How to setup Apache and PHP on Amazon Linux (AWS)

install-apache-php-amazon-linux.sh

#!/bin/sh

# Based on http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/CHAP_Tutorials.WebServerDB.CreateWebServer.html

if [ "`/usr/bin/whoami`" != "root" ]; then
    echo "You need to execute this script as root."
    exit 1
fi

yum update -y
yum install -y httpd24 php56 # php56-mysqlnd

service httpd start
chkconfig httpd on


groupadd www
usermod -a -G www ec2-user
chown -R root:www /var/www
chmod 2775 /var/www
find /var/www -type d -exec sudo chmod 2775 {} +
find /var/www -type f -exec sudo chmod 0664 {} +

service httpd restart

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