I need to hire a Linux Administrator on short-term basis for LAMP Setup

I am editing this job post because the Hubstaff "approval" team rejected it for a false reason.* So to be clear, here it is again with a bit more clarification.

First of all, and this is directed to the Hubstaff "approval" team, I AM NOT A RECRUITER (or a "job board", whatever the heck that is).*

Instead, I am an "old school" web developer / programmer, who has only a limited knowledge of setting up my dedicated linux server, which was recently hacked. I have been trying to learn as much as I can to fix this on my own, but so far I am in way over my head.

Thus, I need to hire an experienced Linux administrator to set up a secure LAMP stack on my dedicated server. (We can go from scratch, I backed up everything that was on my websites).

The goal is to ensure maximum security while running PHP 5.2\. I want to use the most secure version of Linux that will be compatible with PHP 5.2\. This may likely require compiling PHP 5.2 from source code. When I tried to do this on my own, I would get part way through the steps described in the instructions, but then when I tried the "make" step, it would not respond as the instructions said it would, and I was stopped dead in my tracks at that point.

The work I am hiring you to do includes configuring the server, installing and securing the LAMP components, and ensuring the environment is stable and secure (i.e. keeping the hackers out).

Please apply if you have strong experience with Linux server administration and can deliver a secure setup for older PHP versions.

Ideally, if possible, I would like us to do the tasks together via Zoom (where I will share my screen), and have you explain any of the steps that I do not understand. So at the end, I want to not only have a reliable web server; but I also want to emerge having much more knowledge, and then being more self-reliant in the future.

Steve

* Hubstaff rejected the initial post because they, for whatever reason, thought that I was "a recruiter or a "job board". I then immediately wrote them back explaining that I was neither; but that was days ago and they never got back to me. Instead, my only option seems to be to edit this job posting, where I understand they will review it again. Hopefully they will get it right this time. They then rejected me a second time, because the URL I supplied was not working; which in turn was because it was for one of my websites that is on my hacked dedicated sever (and the reason for this job post). So in this second edit, I posted one of my websites that is currently hosted elsewhere (i.e. on shared hosting).