How to run php in linux ubuntu?

Question

i use any text editor like gedit or vim but i don't how to setup a local webserver for practice.
thanx in advance.

Answer 1

Try to use php built-in web server:

cd /html/folder/
php -S localhost:80

if you want to use Apache2 or nginx follow one of the many guides "how to create a LAMP (or LEMP) server".

Answer 2

lampp 😐

Answer 3

install apache
apt-get install apache
apt-get install php

Answer 4

Use xampp.
it's free, and easy to install in Ubuntu.

after installation, type this command in terminal:
sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start

now you can start appache and MySQL using GUI.

you have to save your PHP files inside:
/opt/lampp/htdocs

then open your browser and enter this address:
http://localhost/your_file.php

enjoy it!

Answer 5

install XAMPP (i dont know if it runs on linux, but search it on Google)

Answer 6

apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
apt-get install curl
curl --silent --location https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_0.12 | bash -
apt-get install --yes nodejs
apt-get install --yes build-essential
apt-get install sudo
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv 7F0CEB10
echo 'deb http://downloads-distro.mongodb.org/repo/debian-sysvinit dist 10gen' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb.list
sudo apt-get update
apt-get install mongodb
sudo apt-get install -y mongodb-org
sudo touch /etc/init.d/mongodb
sudo chmod 755 /etc/init.d/mongodb
apt-get install apache2
apt-get install php5 php-pear php5-mysql
service apache2 restart

Use this commands in ubuntu