Linux for PHP Developers

Learn how to install and configure a Linux server for PHP programming on Mac or Windows, with the LAMP (Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP) software stack.

Introduction

• Welcome to Linux for PHP Developers
• What you should know
• Software prerequisites
• Exercise files for this course

1. Getting Started

• Networking fundamentals
• The lifecycle of a request
• Where should I be developing?
• Where should I put a dev server?
• What is Linux and why should I use it?
• Choosing a Linux distribution
• Introducing virtualization
• What's a LAMP and why does it matter?

2. Creating a Virtual Machine

• Preparing your workstation
• Creating the virtual machine
• Optimize the VM configuration
• Installing Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS

3. Managing the Server from the Command Line

• Talk to yourself with local networking
• Logging in using Secure Shell
• Using SSH on a Mac
• Using SSH on Windows
• Navigating a command-line shell
• Reading and searching files
• Administration commands with sudo

4. Initial Server Configuration

• Upgrading and installing packages
• Installing VirtualBox Guest Additions
• Configuring group permissions for access
• Configuring Apache HTTP Server
• Managing Apache sites and modules
• Configuring PHP for development
• Installing MailCatcher for dev email

5. MySQL Database Administration

• Configuring the MySQL database server
• Introduction to MySQL access privileges
• Managing databases with MySQL Workbench
• Creating MySQL databases and users

6. Debugging and Performance

• Installing Xdebug for debugging
• Installing webgrind for profiling
• Installing Memcached memory caching
• Installing Redis in-memory database

7. Installing PHP Applications and Frameworks

• Best practices for managing PHP projects
• Installing Composer dependency manager
• Installing WordPress and WP-CLI
• Installing Drupal, Drush, and Console
• Installing Symfony
• Installing CodeIgniter
• Installing Laravel and Artisan

8. Advanced VirtualBox Techniques

• Turning back time with VM snapshots
• Exporting VMs for reuse
• VirtualBox from the command line

9. Troubleshooting a LAMP Server

• Troubleshooting SSH
• Troubleshooting Apache
• Troubleshooting MySQL
• Troubleshooting PHP

Conclusion

• Keeping the server up to date
• Automating configuration With Vagrant
• Where to go from here