LAMP Server:

This project is about creating a LAMP Server which can be used for hosting websites.

• LAMP server stands for:

  • Linux / Apache / MySQL / PHP

• The version implemented was:

  • Debian Linux / Apache 2 / MariaDB / Python

Use Case: Did this project as suggestion from madebygps as a preperation step for working with linux.

Basic Steps

• Setup Debian linux server VM.
• Update VM.
• Install Apache2.
• Test that html site actually loads.
• Replace html with custom HTML.
• Install Webmin or Cockpit.
• Install MariaDB as alternative to MySQL.
• Install Python.
• Setup Dynamic DNS to actually host the website.

Lessons Learned:

• The fact that Cockpit and Webmin exist to control linux servers via a GUI is very powerful.