# How to Install Apache, MySQL, PHP (LAMP) Stack on Ubuntu 16.04

> URL: https://www.atlantic.net/vps-hosting/how-to-install-apache-mysql-php-lamp-stack-ubuntu-16-04/ | Published: 2016-03-01 | Updated: 2025-03-06 | Author: Alexander Wise

##### Verified and Tested 06/22/16

### Introduction

In this How-To, we install LAMP on an Ubuntu 16.04 Server. LAMP is a simple software bundle made of 4 components, Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP. **L**inux the core of the platform, in this case, we are using Ubuntu 16.04. **A**pache is the web server, majority of the web servers in the world are running Apache **M**ySQL is a database management system, developed by Oracle. **P**HP is an extremely popular programming language that is widely used in web development. Altogether this forms LAMP or LAMP stack.
 ![LAMP Illustration by Walker Cahall http://www.waltronic.net/](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Lamp1.png) LAMP Illustration by [Walker Cahall](http://www.waltronic.net/)

## Installing LAMP

Before we begin the installation, it is important that your system is up to date, you can do so with the following command:

```
apt update
```

Once updating, we can get to the first step of making a LAMP stack by installing Apache.

## Installing Apache

Install Apache by running the following command:

```
apt install apache2
```

Hit enter to when it asks “Do you want to continue?” during the install.

After the install, you can check to see if Apache is running by running the command:

```
service apache2 status
```

Also, you can verify if all is working by opening your browser and going to http://youripaddress

If you do not know your IP address, you can run the following command:

```
ifconfig
```

![An example of ifconfig showing the IP address 172.20.6.154](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Lamp2.png)

*An example of ifconfig showing the IP address 172.20.6.154*

In our case, we would put http://172.20.6.154 in your browser’s address bar and get the following page:

![The default page for Apache on Ubuntu 14.04](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/lamp3.png)

*The default page for Apache on Ubuntu 14.04*

## Installing MySQL

Install MySQL with the following command:

```
sudo apt install mysql-server php7.0-mysql
```

Hit enter to when it asks “Do you want to continue?” during the install.

During the install, it will prompt you to enter a MySQL root password. Set any password that you would like. It should be a strong password.

![Enter a strong password of your choice](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/lamp4.png)

*Enter a strong password of your choice.*

After you enter your MySQL root password, you will need to re-enter it.

![Re-enter the password you set before](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/lamp5.png)

*Re-enter the password you set before*

Continue with the MySQL Security installation with the following command:

```
mysql_secure_installation
```

Note: You will be prompted with a series of questions. Just type N for the change root password and Y for yes on all of the rest, see the screen shot below:

![An example of what mysql_secure_installation looks like](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/lamp6.png)

*An example of what mysql_secure_installation looks like*

Verify that MySQL is running with the following command:

```
service mysql status
```

## Installing PHP

Install PHP with the following command:

```
apt install php libapache2-mod-php
```

Hit enter to when it asks “Do you want to continue?” during the install.

Create a test PHP file called info.php in /var/www/html/. In this how-to, we will be using the text editor nano with the following command:

```
nano /var/www/html/info.php
```

Insert the following code in the text editor then save and exit:

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

Since we made changes, we need to restart Apache so that the changes take effect:

```
service apache2 restart
```

Test your page in your browser with the following hyperlink changed with your IP address:

http://youripaddress/info.php

![The result of the php.info file you made.](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/lamp7.png)

*The result of the php.info file you made.*

Congratulations! You have just installed LAMP on your Ubuntu 16.04 Server. Thank you for following this How-To on installing LAMP, please check back for more updates or head over to our blog and check out useful articles like [LAMP vs. WAMP: Why do Startups Prefer LAMP to WAMP?](https://www.atlantic.net/vps-hosting/)

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