Server setup

Environment Setup¶

Ubuntu¶

To set up a LAMP stack under Ubuntu:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install apache2 mysql-server php libapache2-mod-php

Enable the mod-rewrite module:

sudo a2enmod rewrite

Restart Apache:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Retrieve the PHP binary to the PATH:

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/bin/php

RedHat / Fedora / CentOS¶

Install MYSQL server, PHP and Apache:

yum update
yum install httpd php mysql-server php-mysql

Windows¶

For Windows, use a WAMP environment such as:

Retrieve the PHP executable path:

where php

Add the PHP binary to the PATH:

SET PATH=%PATH%;C:\wamp64\bin\php\php7.4.26

Virtual Host Configuration¶

To run eQual on a local web server using equal.local as the server name:

Create a virtual host that uses /public as the DocumentRoot.

Example for Apache2:

<VirtualHost *:80>
  ServerName equal.local
  DocumentRoot "c:/wamp64/www/equal/public"
  <Directory "c:/wamp64/www/equal/public/">
    Options +Indexes +Includes +FollowSymLinks +MultiViews
    AllowOverride All
    Require local
  </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

2. Map the domain name to an IP address in your local hosts file: * Linux: /etc/hosts * Windows: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

Example:

127.0.0.1 equal.local

Test the setup by browsing to:
```
http://equal.local/index.php?get=demo_hello
```
You should see the output: hello universe.