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

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 (needed for document and image-handling):

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".