HOWTO: Setup easy web development environment (XAMPP)

Hello, when i try an install lampp/xampp ii keep getting this error when i try to access phpmyadmin:

#2002 - The server is not responding (or the local MySQL server's socket is not correctly configured)

I've tried, removing it, reinstalling it, a couple of commands but nothing seems to be working! if anyone can help it would be highly appreciated.

Hi all
I am trying to make xamp work on ubuntu 11 to use joomla ultimately. I installed it, and i could load up the '' ''localhost / xamp '' page. but i could not access a web site locally constructed.
I don t know why, i taught that I had to reinstall apache2, mysql, php etc seperaly. which i did. and i removed them afterwards when i realised that xamp install everything. problem now i can start xamp but it says that everything is run by another application...
see below:

/opt/lampp/lampp start
Starting XAMPP for Linux 1.5.3a...
XAMPP: Another web server daemon is already running.
XAMPP: Another MySQL daemon is already running.
XAMPP: Another FTP daemon is already running.
XAMPP for Linux started.

now i dont know what to do...
thanks
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Originally Posted by petervk

This is a how-to for setting up a web development environment easily. This guide will install the XAMPP lampp stack into /opt, setup an easy way to start it up and shut it down, and link a folder in your home directory to the webserver.

WARNING
This guide is aimed at a development environment only and should not be used as a public webserver. To setup a public webserver follow the directions on the Ubuntu wiki https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ApacheMySQLPHP

As this is Ubuntu, all the major parts of a typical web server are included (in the main repo, or on the Ubuntu Server CD) and this is a great way to setup a server. The ubuntu developers have prepared a great web server and have made the process as seemless as possible.

But what if even the official way is still to complicated? What if you just want a quick web server for development?

Fortunately there is the XAMPP project: http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html. The XAMPP project bundles Apache, PHP4 & 5, Perl, mySQL, and a bunch of other utilities/applications into an simple package for Mac OSX, Windows, Solaris, and Linux. Obviously this HOWTO only deals with the linux version.

For those of you with already existing Apache/mySQL/php installations it installs everything into /opt so it doesn't conflict with any other installation, and it is completely setup and ready to run.

Install XAMPP

Two easy steps:

1. Download the most recent version of XAMPP: (at time of writing 1.5.3a)
   http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/x...ar.gz?download
   (Source URL: http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-linux.html#374)
2. Extract the archive to /opt using sudo: (make sure you are in the directory that you downloaded the archive to)
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   sudo tar xvfz  xampp-linux-1.5.3a.tar.gz -C /opt

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Start XAMPP

To start it up, open a terminal and type this:

Code:

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sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start

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Stop XAMPP

To stop it, open a terminal and type this:

Code:

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sudo /opt/lampp/lampp stop

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Additional XAMPP commands

To see additional commands, open a terminal and type this:

Code:

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sudo /opt/lampp/lampp

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Sweet XAMPP Control Panel

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/5...olpanelfj6.png

To use the sweet gtk/python control panel:

Run in a terminal:

Code:

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gedit  ~/.local/share/applications/xampp-control-panel.desktop

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Paste the following into the open file and save and exit.

Code:

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[Desktop Entry]
Comment=Start/Stop XAMPP
Name=XAMPP Control Panel
Exec=gksudo "python /opt/lampp/share/xampp-control-panel/xampp-control-panel.py"
Icon[en_CA]=/usr/share/icons/Tango/scalable/devices/network-wired.svg
Encoding=UTF-8
Terminal=false
Name[en_CA]=XAMPP Control Panel
Comment[en_CA]=Start/Stop XAMPP
Type=Application
Icon=/usr/share/icons/Tango/scalable/devices/network-wired.svg

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"XAMPP Control Panel" will show up in your applications menu under Internet. Use the Alacarte Menu Editor to move it around.

