How to Install PHP 7.0, Apache 2.4, & MySQL 5.6 on Ubuntu 16.04 & 14.04

## Install Apache 2.4 ##

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install apache2

## Install MySQL 5.6 ##

$ sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:ondrej/mysql-5.6 
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install mysql-server-5.6

## Install PHP 7 ##

$ sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-php7.0 php7.0-mysql php7.0-curl php7.0-json

$ sudo apt-get install php7.0-mcrypt

##curl install##

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install php-curl

##First, allow changes in the .htaccess file. Open the default Apache configuration file using nano or your favorite text editor##.

$ sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default.conf
or
$ cd /etc/apache2/sites-available
$ sudo vi 000-default.conf

##Inside that file, you will find the <VirtualHost *:80> ....</VirtualHost>. Inside of line##

<Directory /var/www/html>
     Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
     AllowOverride All
     Order allow,deny
     allow from all
</Directory> 

# Enabling mod_rewrite#

$ sudo a2enmod rewrite

##This will activate the module or alert you that the module is already in effect. To put these changes into effect, restart Apache.##

$ sudo service apache2 restart

## Verify Setup ##

$ sudo vi /var/www/html/info.php

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

## Open browser:  http://localhost/info.php