This use case automates a task that is usually carried out by system administrators manually. Using the following playbook, we are going to set up a LAMP server, which is basically a web server, Apache2; a content manager PHP; and a database manager, MySQL server. We will also add some plugins and configuration that adhere to best practice standards. The following script only works with the Debian Linux family:

---
- name: Install a LAMP on Linux hosts
  hosts: webservers
  become: yes
  gather_facts: yes
  tasks:
    - name: Install Lamp packages
      apt: 
         name: '{{ item }}'
         state: latest
         update_cache: yes
      with_items:
         - apache2
         - mysql-server
         - php
         - libapache2-mod-php
         - python-mysqldb

    - name: Create the Apache2 web folder
      file: 
         dest: "/var/www"
         state: directory
         mode: 0700
         owner: "www-data"
         group: "www-data"   

    - name: Setup Apache2 modules
      command: a2enmod {{ item }} creates=/etc/apache2
      /mods-enabled/{{ item }}.load
      with_items:
         - deflate
         - expires
         - headers
         - macro
         - rewrite
         - ssl

    - name: Setup PHP modules
      apt: 
         name: '{{ item }}'
         state: latest
         update_cache: yes
      with_items:
         - php-ssh2
         - php-apcu
         - php-pear
         - php-curl
         - php-gd
         - php-imagick
         - php-mcrypt
         - php-mysql
         - php-json

    - name: Remove MySQL test database
      mysql_db:  db=test state=absent login_user=root 
      login_password="DBp@55w0rd"

    - name: Restart mysql server
      service: 
         name: mysql
         state: restarted

    - name: Restart Apache2
      service: 
         name: apache2
         state: restarted

This playbook can be personalized by modifying some of the configuration files and populating the Apache2 web folder.