Basic Rackspace cloud server configuration (Linux) WebServer & DNS PHP , mySQL , PHPMyAdmin

1. Basic Rackspace cloud server
Configuration
WebServer & DNS
PHP , mySQL , PHPMyAdmin
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2. Login withTerminal via Rackspace Control panel
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3. Add RSA Key
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4. sudo passwd
Change root password first !
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5. sudo apt-get install apache2
Install Apache2 for WebServer
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6. Add Domain name to Cloud Server
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7. Test Domain
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8. sudo apt-get install mysql-server mysql-common mysql-client
Install mySQLSever , PHP5 , phpMyAdmin
sudo apt-get install php5-common php5-gd libapache2-mod-auth-mysql php5-mysql apache2-
mpm-prefork libapache2-mod-php5 php5 php5-cli
sudo apt-get install phpmyadmin
mySQLSever
PHP5
phpMyAdmin
sudo service apache2 restart
restart apache2
sudo nano /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
Include /etc/phpmyadmin/apache.conf
Add new Line into Last line of file ‘/etc/apache2/apache2.conf’
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$ mysql -u root -p
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9. Change mySQLSever root password
Access mySQL console
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mysql -u root -p
mysql> CREATE USER 'newuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON newuser.* TO 'user'@'localhost'
IDENTIFIED BY 'password' WITH GRANT OPTION;
Create new mysql user
Create new mysql user
mysqladmin -u root -p'oldpassword' password newpassword
Change mySQL password
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10. Include phpMyAdmin to WebServer
phpMyAdmin
sudo service apache2 restart
restart apache2
sudo nano /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
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Add line
Control + O
Control + X
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11. Test phpMyAdmin
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12. http://www.rackspace.com/knowledge_center/article/
rackspace-cloud-essentials-5-ubuntu-installing-vsftpd
Install vsFTPd for upload files
sudo chmod -R 777 /var/www
change folder permission
Step by Step
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13. Add new user for FTP
useradd -> Low level command
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sudo useradd -d /var/www -m evrdi
sudo passwd evrdi
adduser -> High level command
sudo adduser evrdi
Change Home Directory
sudo nano /etc/passwd
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14. Install cURL Module for Rackspace API
Install cURL Module
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sudo apt-get install curl libcurl3 libcurl3-dev php5-curl
sudo service apache2 restart
php -m
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