Install Composer
Step 1 :- sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install curl
Step 2 :- sudo curl -s https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
Step 3 :- sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer
Step 4 :- composer -v
Apache Web Server
How to Install Apache Web Server (Ubuntu/Debian)
Apache is one of the most widely-used open-source web servers, powering millions of websites worldwide. It’s commonly used to serve PHP applications, WordPress sites, and static content on Linux servers.
Follow these steps to install and configure Apache on Ubuntu/Debian:
Step 1: Install Apache
sudo apt-get install apache2 -y
This installs the Apache2 package. The -y flag automatically confirms the installation prompt.
Step 2: Enable the Rewrite Module
sudo a2enmod rewrite
mod_rewrite allows URL rewriting — essential for clean URLs and .htaccess support, which most CMS platforms (like WordPress) rely on.
Step 3: Restart Apache
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Restarting applies the module changes.
Step 4: Verify Apache Is Running
If the status shows “active (running),” Apache is working. You can also visit your server’s IP address in a browser — you should see Apache’s default “It works!” page.
Common issues:
If the install fails, run sudo apt update first
If port 80 is already in use, check with sudo lsof -i :80 — another service (like Nginx) might be using it
Phpmyadmin
Step 1 :- wget https://files.phpmyadmin.net/phpMyAdmin/5.2.0/phpMyAdmin-5.2.0-all-languages.zip
Step 2 :- sudo apt install unzip -y
Step 3 :- unzip phpMyAdmin-5.2.0-all-languages.zip
Step 4 :- mv phpMyAdmin-5.2.0-all-languages /var/www/html/phpmyadmin
Step 5:- http://localhost/phpmyadmin/
PHP 7.4
Step 1 :- sudo apt update
Step 2 :- sudo apt-get -y install php php-cgi libapache2-mod-php php-common php-pear php-mbstring && sudo apt install -y php7.4 libapache2-mod-php7.4 php7.4-common php7.4-gmp php7.4-curl php7.4-intl php7.4-mbstring php7.4-xmlrpc php7.4-mysql php7.4-gd php7.4-bcmath php7.4-xml php7.4-cli php7.4-zip && sudo a2enmod rewrite && sudo apt-get install -y php7.4-{cli,bcmath,bz2,intl,gd,mbstring,mysql,zip,opcache,intl,bcmath,xsl,zip,bz2}
Step 3 :- php -v
Install MariaDB 10+
Step 1 :- sudo apt update
Step 2 :- sudo apt install mariadb-server
Step 3 :- sudo systemctl start mariadb.service
Step 4 :- sudo mysql_secure_installation
then press Y set new password press Y,Y,Y
Set User and Password
Step 5 :- sudo mariadb
Then run This command
GRANT ALL ON *.* TO ‘root’@’localhost’ IDENTIFIED BY ‘Use last password‘ WITH GRANT OPTION;
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit
sudo systemctl status mariadb