Making a web server with Raspberry Pi!

[DaLightz]

Raspberry Pi is a 35$ credit card sized "computer". It uses an SD card as it's primary storage, and boots off of Linux distro's.

Asuming you already have the RPi setup, I'm skipping the general setup bit.

I am going to teach you how to make your Raspberry Pi into a fully functioning web server! This server is know as a LAMP server.

Linux
Apache
MySQL
PHP

Let's start. first you'll want to open up your LXTerminal as shown below.

Then type this into your console: This will update your download respitories.

sudo apt-get update

Once that is updated, you can now start installing Apache. Do so by entering this into your console:

sudo apt-get install apache2

Let it download and when it asks you if you'd like to continue, hit y and [enter].

Now you can install MySQL. Do so by entering this into your console:

sudo apt-get install mysql-server

Same thing will happen as Apache

Finally, you can install PHP(5) and Perl. Do so by entering this into your console:

sudo apt-get install php5

And once that's done:

sudo apt-get install php5-mysql

^ Those are the MySQL php libraries.

Installation complete! You've transformed your Pi into a hosting machine!

Notable commands that could come in handy:

start Apache:
/etc/init.d/apache2 start
 
stop Apache:
/etc/init.d/apache2 stop
 
restart Apache:
/etc/init.d/apache2 restart

 

[Heaplink]

While this is a cheap and easy way of setting up your own web server, it is not likely to handle 1000s of concurrent connections. This isn't a stack for sites that you expect a high amount of traffic.

 

[DaLightz]

While this is a cheap and easy way of setting up your own web server, it is not likely to handle 1000s of concurrent connections. This isn't a stack for sites that you expect a high amount of traffic.

Yeah. I'm only using this to host my portfolio. It does well. With an overclock that is.

 

[Ethereal]

Got my Pi a few weeks back. I'm defiantly going to give this a try.

 

[DaLightz]

Got my Pi a few weeks back. I'm defiantly going to give this a try.

You should, it's fun to derp with!

 

[Adil]

Would be better to use nginx imo

 

[Sysode]

I'll get my school to buy me one just so I can try this tutorial, thanks for this

 

[Benjames]

I'll get my school to buy me one just so I can try this tutorial, thanks for this

Why would your school buy you one?

 

[Sysode]

Why would your school buy you one?

They've offered me one - it's a long story but that's all you need to know.

 

[Macemore]

This is actually a good tutorial. Using a RPI as a local server is a great way to get into professional web development for a good price. Get used to using Linux, FTP and other stuff almost everyone uses for their websites.

 

[Ethereal]

Why would your school buy you one?

The whole purpose of the "Raspberry Pi" Is to improve skills in the realms of Computer Science. I'm sure you will be seeing them in schools allot more in the future.