What is XAMPP ?
XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl. LAMPP (XAMPP for Linux) is very easy to install and to use – just download, extract and start.
Download XAMPP
http://sourceforge.net/projects/xampp/files/XAMPP Linux/
Installing XAMPP in Linux
Download XAMPP Latest version from the following link
http://sourceforge.net/projects/xampp/files/XAMPP Linux
Currently latest XAMPP version is 1.7.7 (Sept 21)
$wget http://cdnetworks-kr-1.dl.sourceforge.net/project/xampp/BETAS/xampp-linux-1.7...
Now you should be having xampp-linux-1.7.7.tar.gz in your downloaded location
Go to a Linux shell and login as root:
Perform these commands as root user
$ su -p
Extract the downloaded archive file to /opt
#tar xvfz xampp-linux-1.7.7.tar.gz -C /opt
XAMPP is now installed below the /opt/lampp directory.
Start XAMPP Server
To start XAMPP simply call this command:
#/opt/lampp/lampp start
Starting XAMPP for 1.7.3a…
XAMPP: Starting Apache with SSL (and PHP5)…
XAMPP: Starting MySQL…
XAMPP: Starting ProFTPD…
XAMPP for Linux started.
Test Your XAMPP Installation
OK, that was easy but how can you check that everything really works? Just type in the following URL at your favourite web browser:
XAMPP Security Configuration
As mentioned before, XAMPP is not meant for production use but only for developers in a development environment. The way XAMPP is configured is to be open as possible and allowing the developer anything he/she wants. For development environments this is great but in a production environment it could be fatal.
Here a list of missing security in XAMPP:
The MySQL administrator (root) has no password.
The MySQL daemon is accessible via network.
ProFTPD uses the password “lampp” for user “nobody”.
PhpMyAdmin is accessible via network.
Examples are accessible via network.
MySQL and Apache running under the same user (nobody).
To fix most of the security weaknesses simply call the following command:
#/opt/lampp/lampp security
It starts a small security check and makes your XAMPP installation more secure.
Start And Stop Server Services
start
Starts XAMPP.
stop
Stops XAMPP.
restart
Stops and starts XAMPP.
startapache
Starts only the Apache.
startssl
Starts the Apache SSL support. This command activates the SSL support permanently, e.g. if you restarts XAMPP in the future SSL will stay activated.
startmysql
Starts only the MySQL database.
startftp
Starts the ProFTPD server. Via FTP you can upload files for your web server (user “nobody”, password “lampp”). This command activates the ProFTPD permanently, e.g. if you restarts XAMPP in the future FTP will stay activated.
stopapache
Stops the Apache.
stopssl
Stops the Apache SSL support. This command deactivates the SSL support permanently, e.g. if you restarts XAMPP in the future SSL will stay deactivated.
stopmysql
Stops the MySQL database.
stopftp
Stops the ProFTPD server. This command deactivates the ProFTPD permanently, e.g. if you restarts XAMPP in the future FTP will stay deactivated.
security
Starts a small security check programm.
For example: To start Apache with SSL support simply type in the following command (as root):
#/opt/lampp/lampp startssl
You can also access your Apache server via SSL under https://localhost.
Important Configuration 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.
Stopping XAMPP
To stop XAMPP simply call this command:
#/opt/lampp/lampp stop
You should now see:
Stopping XAMPP 1.7.3a…
XAMPP: Stopping Apache…
XAMPP: Stopping MySQL…
XAMPP: Stopping ProFTPD…
XAMPP stopped.
And XAMPP for Linux is stopped.
Starting LAMPP automatically on startup
For starting LAMPP automatically on startup, add the following line to you /etc/rc.local file
# /opt/lampp/lampp start
where /opt/lampp is the location where XAMPP files are kept. You will have to substitute the path to your XAMPP in the above command.
Uninstall XAMPP From your Machine
To uninstall XAMPP just type in this command
#rm -rf /opt/lampp