo apt install mysql-server -y sudo systemctl enable mysql sudo
systemctl start mysql

Secure installation: sudo mysql_secure_installation

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7.  INSTALL PHP

sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-cli php-curl
php-gd php-mbstring php-xml php-zip php-bcmath php-soap -y php -v sudo
systemctl restart apache2

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8.  CONFIGURE APACHE FOR PHP

Edit: sudo nano /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/dir.conf

Ensure: DirectoryIndex index.php index.html index.cgi index.pl
index.xhtml index.htm

Restart Apache: sudo systemctl restart apache2

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9.  TEST PHP

Create test file: sudo nano /var/www/html/info.php

Add: <?php phpinfo();

Visit: http://your_server_ip/info.php

Remove after test: sudo rm /var/www/html/info.php

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10. VIRTUAL HOST SETUP

sudo mkdir -p /var/www/example.com/public_html sudo chown -R USER:USER
/var/www/example.com

Create config: sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/example.com.conf

Enable site: sudo a2ensite example.com.conf sudo a2enmod rewrite sudo
systemctl reload apache2

Disable default site (optional): sudo a2dissite 000-default.conf sudo
systemctl reload apache2

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11. ENABLE HTTPS

sudo apt install certbot python3-certbot-apache -y sudo certbot –apache
sudo certbot renew –dry-run

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12. PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION

Enable modules: sudo a2enmod headers sudo a2enmod expires sudo a2enmod
deflate sudo systemctl restart apache2

Enable OPcache inside php.ini

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13. SECURITY HARDENING

Edit: /etc/apache2/conf-available/security.conf

Set: ServerSignature Off ServerTokens Prod

Secure PHP in php.ini: expose_php = Off display_errors = Off
memory_limit = 256M

Install Fail2Ban: sudo apt install fail2ban -y

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14. MAINTENANCE

Restart services: sudo systemctl restart apache2 sudo systemctl restart
mysql

Check ports: sudo ss -tulnp

Apache logs: /var/log/apache2/access.log /var/log/apache2/error.log

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15. TROUBLESHOOTING

Check Apache config: sudo apachectl configtest

Check service logs: sudo journalctl -xe

Check MySQL: sudo systemctl status mysql

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LICENSE: MIT Version: 1.0 Last Updated: 2026

Happy Deploying!