Setting up LAMP (PDF)

You could think of Setting Up LAMP as four books in one, but
it's actually something much more valuable: a single volume that
presents the open-source technologies known collectively as
LAMP--Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP--as tightly
dovetailed components of today's most affordable and effective
platform for building dynamic web-based applications.

Each technology has uses outside of this context, of course, but
within it they form something greater than the sum of their parts.
This book shows you how to take full advantage of this power,
walking you through all the steps required to lay your Linux
foundation, install and configure your Apache web server, and then
begin using PHP to access content stored in MySQL. Here are a few
of the specific topics you'll find covered inside:

* Installing and configuring qmail with support for IMAP, POP3,
SMTP, virtual domains, spam filtering, and antivirus

* Managing system users and groups

* Configuring your network

* Creating a custom firewall script using IP tables

* Recognizing when a system is in distress

* Handling MySQL database replication

* Configuring virtual domains

* Writing a basic PHP script that integrates with MySQL

If you're new to all of this, you'll quickly get to where you
need to be to start developing and deploying the higher-level
pieces of your web application. Even if you have experience with
one or all of these technologies, this book--including its
quick-start installation appendix--is a resource you'll want
close by whenever you're setting up or fine-tuning your LAMP
system.