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Why Install LAMP?

Today I’m going to show how to install and set up a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) stack on Ubuntu. Why do this? It’s useful if you want to set up an off-line web development environment. If you are building websites and experimenting, it’s nice to do it in the privacy of your own computer, rather than “in the wild” out on the internet. Continue reading →