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LAMP Stack in Microsoft Azure

Hello ๐Ÿ‘‹
I am Pankaj a beginner at cloud computing โ˜๏ธ I started my journey with Linux ๐Ÿง. I learnt shell scripting and even made a few of them but I didn't know how to enforce my learnings.

So i searched for some projects to get acquainted with cloud and I came up on LAMP stack.LAMP is an acronym for Linux,Apache Server,MySql,PHP all of these make as a base for an application it is used widely to develop applications in the cloud.

So let's start

For this tutorial I assume you know how to create a VM in Azure if not check this from Microsoft Learn

1.Connecting to VM

Use ssh to connect to the VM(Virtual Machine) hosted in Azure

Azure Portal

After connecting you might get a below screen based on the Linux VM you created I went with Ubuntu but you can use any Linux based VM

Linux VM

2.Installing Apache server

Command update
Run the above command to update the apt repository

Install command
Now we install apache server with the above command press Y if asked

Result
You can check if server is installed correctly by going to the ip address of the VM. If you get the above image be proud that you have completed an important task in LAMP stack.

3.Installing MySQL database

Now lets move onto installing MySql database

SQL Install
We will install mysql server using the above command and enter Y when asked during installation.

Now comes the part to harden the sql installation so it can be saved from attacks

Hardening SQL Installation
After executing this command you need to set a password it should be different from the one you used for your VM (in case you used a password for connecting VM in Azure)

Connect to SQL
Connect to sql database using the password you set earlier in the previous command.
You can see you get a sql prompt if password is correct
Type exit to come out of sql

Finally you are done with SQL installation now lets move on to php installation

4.Installing PHP

PHP installation
Install php using the command above and press Y i asked during installation.

Install phpmyadmin
Now we will install phpmyadmin to access the php dashboard and also for accessing the database.

5.Next steps

Restart apache
We need to restart apache server in order to take efect the changes we made to system

Apache server
Select the apache server using spacebar and navigate to the OK button using TAB

Password set
You can set the password or let phpmyadmin automatically generate one for you.

And you are done with the LAMP stack installation.
Be proud of yourself that you completed the most used task in cloud computing and Welcome to the Cloud โ˜๏ธ

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