XAMP Installation Doc on Linux

How do I install XAMPP?

Change the permissions to the installer

chmod 755 xampp-linux-5.6.3-0-installer.run

Run the installer

sudo ./ xampp-linux-5.6.3-0-installer.run

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

How do I start XAMPP?

sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start

Also, note that there is a graphical tool that you can use to manage your servers easily. You can start this tool with the following commands:

cd /opt/lamp

sudo ./manager-linux.run

How do I stop XAMPP?

sudo /opt/lampp/lampp stop

How can I test that everything worked?

Type in the following URL at your favourite web browser:

http://localhost

Now you should see the XAMPP start page containing some links to check the status of

the installed software and some small programming examples.