Installed Services
- Apache Web Server →
/var/www/html - MySQL Server (secured) → Root credentials stored at
/root/.cloudzy-creds - PHP & Extensions → Includes
php-fpm,php-mysql,php-opcache,php-cli,php-curl,php-mbstring,php-xml,php-zip,php-gd
Important Files & Directories
- Stored MySQL root password:
/root/.cloudzy-creds - Apache web root directory:
/var/www/html - Apache configuration files:
/etc/apache2 - MySQL configuration files:
/etc/mysql - MySQL database files:
/var/lib/mysql - Apache logs:
/var/log/apache2 - MySQL logs:
/var/log/mysql - PHP-FPM socket:
/run/php/php-fpm.sock
Access MySQL
Login as root:
mysql -u root -p
Password is stored in /root/.cloudzy-creds.
Common commands:
SHOW DATABASES; -- List all databases
USE <database>; -- Switch to a specific database
CREATE DATABASE mydb; -- Create a new database
CREATE USER 'appuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password'; -- Create a new user
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON mydb.* TO 'appuser'@'localhost'; -- Grant privileges
EXIT; -- Quit MySQL shell
Access Apache
Web root: /var/www/html
Configuration test:
sudo apache2ctl configtest
Access in browser: http://<SERVER_IP>
Use PHP
Create a file /var/www/html/hello.php with:
<?php
echo "Hello World!";
?>
View in browser: http://<SERVER_IP>/hello.php
Service Management
Apache:
sudo systemctl status apache2 # Check status
sudo systemctl restart apache2 # Restart service
MySQL:
sudo systemctl status mysql # Check status
sudo systemctl restart mysql # Restart service
PHP-FPM:
PHP_FPM_VERSION=$(ls /etc/php | grep -E '^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$')
PHP_FPM_SERVICE="php${PHP_FPM_VERSION}-fpm"
systemctl status ${PHP_FPM_SERVICE}
systemctl restart ${PHP_FPM_SERVICE}
