Xampp for Linux

1.  Download xampp from http://www.apachefriends.org/download.php?xampp-linux-1.7.2.tar.gz



2.  After downloading simply type in the following commands:

               *  Go to a Linux shell and login as the system administrator root:

                    
 su 




               *  Extract the downloaded archive file to /opt:

                    
 tar xvfz xampp-linux-1.7.2.tar.gz -C /opt 




    Warning:   Please use only this command to install XAMPP. DON'T use any Microsoft Windows tools 

to extract the archive, it won't work.



    Warning 2: already installed XAMPP versions get overwritten by this command.



That's all. XAMPP is now installed below the /opt/lampp directory.



3.  After installing xampp start XAMPP using the following command:

                    
 /opt/lampp/lampp start 




You should now see something like this on your screen:

                    
 Starting XAMPP 1.7.2...

LAMPP: Starting Apache...

LAMPP: Starting MySQL...

LAMPP started. 




4.  OK, that was easy but how can you check that everything really works? Just type in the following URL at your favorite web browser: 

                    
 http://localhost/ 




Now you should see the start page of XAMPP containing some links to check the status of the installed software and some small programming examples.