How to Install LEMP Stack (Nginx, MariaDB, PHP7.2) on Rocky Linux 8
LEMP is a combination of free, open source software. The acronym LEMP refers to the first letters of Linux (Operating system), Nginx Server, MySQL (database software), and PHP, PERL or Python, principal components to build a viable general purpose web server.
Install Nginx Web Server
First, we will start by installing the Nginx web server. To complete the installation, use the following command:
yum install nginx -yOutput:
[root@server ~]# yum install nginx -y
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Dependencies resolved.
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Package Arch Version Repo Size
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Installing:
nginx x86_64 1:1.14.1-9.module+el8.3.0+121+6327f1ce
appstream 566 k
Installing dependencies:
dejavu-fonts-common noarch 2.35-6.el8 baseos 73 k
dejavu-sans-fonts noarch 2.35-6.el8 baseos 1.5 M
fontconfig x86_64 2.13.1-3.el8 baseos 273 kOnce the installation is complete, enable Nginx (to start automatically upon system boot), start the web server and verify the status using the commands below.
systemctl start nginx
systemctl enable nginx
systemctl status nginxOutput:
[root@server ~]# systemctl enable nginx
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/nginx.service → /usr/lib/systemd/system/nginx.service.
[root@server ~]# systemctl status nginx
● nginx.service - The nginx HTTP and reverse proxy server
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/nginx.service; enabled; vendor prese>
Active: active (running) since Thu 2021-05-06 15:08:01 EDT; 14s ago
Main PID: 10636 (nginx)
Tasks: 2 (limit: 4956)
Memory: 3.9M
CGroup: /system.slice/nginx.service
├─10636 nginx: master process /usr/sbin/nginx
└─10637 nginx: worker processCheck Nginx version
nginx -vOutput:
[root@vps ~]# nginx -v
nginx version: nginx/1.14.1To make your pages available to public, you will have to edit your firewall rules to allow HTTP requests on your web server by using the following commands.
firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-service=http
firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-service=https
firewall-cmd --reloadOutput:
[root@server ~]# firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-service=http
success
[root@server ~]# firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-service=https
success
[root@server ~]# firewall-cmd --reload
successVerify that the web server is running and accessible by accessing your server’s IP address.
From your browser,
http://IP_address
We need to make user nginx as the owner of web directory. By default it’s owned by the root user.
chown nginx:nginx /usr/share/nginx/html -R Install MariaDB Server
MariaDB is a popular database server. The installation is simple and requires just a few steps as shown.
yum install mariadb-server mariadb -yOutput:
[root@server ~]# yum install mariadb-server mariadb -y
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Installing:
mariadb x86_64 3:10.3.28-1.module+el8.3.0+126+a7f7b5c5
appstream 6.0 M
mariadb-server x86_64 3:10.3.28-1.module+el8.3.0+126+a7f7b5c5
appstream 16 M
Installing dependencies:
libaio x86_64 0.3.112-1.el8 baseos 31 k
mariadb-common x86_64 3:10.3.28-1.module+el8.3.0+126+a7f7b5c5Once the installation is complete, enable MariaDB (to start automatically upon system boot), start the MariaDB and verify the status using the commands below.
systemctl start mariadb
systemctl enable mariadb
systemctl status mariadbOutput:
[root@server ~]# systemctl status mariadb
● mariadb.service - MariaDB 10.3 database server
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/mariadb.service; enabled; vendor pre>
Active: active (running) since Thu 2021-05-06 15:11:41 EDT; 16s ago
Docs: man:mysqld(8)
https://mariadb.com/kb/en/library/systemd/
Main PID: 12068 (mysqld)
Status: "Taking your SQL requests now..."
Tasks: 30 (limit: 4956)
Memory: 79.7M
CGroup: /system.slice/mariadb.service
└─12068 /usr/libexec/mysqld --basedir=/usrFinally, you will want to secure your MariaDB installation by issuing the following command.
mysql_secure_installationOutput:
[root@server ~]# mysql_secure_installation
NOTE: RUNNING ALL PARTS OF THIS SCRIPT IS RECOMMENDED FOR ALL MariaDB
SERVERS IN PRODUCTION USE! PLEASE READ EACH STEP CAREFULLY!
In order to log into MariaDB to secure it, we'll need the current
password for the root user. If you've just installed MariaDB, and
you haven't set the root password yet, the password will be blank,
so you should just press enter here.
Enter current password for root (enter for none):
OK, successfully used password, moving on...
Setting the root password ensures that nobody can log into the MariaDB
root user without the proper authorisation.
Set root password? [Y/n] y
New password:
Re-enter new password:
Password updated successfully!
Reloading privilege tables..
... Success! Once secured, you can connect to MySQL and review the existing databases on your database server by using the following command.
mysql -e "SHOW DATABASES;" -pOutput:
[root@server ~]# mysql -e "SHOW DATABASES;" -p
Enter password:
+--------------------+
| Database |
+--------------------+
| information_schema |
| mysql |
| performance_schema |
+--------------------+ Install PHP
To Install PHP-FPM by running the following command.
yum install php php-mysqlnd php-fpm php-opcache php-gd php-xml php-mbstring -yOutput:
[root@server ~]# yum install php php-mysqlnd php-fpm php-opcache php-gd php-xml php-mbstring -y
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php x86_64 7.2.24-1.module+el8.3.0+200+280400f1 appstream 1.5 M
php-fpm x86_64 7.2.24-1.module+el8.3.0+200+280400f1 appstream 1.6 M
php-gd x86_64 7.2.24-1.module+el8.3.0+200+280400f1 appstream 83 k
php-mbstring x86_64 7.2.24-1.module+el8.3.0+200+280400f1 appstream 579 k
php-mysqlnd x86_64 7.2.24-1.module+el8.3.0+200+280400f1 appstream 189 kOnce the installation is complete, enable php-fpm (to start automatically upon system boot), start the php-fpm and verify the status using the commands below.
systemctl start php-fpm
systemctl enable php-fpm
systemctl status php-fpmOutput:
[root@server ~]# systemctl status php-fpm
● php-fpm.service - The PHP FastCGI Process Manager
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/php-fpm.service; enabled; vendor pre>
Active: active (running) since Thu 2021-05-06 15:14:35 EDT; 12s ago
Main PID: 12664 (php-fpm)
Status: "Processes active: 0, idle: 5, Requests: 0, slow: 0, Traffic: 0req/s>
Tasks: 6 (limit: 4956)
Memory: 25.8M
CGroup: /system.slice/php-fpm.service
├─12664 php-fpm: master process (/etc/php-fpm.conf)
├─12665 php-fpm: pool www
├─12666 php-fpm: pool www
├─12667 php-fpm: pool wwwBy default, PHP-FPM runs as the apache user. Since we are using Nginx web server, we need to change following line.
vi /etc/php-fpm.d/www.conf
user = apache
group = apacheChange them to
user = nginx
group = nginxOnce changed, need to reload php-fpm
systemctl reload php-fpmTest your PHP, by creating a simple info.php file with a phinfo() in it. The file should be placed in the directory root for your web server, which is /usr/share/nginx/html/info.php.
To create the file use:
echo "<?php phpinfo() ?>" > /usr/share/nginx/html/info.phpRestart the Nginx and PHP-FPM.
systemctl restart nginx php-fpmNow again, access http://localhost/info.php or http://yourserver-ip-address/info.php. You should see a page similar to below one.
Done!