Test to see if XAMPP is running

Once XAMPP is up and running open firefox and go to: http://localhost/

You should see the XAMPP test page:

http://static.apachefriends.org/images/380.jpg

Location of files and uploading

XAMPP by default uses /opt/lampp/htdocs as the root web directory. The easiest way to start working on files is to link a folder in your home directory into this directory.
My user name is peter so I have /home/peter/public_html linked to /opt/lampp/htdocs/peter. So if I navigate to http://localhost/peter/ I get a listing of all the files/folders in that directory. (As long is there isn't a index.php/html/etc file)
To set this up, run in a terminal:

1. Make public_html directory in home directory:
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   mkdir ~/public_html

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2. Link to /opt/lampp/htdocs
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   sudo ln -s ~/public_html /opt/lampp/htdocs/$USER

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Now any files and folders you place in ~/public_html will be published to your personal webserver.

Bookmark http://localhost/username to make this easy to access.

WARNING - SECURITY
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-linux.html#381
Open holes:

1. The MySQL administrator (root) has no password.
2. The MySQL daemon is accessible via network.
3. ProFTPD uses the password "lampp" for user "nobody".
4. PhpMyAdmin is accessible via network.
5. Examples are accessible via network.
6. MySQL and Apache running under the same user (nobody).

This doesn't leave your whole system wide open, but someone could hack your XAMPP installation, so be wary.
To fix most of the security weaknesses open a terminal and run:

Code:

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sudo /opt/lampp/lampp security

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Feedback
Please read this post.

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Xampp and Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Xubuntu 11.04 have changed... but the Xampp installation is the same.

Make sure your config files are accurately configured

IMPORTANT FILES AND DIRECTORIES
/opt/lampp/bin/ The XAMPP commands home. /opt/lampp/bin/mysql calls for example the MySQL monitor.
/opt/lampp/htdocs/ The Apache DocumentRoot directory.
/opt/lampp/etc/httpd.conf The Apache configuration file.
/opt/lampp/etc/my.cnf The MySQL configuration file.
/opt/lampp/etc/php.ini The PHP configuration file.
/opt/lampp/etc/proftpd.conf The ProFTPD configuration file. (since 0.9.5)
/opt/lampp/phpmyadmin/config.inc.php The phpMyAdmin configuration file.
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To stop MySql already running
sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop

To stop Apache already running
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 stop

To start XAMPP simply call this command:
sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start

To stop XAMPP simply call this command:
sudo /opt/lampp/lampp stop

Download and use Filezilla to upload your web files to localhost

thanks it worked

I'm a first time participant in this forum. I just installed xampp or lampp since I'm in linux. I wanted to use the xampp control panel but was not able to install it. Is this because of the linux system? Is there a lampp control panel?

This thread is retarded.

Code:

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sudo tasksel install lamp-server

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Originally Posted by mick8985

This thread is retarded.

Code:

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sudo tasksel install lamp-server

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I'm sure with over 350 posts, some people found benefit in this thread. Not everybody wants to run the full-blown LAMP server directly on their system, and Xampp is a viable alternative.

Hi,

Assuming for personal use only.
I was able to setup using these easy steps:

Put archive on desktop or directory you can get access to.

1. on first line:
username@username:~$ sudo -s
[sudo] password for username:
'enter password'

2. Select desktop:
root@username:~# cd Desktop

3. Extract archive:
root@username:~# sudo tar xvfz xampp-linux-1.7.7.tar.gz -C /opt

4. Start lampp:
root@username:~# /opt/lampp/lampp start

5. Change ownership:
root@username:~# sudo chown -R username:username /opt/lampp

6. Change permissions:
root@username:~# chmod -R 755 /opt/lampp

7. Test file in browser after creating file in htdocs folder:
http://localhost/test/testing.html
(should display file)

8. Test directory to show listed files:
http://localhost/test/

9. Test permissions and default file using 'right click' on file 'rename':
rename file name 'testing.html' to 'index.html'

10. Any issues with the above and there's no other solution uninstall and try again :
root@username:~# rm -rf /opt/lampp

Resources:
* http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=223410
* http://zorinlinux.cyacomputerblog.co...x-ubuntu-9-04/
* http://kb.liquidweb.com/new-user-tut...e-permissions/
* http://hiox.org/1763-stopping-and-un...ling-xampp.php

Excellent tutorial - had xampp up and running in no time! Thanks

Great post! Oddly, I never knew there was a GUI version for XAMPP! Thanks!