Suse LAMP setup

This page will describe the steps you have to take to install LAMP, which stands for Linux Apache MariaDB PHP. This page will show you, how to set up a working Apache2 webserver, a configured MariaDB database server, to install PHP5, working with Apache, and finally, phpMyAdmin with a configured pmadb database.

This article is updated to reflect the installation in openSUSE 13.1. However it it does not deviate much from lower versions of openSUSE.

Getting root access

Every time you want to change anything to the system, you will need root access. You can get this by:

Open a command line program (konsole is the standard one).
Type
su -

The console will now ask you for the password you selected at the installation, enter that password and press enter again. If you logged in successfully, the user name and the computer name should be displayed in red now.

Setting up Apache2

Installing Apache2

To install software, make sure that you have root access. We will install our software using YaST from the command line.

Open a console.
To install apache, we use the command
yast -i apache2
or
zypper in apache2
.

This also installs the packet apache2-example-pages, which provides an example page when accessing the web server.

Starting Apache2

To start Apache, execute

systemctl start apache2.service

Note: If you ever want to restart apache, execute

systemctl restart apache2.service

or if you want to stop it

systemctl stop apache2.service

This does not start the apache server after a reboot. To enable that, give the command

systemctl enable apache2.service

Testing the installation

Now that you have installed apache2, you want to check if it works. The packet apache2-example-pages installed the file /srv/www/htdocs/index.html, which contains:

<html><body><h1>It works!</h1></body></html>

Note: You can create a new file and edit it by using your favorite editor.

You can now start your favorite browser. Navigate to 'localhost'. You should see 'It works!'.

Enabling public access to the web server

In this state the web server is only accessible as localhost. You have to open port http (=80) in the firewall. You can do that using YaST, selecting Security and Users --> Firewall --> Allowed services and add HTTP server. You may also edit the line with FW_CONFIGURATIONS_EXT= in it in the file /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 and add apache2 in that line. A space is used in that line to separate elements. After editing you have to restart the firewall using:

systemctl restart SuSEfirewall2.service

Setting up PHP5

Installing PHP5

To install software, you need root access. When you have root access, execute

yast -i php5 php5-mysql apache2-mod_php5

zypper in php5 php5-mysql apache2-mod_php5

Don't forget to enable mod-php by executing

a2enmod php5

Now you have installed PHP5.

Restarting the webserver

Now that you have installed PHP5, you have to restart the apache2 webserver to get some results. You can restart apache by executing

systemctl restart apache2.service

with root access.

Testing the installation

That was pretty easy, but now you want to test it out, don't you? So, we go to the htdocs folder again by executing

cd /srv/www/htdocs

Make a new file named index.php and with the following content:

<?php echo "<h1>You succesfully installed PHP5!</h>" ?>

Now, open your favorite browser again and navigate to 'localhost/index.php'. If everything went alright then you should see 'You successfully installed PHP5!'.

Setting up MariaDB

Installing MariaDB

We need to install mariadb and mariadb-tools, mariadb-tools is necessary for the administration, execute

yast -i mariadb mariadb-tools

zypper in mariadb mariadb-tools

with root access.

Starting the MariaDB server

MariaDB is an alternative package for MySQL, so further on the name mysql is used.

To start the MariaDB server, execute

systemctl start mysql.service

You may want to read the messages issued by the server in /var/log/messages.

Note: If you ever want to restart mysql, execute

systemctl restart mysql.service

or if you want to stop it

systemctl stop mysql.service

This does not start the mysql server after a reboot. To enable that, give the command

systemctl enable mysql.service

Configuring the MariaDB/MySql server

To set the root password for the first time:

Execute
mysqladmin -u root password NEWPASSWORD
- If you want to set the password to root123, type
  mysqladmin -u root password root123

If you ever want to change your password later:

Type
mysqladmin -u root -p password NEWPASSWORD
Your old password will be asked.

Logging in to the client

Now you can log in into the server client by executing

mysql -u root -p

Enter

exit

to go back to the terminal.

