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Raspberry Pi How to install Web Server 



    
	
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		Because you are running a fresh version of Raspberry PI (Raspbian) , you will need to do some housecleaning, updating, and installing. First, we are going to update the clock, update our sources, then upgrade any pre-installed packages. Type the following at the command line (press return/enter after each line):
		
    
			
    
				
    
					
    sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
    
				
    
			
    
		
    
	
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		Set the date and time. From the command line type (replace parts as necessary):
		
    
			
    
				
    
					
    sudo date --set="15 September 2014 11:13:00"
    
				
    
			
    
		
    
	
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		To install Apache and PHP, execute the following commands:
		
    
			
    
				
    
					
    sudo apt-get install apache2 php5 libapache2-mod-php5
    
				
    
			
    
		
    
	
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		Now restart the service:
		
    
			
    
				
    
					
    sudo service apache2 restart

    
				
    
			
    
		
    
		
    
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    sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
    
				
    
			
    
		
    
	
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		To install MySQL, install a few packages with the following command:
		
    
			
    
				
    
					
    sudo apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client php5-mysql
    
				
    
			
    
		
    
	
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			We will now install FTP to allow transferring files to and from your Raspberry Pi.
			
    
				 
    
		
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			Take ownership of the web root:
			
    
				
    
					
    
						
    sudo chown -R pi /var/www

    
					
    
				
    
			
    
			
    
				 
    
		
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			Next, install vsftpd:
			
    
				
    
					
    
						
    sudo apt-get install vsftpd

    
					
    
				
    
			
    
			
    
				 
    
		
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			Edit your vsftpd.conf file:
			
    
				
    
					
    
						
    sudo nano /etc/vsftpd.conf

    
					
    
				
    
			
    
			
    
				 
    
		
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			Make the following changes:
			
      
				
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					anonymous_enable=YES to anonymous_enable=NO
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					Uncomment local_enable=YES and write_enable=YES by deleting the #symbol in front of each line
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					then go to the bottom of the file and add force_dot_files=YES.
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			Now save and exit the file by pressing CTRL-O, CTRL-X.
			
    
				 
    
		
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			Now restart vsftpd:
			
    
				
    
					
    
						
    sudo service vsftpd restart

    
					
    
				
    
			
    
			
    
				 
    
		
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			Create a shortcut from the Pi user's home folder to /var/www:
			
    
				
    
					
    
						
    ln -s /var/www/ ~/www

    
					
    
				
    
			
    
			
    
				 
    
		
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			You can now FTP using the Pi user and access the /var/www folder via a shortcut that should appear on login.
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