How to Install XAMPP on Linux

Using the Terminal program under all versions of Linux, type the following command to download XAMPP: wget http://www.apachefriends.org/download.php?xampp-linux-1.7.3a.tar.gz Next, you can install the software using the tar command: sudo tar xvfz xampp-linux-1.7.3a.tar.gz -C /opt After Terminal is done installing XAMPP, you can start the software using the following code: /opt/lampp/lampp start To set up passwords for MySQL, XAMPP config page and the FTP Server, type the following line and follow the instructions: /opt/lampp/lampp security To start XAMPP, add the start parameter to the command: /opt/lampp/lampp start To stop it, add the stop parameter to the command: /opt/lampp/lampp stop You can restart the software by adding the restart parameter: /opt/lampp/lampp restart Finally, you can start and stop Apache using SSL by adding the appropriate parameter: /opt/lampp/lampp startssl Start /opt/lampp/lampp stopssl - Stop