Installing phpMyAdmin

What is phpMyAdmin?

phpMyAdmin, or pma is a tool to administrate your databases. The installation process is quite easy.

Installing phpMyAdmin

Install phpMyAdmin by executing

yast -i phpMyAdmin

zypper in phpMyAdmin

This also installs a number of needed php5 modules and restarts the apache2 server.

Logging into phpMyAdmin

To log in to phpMyAdmin:

Navigate to localhost/phpMyAdmin
Enter the root username and the root password of your mysql server
Click on the 'go' button

Configuring phpMyAdmin

To configure phpMyAdmin, we need to edit the configuration file. It is found in /etc/phpMyAdmin/config.inc.php.

Open the file and change corresponding lines to (note the double underscore in the names of the tables):

$cfg['Servers'][$i]['controluser'] = 'somename';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['controlpass'] = 'somepassword';
/*Advanced phpMyAdmin features */
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['pmadb'] = 'phpmyadmin';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['bookmarktable'] = 'pma__bookmark';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['relation'] = 'pma__relation';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['table_info'] = 'pma__table_info';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['table_coords'] = 'pma__table_coords';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['pdf_pages'] = 'pma__pdf_pages';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['column_info'] = 'pma__column_info';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['history'] = 'pma__history';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['tracking'] = 'pma__tracking';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['designer_coords'] = 'pma__designer_coords';

You will need to change the user name of controluser to the name of a new account (above somename) and controlpass (above somepassword) to it's password.
Change the protection of this file so it is owned by root and only readable by group www.
chown root:www /etc/phpMyAdmin/config.inc.php

chmod 640 /etc/phpMyAdmin/config.inc.php
Log in to localhost/phpMyAdmin again.
Import via the Import tab on the phpMyAdmin page the file /usr/share/doc/packages/phpMyAdmin/example/create_tables.sql There is a comment telling you that a user pma should be present already, however this is not necessary.
Log in and out again using user name root and the root password of MySQL.
Select the tab Users and press Add user. Enter as new user name the name of controluser chosen above, localhost as host, twice the above chosen password in the corresponding fields and press Go (below right).
Create a file with the following content, where somename and somepassword are replaced by the above chosen values.

GRANT USAGE ON mysql.* TO 'somename'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'somepassword';
GRANT SELECT (
  Host, User, Select_priv, Insert_priv, Update_priv, Delete_priv,
  Create_priv, Drop_priv, Reload_priv, Shutdown_priv, Process_priv,
  File_priv, Grant_priv, References_priv, Index_priv, Alter_priv,
  Show_db_priv, Super_priv, Create_tmp_table_priv, Lock_tables_priv,
  Execute_priv, Repl_slave_priv, Repl_client_priv
 ) ON mysql.user TO 'somename'@'localhost';
 GRANT SELECT (Host, Db, User, Table_name, Table_priv, Column_priv)
   ON mysql.tables_priv TO 'pmagebruiker'@'localhost';
 GRANT SELECT ON mysql.db TO 'somename'@'localhost';
 GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE ON phpmyadmin.* TO 'somename'@'localhost';

and import that file via the Import tab.

Read the documentation on phpMyAdmin on the phpMyAdmin website.
Do not forget to take the necessary security measures.
You should have a working LAMP server now!

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https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:LAMP_setup

https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Linux_Apache_MySQL_PHP

http://os.51cto.com/art/201203/323578.htm

http://www.unixmen.com/install-lamp-server-apache-mariadb-php-opensuse-13-213-1/

http://ben-it.org/content/open-suse-123-install-lamp-server

Suse LAMP setup

Contents

Getting root access

Setting up Apache2

Installing Apache2

Starting Apache2

Testing the installation

Enabling public access to the web server

Setting up PHP5

Installing PHP5

Restarting the webserver

Testing the installation

Setting up MariaDB

Installing MariaDB

Starting the MariaDB server

Configuring the MariaDB/MySql server

Logging in to the client

Installing phpMyAdmin

What is phpMyAdmin?

Installing phpMyAdmin

Logging into phpMyAdmin

Configuring phpMyAdmin