Ubuntu Desktop act as Apache Web Server?

[Jack120]

Is it possible (Well most things are possible) to turn a Ubuntu Desktop edition into a Apache Web Server, so that you can host files, have mysql, php etc..?

[DaveTaylor]

Yes, but it would be easier just to get Ubuntu Server

[astonvilla]

Yeah it is.

[Eric30]

Apache is a program, as is mysql.

Check if you have it installed, and just open a terminal and run it.
I think u type:

/etc/init.d/apache start

but i cant fully remember

[Joe!]

I would like to know how to do this also, i dont like not having a GUI on the server edition. Any ideas how i would install apache onto unbuntu desktop? Sorry for kinda hijacking thread.

[Jack120]

I would like to know how to do this also, i dont like not having a GUI on the server edition. Any ideas how i would install apache onto unbuntu desktop? Sorry for kinda hijacking thread.
Well its exactly the thing I would like to do ;)

[Robbie!]

Is XAMPP not compatible with Ubuntu?

[Tawmu]

XAMPP sucks, why install Linux if your going to skimp on some of the crappiest software ever. To overcome the crappiest software ever (badly made web servers, XAMPP.) you install MySQL, PHP, Apache etc... natively. HowToForge.com has some good tutorials for this kind of thing I use all the time. I am currently running CentOS though and have been very happy so far!

[00chips]

Here:

Apache, mysql, php: http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Gutsy#Ubuntu_7.10_LAMP_Server

Webmin (useful):
http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Gutsy# How_to_Install_Webmin