If you are not getting a package on Ubuntu, please check to see if your /etc/apt/sources.list file is updated. This is common with most VPS providers
On VPS, especially with challenging small memory limit (e.g. 64MB or 128MB) lighttpd is the best option instead of Apache. In this article I will show you how to do that. On a fresh box (which has no apache installed) type this to get lighttpd webserver installed
apt-get install lighttpd
Now install PHP5 CGI package and PHP5 command line package
apt-get install php5-cgi php5-cli
Edit the following file
nano /etc/php5/cgi/php.ini
and uncomment this line
cgi.fix_pathinfo = 1
Now enable fastcgi module
lighty-enable-mod fastcgi
Restart Lighttpd
/etc/init.d/lighttpd restart
You get the welcome page
Lets install MySQL 5.1 server and client
apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client
and optionally phpMyAdmin
apt-get install phpmyadmin
Now create a test page to see if phpinfo is all Ok
nano /var/www/info.php
Type in the following
<?php phpinfo();
Please try nginx 😀
Thanks mate for the recommendation. I have never tried nginx, but I sure will give it a try
Hello Asim,
Can you tell me which version of lighttpd that ubuntu installs with apt-get ?
-Thanks
PS- You should try Nginx 🙂 Also there is a nginx auto installer called http://www.lnmp.org
NO Idea, I do not have a spare box to test this
Thanx,
First time llmp user here.
Worked right out of the box
Thanks for the appraisal