Install Apache PHP MySQL CentOS 6
On most of our Linux VPS Server, Apache is installed by default. So, you can easily see if apache is installed and running by just visiting your IP address in a browser. Should Apache PHP Mysql not be installed to your CentOS 6 server. Issue the below install commands.
Install Apache, MySQL and PHP on CentOS 7 Servers
Install Apache
install httpd -y
service httpd start
Ensure port 80 is open in your server’s firewall. If not, use the commands below to open the port.
/sbin/iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 80 -j ACCEPT
/etc/rc.d/init.d/iptables saveInstall MySQL
To install MySQL;
yum install mysql-server
service mysqld startWhen you have installed MySQL and started it. Run the post install script.
/usr/bin/mysql_secure_installationYou will be asked for the current root password, leave this blank by just hitting enter then, set a new MySQL root password.
Set root password? [Y/n] Y
New password: YourMySQLPassword
Re-enter new password: YourMySQLPasswordSelect the following options when promoted too.
Remove anonymous user? [Y/n] Y
Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n] Y
Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n] Y
Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n] YInstall PHP
The default PHP version in yum is currently PHP 5.3 but this is end of life so we are going to use new RPMs to install a newer version of PHP to your Linux VPS Server. Copy the below code into your SSH console;
wget http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/6/i386/epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm ; wget http://rpms.famillecollet.com/enterprise/remi-release-6.rpm ; rpm -Uvh epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm remi-release-6.rpmNext, install Yum Utils which we will use to enable the remi repository
yum install yum-utilsTo Intall PHP 7.4, 7.2 or 6.4
yum-config-manager --enable remi-php74yum-config-manager --enable remi-php72yum-config-manager --enable remi-php64Once installed you can then install any required PHP module by issuing the correct commands in the SSH console, for example
yum install php php-cli php-mcrypy php-curl php-gd php-mysql php-zip php-ldap php-fileinfoVideo Tutorial
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[…] You have now updated your MySQL root password. Ensure you keep a secure copy of your MySQL root password or you may need to change it again. For details on installing MYSQL, PHP and Apache on CentOS6 you can use this guide […]