How to Install the LEMP (Linux, Nginx, MySQL/MariaDB and PHP) Stack on CentOS 7

The LEMP (Linux, Nginx MySQL/MariaDB and PHP) is a combination of open source software that are mostly used for running websites which are written in PHP.

This article describes How to Install the LEMP (Linux, Nginx, MySQL/MariaDB and PHP) Stack on CentOS7.

Step 1. Installing Linux OS: Following the article Howto Install Centos 7 Minimal Step by Step to install CentOS 7 minimal installation.

Step 2. Installing Nginx: Follow the article Howto install Nginx web server in Centos 7 to install Nginx Web Server.

Step 3. Installing MariaDB: Follow the article Howto Install MariaDB Database on CentOS 7 to install MariaDB Database.

Step 4. Installing PHP: Follow the article Howto Install PHP 5.4 on CentOS 7 to install PHP on CentOS 7.

Step 5. Verification: Verify the installation as below:

[root@linuxcnf ~]# cat /etc/centos-release CentOS Linux release 7.7.1908 (Core) [root@linuxcnf ~]#

[root@linuxcnf ~]# nginx -v nginx version: nginx/1.16.1 [root@linuxcnf ~]#

[root@linuxcnf ~]# mysql --version mysql  Ver 15.1 Distrib 5.5.64-MariaDB, for Linux (x86_64) using readline 5.1 [root@linuxcnf ~]#

[root@linuxcnf ~]# php -v PHP 5.4.16 (cli) (built: Nov  1 2019 16:04:20) Copyright (c) 1997-2013 The PHP Group Zend Engine v2.4.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2013 Zend Technologies [root@linuxcnf ~]#

Done!!! LEMP (Linux, Nginx, MySQL/MariaDB and PHP) Stack installation is done.