= Apache Web Server Installation =

=== perfSONAR Installation Options ===

First update the Ubuntu package repository.

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sudo apt update
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Then install the web server.
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sudo apt install apache2
}}}

Check the apache version

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apache2 -v
}}}

Now visit your server through the IP address. http://server_ip_address.

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= PHP Installation =

Then install PHP and related modules for apache server and MariaDB.

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sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql
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To test that your system is properly configured for PHP, create a PHP script called info.php. Here we will create at the root directory.

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sudo nano /var/www/html/info.php
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Insert the following command to show the php information.

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<?php
phpinfo();
?>
}}}

= MariaDB DBMS Installation =

Here we will choose MariaDB DBMS as our database application. Install this using below command.

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sudo apt install mariadb-server mariadb-client
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Once installed check the version,

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mysql --version
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For mysql there is a script that strengthen the mariaDB server security. It is a series of yes no questions which removes initial weaknesses of the server.

To execute the scripts,

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sudo mysql_secure_installation
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To login MariaDB enter below command and use the password entered above.

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sudo mysql -u root -p
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To exit type,

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exit
}}}

= Apache Virtual Hosting =