{"id":329,"date":"2015-02-02T18:12:20","date_gmt":"2015-02-02T23:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lektrikpuke.com\/blog\/?p=329"},"modified":"2015-02-02T21:36:55","modified_gmt":"2015-02-03T02:36:55","slug":"install-a-linux-web-server-on-your-windows-7-pc-with-vagrant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lektrikpuke.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/02\/install-a-linux-web-server-on-your-windows-7-pc-with-vagrant\/","title":{"rendered":"Install A Linux Web Server On Your Windows 7 PC With Vagrant"},"content":{"rendered":"

First, I’d like to reference an excellent video tutorial that I used for my initial foray into the Vagrant world. Click here to see that tutorial<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Disclaimer<\/strong>: This blog entry does not necessarily follow safe computer\/networking procedures. Use this only as a reference.<\/p>\n

General outline:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Install Oracle Virtualbox – you’re going to love this!<\/li>\n
  2. Install Vagrant – gonna love this, too!<\/li>\n
  3. Update and config Vagrant – PHP, MySQL, Apache.<\/li>\n
  4. Connect and play!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Okay, I won’t go into any specifics but hopefully you can follow along. Download and install VirtualBox<\/a>. This was the correct link on February 2, 2015. The installer you want is the Windows (32-bit\/64-bit). You might have to answer some questions and do a reboot during the install (I don’t remember), but it should be fairly straight forward.<\/p>\n

    Install Vagrant as shown in the video referenced above. It really is an excellent tutorial.<\/p>\n

    Vagrantfile mods:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    config.vm.network “private_network”, ip: “192.168.33.10” \/\/ uncomment this line so you can reach webserver at this address
    \nconfig.vm.synced_folder “data”, “\/var\/www\/html” \/\/ mod like this<\/p>\n

    Create data folder in ubuntu folder
    \nadd html files there and they will automatically show up on the server<\/p>\n

    Open a command prompt and change directory to vagrant install:<\/p>\n

    ex: cd C:\\Users\\robert\\VirtualBox VMs\\Vagrant\\ubuntu<\/p>\n

    vagrant up<\/p>\n

    Download and install PuTTY<\/a> – I used ‘A .ZIP file containing all the binaries (except PuTTYtel), and also the help files’<\/p>\n

    Using PuTTY ssh into box:
    \n\thost name: vagrant@127.0.0.1
    \n\tport: 2222
    \n\topen, then enter password of vagrant<\/p>\n

    Installing apache, mysql, and php:
    \nsudo apt-get update \/\/ update packages
    \nsudo apt-get install apache2
    \nsudo apt-get install mysql-server libapache2-mod-auth-mysql php5-mysql
    \nsudo \/usr\/bin\/mysql_secure_installation \/\/ secures installation
    \nsudo apt-get install php5 libapache2-mod-php5 php5-mcrypt
    \nsudo apt-get upgrade \/\/ upgrades packages<\/p>\n

    sudo apt-get install vim \/\/ I like vim for editor<\/p>\n

    cd \/etc\/apache2\/
    \nsudo vim apache2.conf<\/p>\n

    mod apache2.conf as below:<\/p>\n

    <directory>
    \n Options FollowSymLinks
    \n AllowOverride None
    \n Require all denied
    \n<\/directory><\/p>\n

    <directory \/usr\/share>
    \n AllowOverride None
    \n Require all granted
    \n<\/directory><\/p>\n

    <directory \/var\/www>
    \n Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
    \n AllowOverride All
    \n Require all granted
    \n<\/directory><\/p>\n

    sudo a2enmod rewrite \/\/ enables rewrite
    \nsudo service apache2 restart<\/p>\n

    Setup for HeidiSQL:<\/strong>
    \nGo to C:\\Program Files (x86)\\PuTTY\\puttygen.exe in Windows explorer
    \nload: C:\\Users\\robert\\.vagrant.d\\insecure_private_key
    \nSave private key: vagrantPrivateKey.ppk<\/p>\n

    Notes: winscp – doesn’t allow for commands that require input\/feedback, so I went with PuTTY<\/p>\n

    putty
    \n\/\/ vagrant@127.0.0.1, 2222, ssh – password once at command prompt
    \n192.168.33.10<\/p>\n

    Tip: You can use virtual box to start vagrant’s install of linux and ssh from there.<\/p>\n

    Connect to MySQL:<\/p>\n

    HeidSQL Settings<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"VagrantHeidiSQLsettings\"<\/a><\/p>\n

    \"VagrantHeidiSQLsshTunnel\"<\/a>
    \n

    \nYou will need to tell HeidiSQL where plink.exe is located (click folder icon)<\/p>\n

    MySQL Workbench Settings<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Initially, do not put in usernames and passwords – wait till you’re trying to connect and it asks for them (you can have them saved at that time).<\/p>\n

    \"VagrantMySQLWorkbench\"<\/a><\/p>\n

    \"VagrantMySQLWorkbenchRemote\"<\/a><\/p>\n

    \"VagrantMySQLWorkbenchSystem\"<\/a><\/p>\n

    Note: I had a lot of trouble getting Workbench to work at first. I would suggest trying HeidiSQL first.<\/p>\n

    Start and Stop<\/strong><\/p>\n

    To make life easier I made 2 batch files to start and stop Vagrant. When opening a command prompt my computer naturally goes to C:\\Users\\robert\\, so I placed the files there, and then created shortcut links on the desktop. You could also put a link to vagrantup.bat in your Startup (menu item):<\/p>\n

    vagrantup.bat
    \n@echo off
    \ncls
    \ncd “C:\\Users\\robert\\VirtualBox VMs\\Vagrant\\ubuntu”
    \nvagrant up<\/p>\n

    vagranthalt.bat
    \n@echo off
    \ncls
    \ncd “C:\\Users\\robert\\VirtualBox VMs\\Vagrant\\ubuntu”
    \nvagrant halt<\/p>\n

    Play<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Additional fun things you can try. Once you have installing the system down, it takes less than 1\/2 hour to completely redo, so experiment and have fun (I did):<\/p>\n

    sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
    \nstartx or \/etc\/init.d\/gdm start for gnome desktop and \/etc\/init.d\/kdm start for the kde desktop or gnome
    \nCtl+Alt+T to bring up the Terminal.
    \nsudo shutdown -h now or sudo halt
    \nctrl + alt + t => command prompt from desktop
    \nctrl + alt + F1 => command prompt from login screen
    \nsudo adduser newuser<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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