I wanted to use the latest stable versions of Apache, PHP and MySQL, so I uninstalled the existing Apache package and downloaded the sources for Apache 1.3.12 and PHP 4.0.3, along with the binaries ...

You can take advantage of the official PHP Docker image, which also includes Apache. All you need is to add the php5-mysql extension to be able to connect to the database server.

Enter WampServer, an open source product that installs a PHP-apps-ready platform consisting of Apache web server, MySQL database, PHP, plus several helpful GUI-based utilities.

If you have a need to quickly deploy a MySQL server, Jack Wallen shows you how, with the help of Docker.