Install LEMP on Ubuntu Linux(20.04)

Install Nginx

$ sudo apt update

$ sudo apt install nginx 

$ sudo service nginx start

   * Starting nginx nginx                                                  [ OK ]

 

Enter Ubuntu Linux ip in the browser for example http://192.168.1.18, and then:

It means nginx is running.

Install MySQL

$ sudo apt install mysql-server

$ sudo service mysql start

$ sudo mysql_secure_installation

When prompted, type  y , and then ENTER.

Check MySQL:

$ sudo mysql

mysql>

Done. Then exit.

mysql > exit

Install PHP

$ sudo apt install php-fpm php-mysql

Configuring Nginx to Use the PHP Processor

 

PHP's configuration

$ sudo vim /etc/php/7.4/fpm/pool.d/www.conf 

 

Uncomment the line below, save and quit.

listen = /run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock

Nginx's configuration

$ sudo vim /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default

 

Add index.php to  /var/www/html  folder.

# Add index.php to the list if you are using PHP

index index.php index.html index.htm index.nginx-debian.html;

 

Uncomment below fastcgi_pass should use the corresponding way with /etc/php/7.4/fpm/pool.d/www.conf:

location ~ \.php$ {   

        include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;

        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock;

}

Restart nginx and php7.4-fpm

$ sudo service php7.4-fpm restart 

$ sudo service nginx restart

Check php.

Create a file /var/www/html/index.php as following:

<?php phpinfo();?>

If the page is as follows:

 

It means php7.4-fpm work.