Install nginx
sudo apt update
sudo apt install nginx
after installation these are the command to operate nginx
sudo systemctl status nginx
sudo systemctl stop nginx
sudo systemctl reload nginx
sudo systemctl restart nginx
sudo systemctl start nginx
sudo systemctl disable nginx
sudo systemctl enable nginx
log files is here
error_log /var/log/nginx/error.log;
change document root
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/
permission may be 755 or 644
sudo chmod -R 755 ./
Configure firewall
sudo ufw status
sudo ufw app list
sudo ufw allow 'Nginx Full'
sudo ufw allow 'OpenSSH'
or
sudo ufw allow ssh
This will add tcp 22 port (22/tcp (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6))
sudo ufw logging on
sudo ufw logging low|medium|high
/var/log/ufw.log
Install mysql server
sudo apt-get install mysql-server
Any issue you can find log here
/var/log/mysql/error.log
sudo mysql_secure_installation
follow steps of the above command
use localhost for host; that is allow database access only from localhost
Manage mysql service
sudo service mysql start
sudo service mysql stop
Create new user and set privilages
sudo mysql
USE databasename;
CREATE USER 'newuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your pw';
GRANT ALL ON databasename.* TO 'newuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;Install PHP
sudo apt-get install php7.4-fpm php-mysql
sudo systemctl restart php7.4-fpm
sudo service mysql restart
additionally you may need zip; gd;
sudo apt-get install php7.4-zip
sudo apt-get install php7.4-curl
sudo apt-get install php7.4-gd
sudo curl -V
Lets-encrypt for nginx
Install snapd
Snap (also known as Snappy) is a software deployment and package management system.Snapd is a REST API daemon for managing snap packages.
Ensure that your version of snapd is up to date
sudo snap install core
sudo snap refresh core
Remove any pre existing Certbot packages
sudo apt-get remove certbot
sudo dnf remove certbot
sudo yum remove certbot
Install Certbot
sudo snap install --classic certbot
sudo certbot --nginx
Follow step by step process; example the certificate issued for the host :
www.ishtabox.com,ishtabox.com
nginx server block to run php
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-linux-nginx-mysql-php-lemp-stack-in-ubuntu-16-04
sudo vi /etc/nginx/sites-available/default
server {
listen 80 default_server;
listen [::]:80 default_server;
root /var/www/html;
index index.php index.html index.htm index.nginx-debian.html;
server_name server_domain_or_IP;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.0-fpm.sock;
}
location ~ /\.ht {
deny all;
}
}
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Test your configuration file for syntax errors:
sudo nginx -t
Then reload server
sudo systemctl reload nginx
now put a php file in document root and test the site
Ref:
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-nginx-on-ubuntu-20-04
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-linux-nginx-mysql-php-lemp-stack-in-ubuntu-16-04
https://www.linode.com/docs/guides/configure-firewall-with-ufw/
https://certbot.eff.org/lets-encrypt/ubuntufocal-nginx
