How to Install XAMPP on Linux

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This wikiHow teaches you how to install and run XAMPP on a Linux computer.

XAMPP on Linux

XAMPP is completely free to download from the Apache Friends website. It also comes with an installer that makes installation a cinch. Simply make the installer executable, then run it.

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Installing XAMPP

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  1. Go to https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html in your computer's web browser. This is the official download site for XAMPP.
  2. It's in the middle of the page. This will prompt the XAMPP setup file to begin downloading onto your computer.
    • You may have to click Save File or select the "Downloads" folder as your save location before proceeding.
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  3. Once XAMPP's installation file finishes downloading onto your computer, you can proceed.
  4. Click the Terminal app icon, which resembles a black box with a white ">_" inside of it.
    • You can also just press Alt + Ctrl + T to open a new Terminal window.
  5. Type in cd Downloads and press ↵ Enter .
    • Make sure you capitalize "Downloads".
    • If your default downloads location is in a different folder, you'll have to change the directory to that folder.
  6. Type in chmod +x xampp-linux-x64-7.2.9-0-installer.run and press ↵ Enter . [1]
    • If you download a different version of XAMPP (e.g., version 5.9.3), you'll replace "7.2.9" with your XAMPP version's number.
  7. Type in sudo ./xampp-linux-x64-7.2.9-0-installer.run and press ↵ Enter .
  8. Type in the password you use to log into your computer, then press ↵ Enter . The installation window will pop up.
    • You won't see the characters appear in Terminal when you type.
  9. Once the installation window appears, do the following:
    • Click Next three times.
    • Uncheck the "Learn more about Bitnami for XAMPP" box.
    • Click Next , then click Next again to begin installing XAMPP.
  10. It's in the middle of the final installation window.
    • Since XAMPP needs a few extra steps to actually run on Linux, you'll need to finish the installation without automatically running XAMPP.
  11. This option is at the bottom of the window. Doing so will close the installation window. At this point, you're ready to run XAMPP .
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Running XAMPP

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  1. If you closed the Terminal window that you used to install XAMPP, re-open Terminal.
    • XAMPP doesn't have any desktop files, so you'll need to launch it from within its installation directory via Terminal each time you want to run it.
  2. Type in cd /opt/lampp and press ↵ Enter . [2]
  3. Type in sudo ./manager-linux-x64.run and press ↵ Enter .
  4. Type in the password you usually use to log into your computer, then press ↵ Enter .
  5. This option is at the top of the window.
  6. It's at the bottom of the window. Doing so prompts any active components of XAMPP to begin running.
  7. Go to 127.0.0.1 in your computer's web browser. You should see the XAMPP dashboard here; at this point, you're able to begin using XAMPP as you please.
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    After I install XAMPP on Linux OS, where should I put all PHP script files to execute them?
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    By default you should put it on /opt/lampp/htdocs/. You can create a folder inside it and execute php files via localhost/{folder_name}/{file_name}
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    What do I do if I installed XAMPP but I can't access phpmyadmin?
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    Make sure Apache is running first in the dashboard, then you should be able to access phpmyadmin.
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    After I install this according to the given instructions, how can I access it from another computer in my local area network?
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    You can access it by changing the "localhost" part of "localhost/foldername/" to your computer IP (ex: 192.xxx.x.xxx/foldername) at your local network.
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      • Make sure you check your XAMPP installation file's version number before entering it into Terminal. Entering the wrong number will result in an error.
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      References

      1. ↑ https://www.apachefriends.org/faq_linux.html
      2. ↑ https://www.linuxandubuntu.com/home/how-to-download-install-xampp-on-linux

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      1. Go to https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html .
      2. Click XAMPP for Linux to download.
      3. Open a terminal window.
      4. Use "chmod +x" to make the downloaded file executable.
      5. Use "sudo ./(filename)" to run the installer.
      6. Follow the on-screen instructions to install.

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