HowtoForge: LAMP Installation On Ubuntu 6.06 For Linux Noobs

“I, like many others, made the decision to attempt an install of
Ubuntu 6.06 server with the preconfigured LAMP option without
having ever attempted using Linux before. My goal was to build a
setup that I could host my personal web site from. Embarking on
this journey I had no idea how much knowledge I lacked and in turn
would learn in my quest to host. I floundered around on forums and
clung helplessly to Google for aid in all the places I fell short.
I found that a really good resource for building a LAMP
configuration for complete Linux noobs was either not available, or
stuffed neatly in some Google Bermutan triangle which my browser
was afraid to go. Hence, I am writing this as a partial
documentation of my trials and tribulations with hopes of aiding
all Linux noobs on the steps necessary to create a basic Linux,
Apache2, MySQL5 and PHP5 system with FTP. Again, this document is
tailored to complete Linux beginners and is in no way a complete
guide to attacking such a setup. It will get you up and running but
will need security hardening like no other…”

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