This page will show how to install and configure your very own Internet Server using the LAMP server package.

Note: LAMP stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL/MariaDB, PHP/Python

Login As Root

• Use su –login then update and upgrade Debian using command apt update && apt upgrade

su --login
apt update && apt upgrade

Next, we are going to install a database. Here we going to install maria database.

sudo apt install mariadb-server mariadb-client

Next, we have to install apache2 web server

sudo apt install apache2 apache2-doc

After doing the installation, we need to enable its module

sudo a2enmod userdir

Then configure apache module in /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/userdir.conf to the following configuration:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/userdir.conf

Go to /etc/apache2/mods-availabe and looking for php8.2.conf (seek for your own php version, maybe different)

• Use cd /etc/apache2/mods-available then, in the /etc/apache2/mods-availabe directory, type ls to view all files available.
• Type this command to check the content in php8.2.conf:

sudo nano php8.2.conf

Next, Install the php-mysql

sudo apt install php php-mysql

Next create directory public_html. Use mkdir /home/(user)/public_html. Then change group and restart the web server. Use sudo chgrp www-data /home/(username)/public_html. Restart apache2 using sudo systemctl restart apache2.service

Test the LAMP Server Installation

Install Chromium browser.

sudo apt install chromium

Change network settings to Host-Only Adapter

Test Apache Installation

In the browser, type your ipaddress (10.0.2.15) to test the apache installation.

Test PHP Installation

Go to /var/www/html directory

• Use cd /var/www/html. Type sudo nano /var/www/htm/test.php to create test.php. Write <?php phpinfo(); ?>in the file test.php file

Open chromium and type ipaddress/test.php

• 10.0.2.15/test.php

Test Apache and PHP Configuration

Change directory to /var/www/html using cd /var/www/html and create hello.html file using sudo nano hello.html

Open chromium and search for ipaddress/hello.html.

• 10.0.2.15/hello.html

Install SSH server using

sudo apt-get install openssh-server

Deleting old ssh keys using

sudo /bin/rm -v /etc/ssh/ssh_host_*

Regenerate openssh host key using

sudo dpkg-reconfigure openssh-server

Restart the ssh server using

sudo sysmctl restart ssh

Remove the host fingerprint using

ssh-keygen -R localhost

Then, Log in to SSH using

ssh vboxuser@localhost

Test the SSH Server

Change to host only adapter and check for host ip address using hostname -I

Next, try to generate key using rsa using

ssh-keygen -t rsa

Then copy the key using

ssh-copy-id vboxuser@192.168.56.102

Now we are able to log in to ssh server without any password requirement.

• Try using ssh vboxuser@192.168.56.102 and ssh vboxuser@localhost

Install the FTP Server

sudo apt-get install proftpd-basic

Install ftp to be able to use ftp command

sudo apt-get install ftp

Test the installation by typing ftp ipaddress

ftp 192.168.56.102  

Next, Install GUI FTP

• Search for FileZilla

• Select Download FileZilla for Server

• Then, install it using command on terminal. sudo apt-get install FileZilla

• Try open the FileZilla

Enabling Chroot Jail

sudo nano /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf

Uncomment #DefaultRoot~

Test the FTP Server

On windows, open file zilla and connect with host ip address, username, password

• ipaddress:192.168.56.102,username:vboxuser,password:changeme

Check Downloads directory on Debian

Then, try transfer a file from windows

Here, I transfer projec 50%.pdf to debian

Lastly, check Downloads directory on Debian

The project 50% already on Downloads directory