{"id":6654,"date":"2022-03-13T02:41:57","date_gmt":"2022-03-12T21:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/?p=6654"},"modified":"2022-05-09T23:24:26","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T17:54:26","slug":"how-to-install-openlitespeed-on-ubuntu-18-04-20-04-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/how-to-install-openlitespeed-on-ubuntu-18-04-20-04-server\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install OpenLiteSpeed on Ubuntu 18.04 \/ 20.04\u00a0 Server"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Login to the Ubuntu server & follow the below steps  to install openlitespeed <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1:Add OpenLiteSpeed Repository to Ubuntu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

$ wget -O – http:\/\/rpms.litespeedtech.com\/debian\/enable_lst_debian_repo.sh | sudo bash<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2: Update the server before installing a new package<\/p>\n\n\n\n

$ sudo apt update<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 3: Install openlitespeed <\/p>\n\n\n\n

$ sudo apt install openlitespeed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 4: Install PHP on Ubuntu <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The commonly used PHP version in openlitespeed is 7.4. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

$ sudo apt-get install lsphp74<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 5: Install soft link to  direct OpenLiteSpeed to use the installed PHP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

$ sudo ln -sf \/usr\/local\/lsws\/lsphp74\/bin\/lsphp \/usr\/local\/lsws\/fcgi-bin\/lsphp5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 6: Start the server <\/p>\n\n\n\n

$ sudo \/usr\/local\/lsws\/bin\/lswsctrl start<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The output should be  \u201cOK\u201d as mentioned below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Output:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[OK] Send SIGUSR1 to 94667<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 7: Set the Administrative username & Password<\/p>\n\n\n\n

$ sudo \/usr\/local\/lsws\/admin\/misc\/admpass.sh<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 8: Access OpenLiteSpeed Web Admin onUbuntu with the default port 7080 on browser <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use the URL as mentioned http:\/\/your-server-ip:7080<\/em><\/a> & <\/em>provide the username & password as per  in step 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 9: Create a new Test Virtual Host on OpenLiteSpeed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the interface, click on the \u201cVirtual Hosts<\/em>\u201d tab and click on + symbol then fill the details accordingly and click on the save icon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 10: Check openlitespeed virtual host on browser<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By default, the OpenLiteSpeed virtual host accepts connections on port 8088. Check the browser with the below URL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   http:\/\/your-server-ip:8088<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 11: Create sample PHP file on Ubuntu  to check functionality of web server<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Create  a new file with the favorite text editor in   \/usr\/local\/lsws\/Example\/html <\/p>\n\n\n\n

$ sudo vim \/usr\/local\/lsws\/Example\/html\/test.php<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Copy & paste the following content then save &  exit the file<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<html><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<head><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<?php<\/p>\n\n\n\n

echo ‘<title>Sample PHP Script<\/title>’;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

?><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/head><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<body><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        <?php<\/p>\n\n\n\n

               echo ‘<p>This is to confirm that our PHP is working<\/p>’;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        ?> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                <h1>OpenLiteSpeed<\/h1><\/p>\n\n\n\n

               <p>OpenLiteSpeed is a high-performance, lightweight, open source HTTP<\/p>\n\n\n\n

               server edition of LiteSpeed Web Server Enterprise<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/body><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/html> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 12: Check the functionality of openlitespeed on browser with the below URL
http:\/\/your-server-ip:8088\/test.php<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 13: Change the Virtual Host Listening Port from 8088 to 80<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the openlitespeed interface,Click on Listeners >> View . On that  page, click on the edit icon to alter with the defaults then save the configuration by clicking the save icon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 14: Restart the openlitespeed web server by clicking on the grace restart icon on the interface<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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