Following is an handy list of frequently used Linux (Ubuntu flavour) console commands Find Files find . -name '*.cnf' find . -name 'hello.workd' The dot here represents all files and folders in current path Mysql DUMP - Import and Export Export mysqldump -u username -p database_name > file_name_to_save.sql Import mysql -u username -p database_name Install LAMP on Ubuntu sudo apt-get install tasksel sudo tasksel sudo tasksel install lamp-server Install Apache2 on Ubuntu sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install apache2 The /var/www path is the document root for the apache web apps. SCP - File