Install LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) on CentOS 5.6

This article will outline the process for installing Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP (also known as ‘LAMP’) on CentOS 5.6.

Getting Started

First of all, make sure your YUM repositories and packages are up to date:

# yum check-update
# yum update

Install any available package and library updates.

Apache

Next, install Apache, set it to run on startup, and finally start the service:

# yum install httpd
# chkconfig –add httpd
# service httpd start

MySQL

Installing MySQL is similar to installing Apache, except we have an additional step of running a basic setup wizard. Continue reading “Install LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) on CentOS 5.6”