This post will detail the series of steps that are required to set-up and configure a LAMP server using Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. The server will have all of the normal features that everyone has come to expect.

Specifically, it will have the following features:

• Locales will be set properly.
• MySQL will be secured.
• MySQL Query Caching will be configured.
• Iptables will be configured (optional).
• Alternative PHP Cache (APC) will be installed and configured.
• Web directory permissions will be set.
• Virtual hosts will be created.

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Configuring TLS/SSL in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx) is a breeze. This post will outline the series of steps that are required to SSL up and running. Additionally, it appears as though the long-standing limitation of requiring different IP’s or different ports when configuring SSL using Name-Based Virtual Hosts is no longer a limitation. This is certainly great news indeed.
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