johansatge/webserver

Installation of a basic LAMP server

Webserver

This document describes the installation of a basic LAMP server, based on an empty Ubuntu instance.

Features

• Apache 2.4
• PHP 7.2
• MySQL 5.7
• SSL support with Let's Encrypt
• Email support
• Multi-domain support

Installation

• Setup an empty virtual machine (for dev mode), or start from an empty VPS
• Configure users and security features
• Install Apache
• Install PHP
• Install MySQL
• Configure SSL support
• Configure email support
• Install an application

Philosophy

The server can run in two modes:

• dev, in a local virtual machine (as a MAMP replacement, for instance)
• prod, somewhere on the Internet (like a DigitalOcean droplet)

There are almost no differences between the two, but:

• A few Apache parameters (look for <If> conditions in apache2.conf)
• The SSL support (in dev mode, Let's Encrypt is not used)
• The mailing support (in dev mode, Mailcatcher is used instead of sendmail)