How to Install LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) on Ubuntu (8.04 / 8.10)

This is for the newbies in the world of Ubuntu. Use the following steps to install LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) in Ubuntu. Open up the Terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal). Run the following command to install Apache $sudo apt-get install apache2 To test Apache open up any web browser and then enter the following into the web address: http://localhost/ Now run the following command in the terminal to install PHP $sudo apt-get [...]