Install LEMP Stack (Nginx, MariaDB, php, phpMyAdmin) on Arch Linux & Manjaro

LEMP stack stands for Linux, Nginx, MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, PHP, Perl, Python & phpMyAdmin. LEMP is bunch of open source software which is developed by different organization. NGINX stands for engine-x is a free, open-source, high-performance HTTP server and reverse proxy, as well as an mail (IMAP/POP3) proxy server. Nginx is known for its high performance, stability, rich feature set, simple configuration, and low resource consumption. Currently 146 million websites use NGINX to deliver super-fast web experiences. The big companies like (WordPress, facebook, GitHub & cloudflare, etc..) using nginx.

PHP-FPM (FastCGI Process Manager) is an alternative PHP FastCGI implementation with some additional features useful for sites of any size, especially busier sites. For more details about PHP-FPM.

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Assume we have already installed Arch Linux & Desktop Environment too. If no, follow the below articles for further installation procedure.

Arch Linux additional articles

1) Remove Existing LAMP stack

If you are planning to install NGINX, I advise you to remove your existing LEMP stack completely to avoid conflicts. Use the below single command to purge everything.

[Remove LAMP Stack]
$ sudo pacman -Rsn apache mariadb php php-apache php-gd php-mcrypt phpmyadmin

[Remove Apache Configuration files]
$ whereis httpd
$ sudo rm -Rf /etc/httpd /usr/lib/httpd

[Remove MySQL Configuration files]
$ sudo rm -Rf /var/lib/mysql/
$ sudo rm -Rf /etc/mysql/

Then recheck once, if anything still available. Using below commands.

$ pacman -Qs apache mysql php phpmyadmin

2) Update your system upto date

Use the below command to keep your system upto date.

[Update your system to latest package]
$ sudo pacman -Syu

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