adnan360 · November 9, 2025 20:45 · Mar 20, 2021 · Jun 2, 2019 · Jun 2, 2019 · Jun 2, 2019
diff --git a/lamp-on-void-linux.md b/lamp-on-void-linux.md
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ Install `php-mysql` package to make it work smoothly and also restart apache ser
 
 ```
 sudo xbps-install php-mysql
-sudo sv restart apache
+sudo sv restart apache mysqld
 ```
 
 

diff --git a/lamp-on-void-linux.md b/lamp-on-void-linux.md
@@ -228,7 +228,10 @@ sudo sv restart apache
 ```
 
 
-*Ref:*
+**Ref:**
+
 [https://serverfault.com/questions/400158/runit-created-first-service-directory-sv-start-testrun-does-not-work](https://serverfault.com/questions/400158/runit-created-first-service-directory-sv-start-testrun-does-not-work)
+
 [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PhpMyAdmin](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PhpMyAdmin)
+
 [https://book.cakephp.org/3.0/en/installation.html](https://book.cakephp.org/3.0/en/installation.html)
diff --git a/lamp-on-void-linux.md b/lamp-on-void-linux.md
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ Install the things we need:
 sudo xbps-install apache php-apache php-intl mariadb phpMyAdmin
 ```
 
-To start Apache:
-Run it once to enable the services:
+To start Apache run these once to enable the services:
 ```
 sudo ln -s /etc/sv/apache /var/service/apache
 sudo ln -s /etc/sv/mysqld /var/service/mysqld
@@ -22,30 +21,27 @@ then:
 sudo sv start apache
 ```
 
-Apache www directory:
-
-```
-/srv/www/apache
-```
+Your Apache www directory is `/srv/www/apache`
 
 
-To have the www directory on your home:
+To have the `www` directory on your home:
 
 ```
 ln -s /srv/www/apache ~/www
 ```
 
-You will then have a `www` item on your home directory. You can then save files there without too deep into the filesystem everytime.
+You will then have a `www` item on your home directory. You can then save files there without going too deep into the filesystem everytime.
 
 
-Allow writes in the www directory:
+Allow writes in the `www` directory:
 ```
 sudo usermod -a -G _apache `whoami`
 sudo chmod -R g+w /srv/www/apache
 ```
 then do a Reboot to update the group assignments.
 
 
+
 ## Make PHP7 work:
 
 PHP7 does not work out of the box. Apache just prints out PHP code in plain text. It needs some changes for it to work:
@@ -84,7 +80,7 @@ sudo sv restart apache
 ```
 
 
-## MySQL enable + phpmyadmin:
+## MariaDB fix + phpmyadmin:
 
 `sudo nano /etc/php/php.ini`
 
@@ -192,12 +188,15 @@ source: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-failed-download-failed-no-wor
 ```
 extension=intl ; uncomment
 extension=pdo_mysql ; uncomment
-; under [intl]
-; add...
+extension=sockets ; for websockets - uncomment
+```
+
+Then under `[intl]` add:
+
+```
 intl.default_locale = en_utf8
 intl.error_level = E_WARNING
-
-extension=sockets // for websockets ; uncomment
+```
 
