How to install Perl, PHP, MySQL and Ruby packages on Ubuntu

Question

I need to work on Perl, PHP, MySQL, and Ruby software on Ubuntu. Are these already installed on Ubuntu or do these packages need to be installed?

I am using Ubuntu 12.04.

Answer 1

To install PHP and MySQL on Ubuntu 12.04, follow my steps from this link:

PHP MYSQL

Or use the following. Both are the same, and the above link was mine, and it will describe you everything.

Install Apache

# sudo apt-get update
# sudo apt-get install apache2

Install MySQL

# sudo apt-get install mysql-server libapache2-mod-auth-mysql php5-mysql

Once you have installed MySQL, we should activate it with this command:

# sudo mysql_install_db

Finish up by running the MySQL set up script:

# sudo /usr/bin/mysql_secure_installation

Install PHP

# sudo apt-get install php5 libapache2-mod-php5 php5-mcrypt

# sudo service apache2 restart

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To Install Perl

# sudo apt-get install perl

To find a Perl module that's provided as an Ubuntu package:

# apt-cache search perl <module-name>

Replace the module-name with which you wish to get install.

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To install Ruby:

Ruby packages for Ubuntu

#sudo apt-get install python-software-properties

#sudo apt-add-repository ppa:brightbox/ruby-ng

Press the Enter key.

#sudo apt-get update

To install Ruby 1.9.3:

#sudo apt-get install ruby1.9.3