MySQL, nginx and PHP on Ubuntu 8.04

The nginx webserver is a lightweight alternative to apache and is perfect for running on a vps where resources are scarce. First we need to install our packages.
sudo apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client libmysqlclient15-dev
I am using apt-get instead of aptitude here so we don’t get a lot of unwanted dependencies installed. The MySQL install will prompt you for a password for the root user. Remember this is not the same… Continue reading