Steps in Installing Apache, MySQL and PHP in Ubuntu

1. Install Apache. 
    command: sudo apt-get install apache2
2. Install PHP.
    command: sudo apt-get install php5 libapache2-mod-php5
3. Restart Apache.
    command: sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
4. Install MySQL.
    command: sudo apt-get install mysql-server libapache2-mod-auth-mysql php5-mysql
    note: When you get a prompt enter a password you would like to use as the root MySQL user.
          Once done open, ‘/etc/mysql/my.cnf‘ and change the bind-address to your local IP. (usually 192.x number).
5. Install phpmyadmin.
    command: sudo apt-get install phpmyadmin
   
    After finishing, you need to execute this command below for changing phpMyadmin folder to         var/www
   
    command :sudo ln -s /usr/share/phpmyadmin/ /var/www/phpmyadmin
   
    note: After phpmyadmin is installed you can see it view it, http://localhost/phpmyadmin/.
       
6. Install MySQL Server.
    command :sudo apt-get install mysql-server
   
7. Use mod_rewrite.
    command :sudo a2enmod rewrite
             sudo /etc/init.d/apache restart
    note :Chances are you want to use mod_rewrite in your applications to make URLs a bit more               pretty. It is also required by lots of software, like Wordpress.
   
8. Starting and Stopping Apache.
     start      :sudo /usr/sbin/apache2ctl start
     stop       :sudo /usr/sbin/apache2ctl stop
     restart :sudo /usr/sbin/apache2ctl restart