Installing XAMPP on Linux

XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing  Apache web server, MySQL, PHP, Perl, a FTP server and phpMyAdmin. XAMPP is  very easy to install in Linux

Installation steps
1. Download the latest binary of XAMPP from the Apache Friends Web site
    http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-linux.html#374
2. Copy the zip file (xampp-linux-1.7.4(2).tar.gz)in to a folder
3. Open the terminal within the folder.
4. Login as Root.
    cluster3@cluster3-desktop ~/Public/Lekshmi $ su
    Password:
4. Untar it to /opt using the following command:

    tar xvzf xampp-linux-1.7.4.tar.gz -C  /opt

5. XAMPP is now installed in /opt/lampp folder.
6. Open the /opt/lampp folder.
7. Open the terminal in the lampp folder and login as root
8. Start the lampp server using the command

     /opt/lampp/lampp start
      
     cluster3@cluster3-desktop /opt/lampp $ su
     Password:
     cluster3-desktop lampp # /opt/lampp/lampp start
     Starting XAMPP for Linux 1.7.4...
     XAMPP: Starting Apache with SSL (and PHP5)...
     XAMPP: Starting MySQL...
     XAMPP: Starting ProFTPD...
     XAMPP for Linux started.
9. XAMPP is now up and running.
10. Open a browser and type locahost in the address bar and hit the enter key.
      You should be redirected into Xampp home page.