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Installing XAMPP and configuring on Linux Ubuntu

Tutorial Title: Creating environment for PHP (Installing XAMPP and Configuring)
Course: PHP
Instructor: Muhammad Samim


1. Downloading XAMPP

2. Installing XAMPP
  • Go to folder where XAMPP file was downloaded
  • Right click and click on Open in Terminal and run below commands ($ is not included in command but an indicator of Terminal)
  • $ sudo chmod +x filename.run
  • $ sudo ./xampp-linux-x64-7.1.11-0-installer.run
  • Keep everything default and click next and install

3. Configuring XAMPP (In case not running of MySQL Database)
  • Open XAMPP
  • Click on Manage Servers
  • Click on MySQL Databse to be selected
  • Click on Configure
  • Change port 3306 to 3307
  • Click on OK 
  • Click on Start to Run MySQL Database

4. Running Server
  • Open your browser
  • Type localhost and enter

5. Creating Launcher for XAMPP
  • Open Terminal and run the below command ($ is not included in command but an indicator of Terminal)
  • $ sudo apt-get install gksu
  • $ sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/xampp-control-panel.desktop
  • Copy below codes, Paste and save in opened file
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=XAMPP Control Panel
Comment=Start and Stop XAMPP
Exec=gksudo /opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run
Icon=/opt/lampp/htdocs/favicon.ico
Categories=Application
Type=Application
Terminal=false

                  • Search by XAM and open


                  6. Giving permission to folder htdocs that can be usable by creating folders and file through any editor  (/opt/lampp/htdocs)
                  • $ sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /opt/lampp/htdocs



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