Installing LEMP (linux nginx mysql php) on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and PHP 7.2+

Here is a quick guide how to install LEMP (linux + nginx + mysql/mariadb + PHP 7.2) on Ubuntu Server 18.04 LTS.

If this is a brand new server, you may want to do the Initial Commands I do for every new Ubuntu server first. It will only take about 3 min and you can find those initial commands here:

https://ubuntu-server-how-to-tips-tricks.blogspot.com/2019/10/initial-setup-commands-for-every-new.html

PREPARE APT

sudo apt update


INSTALL NGINX (web server)

sudo apt install nginx
sudo systemctl enable nginx


INSTALL MYSQL SERVER (or MARIADB)

sudo apt install mariadb-server mariadb-client
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
sudo mysql_secure_installation


INSTALL PHP 7.2+

sudo apt install php7.2 php7.2-fpm php7.2-mysql php-common php7.2-cli php7.2-common php7.2-json php7.2-opcache php7.2-readline


That's it, if all goes well you can do all of the above in less than 10 min!

Congratulations! you now have a fully functional LEMP server!