LAMP Stack from Scratch

lamp_setup.sh

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# Basic LAMP #
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## Set root password (generate random password with `openssl rand -hex 5`)
passwd

## Update package sources
aptitude update

## Apache
aptitude install apache2

## Set ServerName in apache2 config by adding 'ServerName [servername]' to end
pico /etc/apache2/apache2.conf

## PHP
aptitude install php5 libapache2-mod-php5

## MySQL
aptitude install mysql-server php5-mysql
mysql_install_db
mysql_secure_installation

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# LAMP config and extras #
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## Set correct timezone
dpkg-reconfigure tzdata

## Colorize the bash prompt (when you are SSHing in)
## (Do again later for deployer user)
## Uncomment force_color_prompt=yes
pico ~/.bashrc

## Add index.php to beginning
nano /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/dir.conf

## Enable apache mods
a2enmod expires headers

## Install PHP extensions (get list by running `apt-cache search php5-`)
aptitude install php5-mcrypt php5-cli php5-gd php5-curl php5-dev
php5enmod mcrypt # Enable the mods

## Install git
aptitude install git

## Install node & npm
aptitude install nodejs npm

## Reboot apache2
service apache2 restart

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# Deployer user setup #
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## Set up "deployer" user for deploying
adduser deployer
adduser deployer sudo

## Set up SSH keys for deployer (add your public key to authorized_keys)
login deployer
ssh-keygen -t rsa
touch ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
chmod 600 ~/.ssh/authorized_keys

## Set up MySQL user so that root isn't used
mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE [name of DB];
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON [name of db].* To 'deployer'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '[password]';
exit

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# Security setup #
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## Disable root SSH login by changing `PermitRootLogin yes`
## to `PermitRootLogin no`.
sudo pico /etc/ssh/sshd_config
sudo service ssh restart

## Setup ufw firewall
sudo ufw default deny
sudo ufw allow [port number] # (22 for SSH/SFTP, 80 for HTTP)
sudo ufw enable
sudo reboot now

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# Laravel set up #
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## Install composer
cd ~ && curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer