How to install LAMP on SUSE | A Complete Guide

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What is lamp?

Lamp is an example of web server stack. Mostly when people use windows as its operating system then it’s called WAMP. Similarly if you use Solaris it will become SAMP and MAMP for Macintosh. Sometimes people use Pearl or python as programing language.

Continue reading to learn how to install LAMP in Suse as well as the basics of Suse!

What is suse?

Suse is a Linux distributed operating system which is open source and free. Suse is mostly used in server, mainframes and workstations but is also installed in desktops for testing.

How to install LAMP in Suse: Let’s Get Started!

Step 1: Update your packages

The first thing you can do before installation is to get everything updated.

sudo zypper update

Step 2: Install Apache

To install Apache in your Suse type in the following command.

sudo Zypper Install Apache2

Type in your root password to finish your installation.

To get your Apache started type in the following command:

sudo systemctl start apache2

To make sure Apache is up and running, check its status by running the following command

systemctl status apache2

You will get an enabled or active on your screen if your Apache is successfully installed.

If your Apache is not working then it might be because your firewall is preventing it from doing it so.

Adjust your firewall by opening the following file and configuring it:

sudo vi /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2

Once the file is opened, you will find the following line in the file:

FW_CONFIGURATIONS_EXT=””

Type in “apache2” in the quotation. Save and close it. Now restart the firewall to take effect of the changes.

sudo systemctl restart SuSEfirewall2

Step 3: Installing MariaDB or MySql

MariaDB

To install MariaDB in SUSE you need to run the following command:

sudo zypper install mariadb mariadb-client mariadb-tools

After the installation is completed you need to start and enable MariaDB as it won’t automatically.

sudo systemctl start mariadb

sudo systemctl enable mariadb

MySql

To install MySql in Suse, you need to first install the following package and repository:

wget https://dev.mysql.com/get/mysql80-community-release-sl15-3.noarch.rpm

If you are getting an error for wget, then you need to install wget before using it.

To install first type:

sudo su

sudo zipper install wget

sudo rpm -ivh mysql80-community-release-sl15-3.noarch.rpm

Refresh to let effects take place.

sudo zypper refresh

Now you can install MySql on Suse by running the following command:

sudo zypper install mysql-community-server

This will ask your password to finish installation. Give your password and press ‘y’ for the rest of the installation.

Step 4: Installing PHP

The very last step to installing LAMP in Suse is to install PHP 7 run the following command. This command will install PHP and its extension:

sudo zypper install php7 php7-mysql apache2-mod_php7

After the installation is completed enable PHP module and restart your Apache.

sudo a2enmod php7

sudo systemctl restart apache2

You can run any PHP script to test out your installed PHP.

Conclusion

You can install LAMP in multiple Linux Operating System and you can easily run and configure through your terminal. Throughout this article, we have seen how to install LAMP in Suse. By using the package manager of the respectable OS, installation has become easier. Users can install LAMP and utilize the essence of open source software.

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