1. Install Apache 2.4 and PHP 7.0 on Amazon Linux AMI
# Remove current apache & php (If you have installed a earlier version or you are having problems. Don't worry this WILL NOT remove any of your files, and it will make backup's of any config files you have).
sudo yum remove httpd* php*
# Install Apache 2.4
sudo yum install httpd24
# Install PHP 7.0
# automatically includes php70-cli php70-common php70-json php70-process php70-xml
sudo yum install php70
# Install mysql 5.6 server (optional only if you need MySQL)
sudo yum install mysql56-server
# Install additional commonly used php packages
sudo yum install php70-gd
sudo yum install php70-imap
sudo yum install php70-mbstring
sudo yum install php70-mysqlnd
sudo yum install php70-opcache
sudo yum install php70-pdo
sudo yum install php70-pecl-apcu
#Optional Install - only install if you need SSL
sudo yum install mod24_ssl
2. Modify DirectoryIndex to include index.php
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
find this:
<IfModule dir_module>
DirectoryIndex index.html
</IfModule>
and modify it to look like this:
<IfModule dir_module>
DirectoryIndex index.html index.php
</IfModule>
If a directory contains an index.html and an index.php, the server will serve the index.html with this setup. If you do not want that to happen, you have the following options:
Reverse the order, so index.php is served when both files exist:
<IfModule dir_module>
DirectoryIndex index.php index.html
</IfModule>
(Optional) Only use index.php as the DirectoryIndex:
<IfModule dir_module>
DirectoryIndex index.php
</IfModule>
3. Start the Apache web server
sudo service httpd start
4. Configure the Apache web server to start at each system boot
sudo chkconfig httpd on
