# Lab 5-2: LAMP Stack in AWS Part 2
## Secure the database server:
Start the MariaDB server.
```
sudo systemctl start mariadb
```
Run **mysql\_secure\_installation**.
```
sudo mysql_secure_installation
```
1. When prompted, type a password for the root account.
* Type the current root password. By default, the root account does not have a password set. Press Enter.
* Type `Y` to set a password, and type a secure password twice. . Make sure to store this password in a safe place.
2. Type `Y` to remove the anonymous user accounts.
3. Type `Y` to disable the remote root login.
4. Type `Y` to remove the test database.
5. Type `Y` to reload the privilege tables and save your changes.
Set the MariaDB server to start at every boot, type the following command.
```
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
```
**Submit: Screenshot showing the mariadb status as active**
## Install phpMyAdmin:
Install the required dependencies.
```
sudo yum install php-mbstring -y
```
Restart Apache.
```
sudo systemctl restart httpd
```
Restart `php-fpm`.
```
sudo systemctl restart php-fpm
```
Navigate to the Apache document root at `/var/www/html`.
```
cd /var/www/html
```
Select a source package for the latest phpMyAdmin release from [Links to an external site.](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/downloads). To download the file directly to your instance, copy the link and paste it into a **wget** command, as in this example:
```
wget https://www.phpmyadmin.net/downloads/phpMyAdmin-latest-all-languages.tar.gz
```
Create a `phpMyAdmin` folder and extract the package into it with the following command.
```
mkdir phpMyAdmin && tar -xvzf phpMyAdmin-latest-all-languages.tar.gz -C phpMyAdmin --strip-components 1
```
Delete the `phpMyAdmin-latest-all-languages.tar.gz` tarball.
```
rm phpMyAdmin-latest-all-languages.tar.gz
```
**SUBMIT: Screenshot showing successful PHP MyAdmin Login**
