Update system repositories
sudo apt update
Install Apache 2
Install Apache 2 with the apt command
sudo apt install apache2
Allow Apache on UFW and verify its status
sudo ufw allow 'Apache'
Install PHP 7.3
Update system repositories
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
Add PPA for PHP 7.3
sudo apt install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
sudo apt update
Install PHP 7.3 for Apache
sudo apt install php7.3
Install PHP 7.3 Extensions
Install extensions through:
sudo apt install php7.3-extension_name
sudo apt install php7.3-common php7.3-mysql php7.3-xml php7.3-xmlrpc php7.3-curl php7.3-gd php7.3-imagick php7.3-cli php7.3-dev php7.3-imap php7.3-mbstring php7.3-opcache php7.3-soap php7.3-zip php7.3-intl
Adjust php.ini file
sudo nano /etc/php/7.3/apache2/php.ini
upload_max_filesize = 100M
post_max_size = 48M
memory_limit = 512M
max_execution_time = 600
max_input_vars = 3000
max_input_time = 1000
Restart Apache2 and PHP services
sudo systemctl restart apache2.service
Test PHP7.3 and Apache2 install
sudo nano /var/www/html/phpinfo.php
Add the following line and save
<?php phpinfo( ); ?>
Load web browser with localhost/phpinfo.php
The following is ONLY for dev environment
Add current user to group that owns /var/www/html folder
sudo usermod -a -G GROUPNAME USERNAME
Reboot system
Change group permissions to rwx
sudo chmod -R g+rwx /var/ww/html
Install Persona 5.7
Source: https://www.percona.com/doc/percona-server/5.7/installation/apt_repo.html
Update max_allowed_packet in mysqld.cnf to 32M to prevent Mysql went away message when doing large imports like: “ERROR 2006 (HY000) at line XXXX: MySQL server has gone away”
sudo nano /etc/mysql/percona-server.conf.d/mysqld.cnf
[mysqld] max_allowed_packet=32M
sudo service mysql restart
Install PHPMyAdmin
sudo apt update && sudo apt install phpmyadmin
For WordPress installation /
Enable mod_rewrite
sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo systemctl restart apache2
By default, Apache prohibits using an .htacess file to apply rewrite rules.
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf
Add the following code between <VirtualHost *:80>
<Directory /var/www/html>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>sudo systemctl restart apache2
Create a .htaccess file in the web root folder
sudo nano /var/www/html/.htaccess
Add default WordPress .htaccess file contents:
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPressSource: https://vitux.com/how-to-install-and-configure-apache-web-server-on-ubuntu/
Source: https://www.cloudbooklet.com/how-to-install-php-7-3-on-ubuntu-18-04/