Tag: PHP

  • Things that will never die…

    PHP, Ubuntu Desktop, and WordPress… and I’m perfectly happy with that.

    Fight me.

  • LAMP Stack Setup

    Setup for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS or 22.04 LTS. Lifted from this resource on AWS.

    Linux

    WSL, Ubuntu Multipass, or equivalant.

    Apache

    Version: distribution

    sudo apt update -y
    sudo apt install apache2 -y

    PHP FPM

    Version: 8.2

    Run the following commands to install PHP:

    sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
    sudo apt-get update -y
    sudo apt install php8.2 php8.2-{fpm,mysql,curl,gd,mbstring,mysql,xml,mcrypt,zip,ldap} libapache2-mod-php8.2 -y

    Install PHP-FPM

    sudo a2enmod proxy_fcgi setenvif
    sudo a2enconf php8.2-fpm
    sudo a2dismod php8.2
    sudo systemctl enable php8.2-fpm
    sudo service apache2 restart;sudo service php8.2-fpm restart

    MariaDB

    Version: 11.1.2

    Run the following command to add the MariaDB yum repository (For all Linux distributions):

    curl -LsS https://downloads.mariadb.com/MariaDB/mariadb_repo_setup | sudo bash -s -- --mariadb-server-version="mariadb-11.1.2"

    Install MariaDB Package

    sudo apt install mariadb-server -y

    MariaDB Secure Installation

    sudo mysql_secure_installation

    When prompted, set a password for the root account:

    • Enter the current root password. By default, the root account doesn’t have a password set.
    • Press Enter.
    • Press N to switch to unix_socket authentication.
    • Press Y to set a password, and then enter a secure password twice. Make sure to store this password in a safe place.
    • Press Y to remove the anonymous user accounts.
    • Press Y to disable the remote root login.
    • Press Y to remove the test database.
    • Press Y to reload the privilege tables and save your changes.

    Permissions

    The following command will add the ubuntu user to the www-data group:

    sudo usermod -a -G www-data ubuntu

    The following commands will set the correct permissions for the /var/www directory:

    sudo chown -R ubuntu:www-data /var/www
    sudo chmod 2775 /var/www
    find /var/www -type d -exec sudo chmod 2775 {} \;
    find /var/www -type f -exec sudo chmod 0664 {} \;

    Your site is ready!

    Visit your website by entering your instance’s public IP address in your browser. You should see the default Apache page.

    LAMP Stack Setup
  • Example GitHub PHP Project

    As a former independent web developer, I had very little use for GitHub as my project base consisted of small business owners and their requirements mostly never got past having a WordPress website and business email setup.

    Today, using Git repos are vital for my workflow as I’ve been working with various teams to push web apps to live status. Now, I can’t picture not using Git repos for any project. After being a largely siloed developer, my work is now part of a very collaborative process.

    With that said, I’ve been working on a personal project, jsldvr/example.com, which is a PHP web app that is supposed to make developing a website as easy as possible for those that use cPanel or AWS. The app is more of an exercise in learning how to use GitHub, and building a secure PHP app from scratch.

    I don’t have a road map with this project. I simply want to have fun with it and learn as much as I can about collaborating and/or developing on GitHub.

    Example GitHub PHP Project