Configure Xampp and Eclipse PDT in LINUX

On configuring Xampp on eclipse PDT , we can make our PHP development easier.

Here are the steps to be followed to configure Xampp on eclipse PDT.

step1. Download  Xampp

           Download xampp from Apache Friends Web site

           http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-linux.html#374

           For Installation instruction click the below link

           http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-xampp

step2. Start the XAMPP Server by typing the command. 

     cluster3-desktop lampp # /opt/lampp/lampp start

           Open the browser and type in the url(http://localhost). You can see the
           XAMPP server page up.

step3. Download Eclipse PDT

           Download eclipse PDT from eclipse website
           http://www.eclipse.org/pdt/downloads 

step4. Extract the downloaded file

     tar -xzvf eclipse-php-helios-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz

           The ‘eclipse’ folder will be created in your current working directory
step5. Create a WorkSpace directory for the eclipse in the root directory
          of  Xampp
            When it asks you to select a Workspace browse to /opt/lampp/htdocs
            where   you installed XAMPP. The reason is that when you come to run
            your PHP program Eclipse will generate a URL and expect the web
            server to find the file and serve it to the browser.
      
      cluster3-desktop htdocs # mkdir /opt/lampp/htdocs/Demo

            This will create a "Demo" folder in htdocs folder of xampp server.
step6. Give full permission to the directory

           cluster3-desktop htdocs # sudo chmod -R 777 /opt/lampp

      /htdocs/Demo

step7. Start Eclipse and select a Workspace as /opt/lampp/htdocs/Demo

step8. Now  Eclipse will open.
           Create a ‘New PHP Project’ and Create a New File in that with any name
          (For Example ‘demo.php’)
step9. Select your project directory in eclipse and then click on
            'Window-->Preferences'

step10. Navigate to the ‘PHP’ Tab and expand it on the left hand side of the ‘Preference’ window. 

step11. Click on ‘PHP Executable s’. Click on ‘Search’ and locate where the /opt/lampp is

installed and then click ‘OK’. 

step12. Run demo.php 

           Right click demo.php and select Run As -> PHP Web Page