Installing LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) On Linux Mint Online Games and Servers

Install Apache

sudo apt-get install apache2Testing Apache
Open your web browser and type: http://localhost/

Install PHP

sudo apt-get install php5 libapache2-mod-php5

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart*In order for PHP to work and be compatible with Apache we must restart it.
Test PHP

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sudo gedit /var/www/testphp.phpThis will open up a file called phptest.php.
Copy/Paste this line into the phptest file:
Now open you're web browser and type the following into the web address: http://localhost/testphp.php

Install MySQL

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sudo apt-get install mysql-server

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gksudo gedit /etc/mysql/my.cnfChange the line: bind-address = 127.0.0.1 and change the 127.0.0.1 to your IP address.

Install phpMyAdmin:

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sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-auth-mysql php5-mysql phpmyadmin

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gksudo gedit /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini
Get PHP to work with MySQL:
Change this line: ;extension=mysql.so to look like this: extension=mysql.so

...restart Apache

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sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
Done!

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Ref: http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/486