How to install LEMP
The LEMP (Linux, Nginx, MySQL, and PHP) software stack is a group of software that can be used to serve dynamic web pages and web applications. In this tutorial you’ll install a LEMP stack on your server using the packages provided by the operating system. Choose your operating system below to get started.
Automated
Ansible
CentOS
8
7
How To Install Linux, Nginx, MySQL, PHP (LEMP) stack On CentOS 7
By Mitchell Anicas, Erika Heidi6
How To Install Linux, nginx, MySQL, PHP (LEMP) stack on CentOS 6
By Etel Sverdlov
Debian
10
How To Install Linux, Nginx, MariaDB, PHP (LEMP stack) on Debian 10
By Brian Boucheron, Erika Heidi9
How To Install Linux, Nginx, MySQL, PHP (LEMP stack) on Debian 9
By Brian Hogan, Brian Boucheron8
Ubuntu
22.04
How To Install Linux, Nginx, MySQL, PHP (LEMP stack) on Ubuntu
By Erika Heidi, Jeanelle Horcasitas20.04
18.04
How To Install Linux, Nginx, MySQL, PHP (LEMP stack) on Ubuntu 18.04
By Justin Ellingwood, Mark Drake16.04
How To Install Linux, Nginx, MySQL, PHP (LEMP stack) in Ubuntu 16.04
By Justin Ellingwood14.04
How To Install Linux, Nginx, MySQL, PHP (LEMP) stack on Ubuntu 14.04
By Justin Ellingwood12.04
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