Install Apache, MySQL, PHP

On Ubuntu, use apt to install dependencies. The following is required for Ubuntu 24.04.

You may already have the following things in place, but if it's a new server you probably need to install the things described below.

Update your repository:

sudo apt update

Then:

sudo apt upgrade

And you will need to approve the upgrade of packages.

Install MySQL

If you're running MySQL on the same server, install it now (this isn't needed if MySQL is already installed, or if it's running on a separate server):

sudo apt install mysql-server

Install Apache and other essentials

Then install Apache, PHP and other essentials:

sudo apt install apache2 \
  php php-mbstring php-mysql libapache2-mod-php \
  php-xml php-zip php-curl \
  ghostscript poppler-utils wkhtmltopdf zip

Install the following for handling documents and images:

sudo apt install antiword libjpeg-progs \
  jpegoptim advancecomp pngnq optipng

If you find that Zenario's installer says that GD library is missing, you may need to run:

sudo apt install php-gd

Enable additional Apache modules:

sudo a2enmod expires rewrite headers

Now restart Apache:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Ensure your server can send email

Zenario will send emails. If the server is new, you may need to install a mail utility so as to ensure it can send, for example:

sudo apt install mailutils

When doing this, choose "internet site".