Setting up a VPS as a web server.

[SBSP]

I recently got my self a linux VPS, before starting to install the LAMP stack i wanted to run more than one site of the same IP right off the bat.

I found some awesome installation tutorials with security in mind on digitalocean.com.

Install Apache, PHP, MySQL, PhpmyAdmin
https://www.digitalocean.com/commun...x-apache-mysql-php-lamp-stack-on-ubuntu-16-04

Setup 2 virtual hosts, In my case I only had one but soon will be moving all my hosting to the VPS..
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-apache-virtual-hosts-on-ubuntu-16-04

Configure Apache to make use of SSL (Let's Encrypt)
https://www.digitalocean.com/commun...ure-apache-with-let-s-encrypt-on-ubuntu-16-04

Install PHPMyAdmin
https://www.digitalocean.com/commun...install-and-secure-phpmyadmin-on-ubuntu-16-04


For what I want I dont see the point in paying normal linux web hosting anymore when I can do everything my self. Paying for a VPS sometimes makes it cheaper and you are not limited to 5 or so MySQL databases ect. I pay $10 for 2 TB bandwidth, 80GB disk space and the VPS has 2GB memory.

Takes some discipline to not play around though I had all of this working untill i tried to install webmin, and it messed up all of the apache configuration and had to reset the VM.

 

[steel_dog]

... and inexpensive to boot.
Oh yeah. Welcome to the reset club. Have done that myself

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

Takes some discipline to not play around though I had all of this working untill i tried to install webmin, and it messed up all of the apache configuration and had to reset the VM.

I got burnt using Webmin, well it was a theme in Webmin that had a vulnerability that compromised the entire system.

After that I've never touched it again.

 

[DeathStrike]

I have found that webmin is best installed from the beginning. so before you install LAMP or anything else get wevmin loaded first.

I can't recall as it has been a while but I think webmin has its own version of LAMP or it installs it again and that could be why your install broke.

also used digital ocean tutorials at the time.