Installing Apache, PHP, MySQL on Ubuntu

Install Apache 

Open Terminal (Application -> Accessories -> Terminal) and execute the following command:

sudo apt-get install apache2

check if the Apache is working properly by pointing your browser to http://localhost. If you see the text “It works!”, it means Apache is working.

Issue the following command to resolve following error “Could not reliably determine the server’s fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.1.1 for ServerName“

sudo  gedit /etc/apache2/conf.d/fqdn

When Gedit opens, type “ServerName localhost” inside the file and click Save

Install PHP

Inside Terminal, execute the following command:

sudo apt-get install php5 libapache2-mod-php5

execute this to restart apache

Execute the following command in Terminal:

    sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Install MySql

sudo apt-get install mysql-server

Inside Terminal, execute the following command:

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

Give the root password to complete the installation