Debian LAMP Stretch

Install Debian with SSH server

apt update && apt upgrade

Install LAMP plus utilities

apt install htop iftop net-tools open-vm-tools apache2 apache2-utils mariadb-server mariadb-client php7.0 libapache2-mod-php7.0 php7.0-mysql php-common php7.0-cli php7.0-common php7.0-json php7.0-opcache php7.0-readline

Reboot the server

Secure the DB

mysql_secure_installation