 https://stackoverflow.com/a/29405081
 

diff --git a/lamp-on-void-linux.md b/lamp-on-void-linux.md
@@ -0,0 +1,235 @@
+# How to install LAMP in Void Linux
+
+To install LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL/MariaDB, PHP) on Void Linux, follow these steps below.
+
+<blockquote>
+  NOTE: This has been prepared for ease of use in mind, not security. Please do not use these instructions to setup on a public server environment. Use other proper manuals instead.
+</blockquote>
+
+Install the things we need:
+```
+sudo xbps-install apache php-apache php-intl mariadb phpMyAdmin
+```
+
+To start Apache:
+Run it once to enable the services:
+```
+sudo ln -s /etc/sv/apache /var/service/apache
+sudo ln -s /etc/sv/mysqld /var/service/mysqld
+```
+then:
+```
+sudo sv start apache
+```
+
+Apache www directory:
+
+```
+/srv/www/apache
+```
+
+
+To have the www directory on your home:
+
+```
+ln -s /srv/www/apache ~/www
+```
+
+You will then have a `www` item on your home directory. You can then save files there without too deep into the filesystem everytime.
+
+
+Allow writes in the www directory:
+```
+sudo usermod -a -G _apache `whoami`
+sudo chmod -R g+w /srv/www/apache
+```
+then do a Reboot to update the group assignments.
+
+
+## Make PHP7 work:
+
+PHP7 does not work out of the box. Apache just prints out PHP code in plain text. It needs some changes for it to work:
+```
+sudo nano /etc/apache/httpd.conf
+```
+
+then comment:
+```
+#LoadModule mpm_event_module modules/mod_mpm_event.so
+```
+then, uncomment:
+```
+LoadModule mpm_prefork_module modules/mod_mpm_prefork.so
+```
+
+To enable PHP, add these changes below to `/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf`:
+
+Place this at the end of the LoadModule list:
+
+```
+LoadModule php7_module /usr/libexec/httpd/modules/libphp7.so
+AddHandler php7-script .php
+```
+
+Place this at the end of the Include list:
+
+```
+Include /etc/apache/extra/php7_module.conf
+```
+
+To apply the new changes, run:
+
+```
+sudo sv restart apache
+```
+
+
+## MySQL enable + phpmyadmin:
+
+`sudo nano /etc/php/php.ini`
+
+then uncomment:
+```
+extension=mysqli
+```
+
+Run `sudo nano /etc/apache/extra/phpmyadmin.conf`
+
+then put this text in the file:
+
+```
+Alias /phpmyadmin "/usr/share/webapps/phpMyAdmin"
+<Directory "/usr/share/webapps/phpMyAdmin">
+    DirectoryIndex index.php
+    AllowOverride All
+    Options FollowSymlinks
+    Require all granted
+</Directory>
+```
+
+Add the lines to `/etc/apache/httpd.conf`:
+```
+#... phpMyAdmin configuration
+Include /etc/apache/extra/phpmyadmin.conf
+```
+
+Install `php-mysql` package to make it work smoothly and also restart apache service to apply changes
+
+```
+sudo xbps-install php-mysql
+sudo sv restart apache
+```
+
+
+### phpMyAdmin username password problem:
+https://stackoverflow.com/a/5908864
+
+Run `sudo nano /etc/webapps/phpMyAdmin/config.inc.php` and add at the end:
+
+```
+$cfg['Servers'][$i]['user'] = 'root';
+$cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowNoPasswordRoot'] = true;
+$cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowNoPassword'] = true;
+```
+
+You can also add this so that it does not logout so often:
+
+```
+$cfg['ExecTimeLimit'] = 0;
+```
+
+To apply the changes, run:
+
+```
+sudo sv restart apache mysqld
+```
+
+## WordPress issues
+
+### WordPress plugins not updating, wants FTP creds
+
+Run `sudo nano /etc/apache/httpd.conf`
+
+then change `User ...` and `Group ...` lines to your username:
+```
+User yourusername
+Group yourusername
+```
+
+* Void always has a group named the username, so we are replacing both of them with the username
+
+Or even easier, run this command:
+
+```
+sudo sed -i "s/^User\s\(.*\)/User $USER/g" /etc/apache/httpd.conf ; sudo sed -i "s/^Group\s\(.*\)/Group $USER/g" /etc/apache/httpd.conf
+```
+
+Then:
+```
+sudo sv restart apache mysqld
+```
+
+### An error occurred while updating Akismet Anti-Spam: Download failed. No working transports found
+
+`sudo nano /etc/php/php.ini`
+
+uncomment (remove ";" before the lines):
+
+```
+extension=curl
+extension=openssl
+```
+
+source: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-failed-download-failed-no-working-transports-found/
+
+
+## Prepartions for CakePHP 3
+
+### CakePHP is NOT able to connect to the database.
+
+`sudo nano /etc/php/php.ini`
+
+```
+extension=intl ; uncomment
+extension=pdo_mysql ; uncomment
+; under [intl]
+; add...
+intl.default_locale = en_utf8
+intl.error_level = E_WARNING
+
+extension=sockets // for websockets ; uncomment
+
+https://stackoverflow.com/a/29405081
+
+`sudo nano /etc/apache/httpd.conf`
+
+uncomment:
+```
+LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so
+```
+
+find:
+
+```
+<Directory "/srv/www/apache">
+```
+
+make the line:
+```
+AllowOverride None
+```
+to:
+```
+AllowOverride All
+```
+
+then:
+```
+sudo sv restart apache
+```
+
+
+*Ref:*
+[https://serverfault.com/questions/400158/runit-created-first-service-directory-sv-start-testrun-does-not-work](https://serverfault.com/questions/400158/runit-created-first-service-directory-sv-start-testrun-does-not-work)
+[https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PhpMyAdmin](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PhpMyAdmin)
+[https://book.cakephp.org/3.0/en/installation.html](https://book.cakephp.org/3.0/en/installation.html)
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