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How to Install XAMPP on your Ubuntu 18.04 LTS System

XAMPP stands for cross-pla orm(X), Apache(A) server, Limited time

MariaDB(M), PHP(P) and Perl(P). It is built by Apache Friends and offer: Get 10 free
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web server or computer. XAMPP is most widely known by

Windows users, but there are XAMPP packages for Ubuntu
Linux as well. In this ar cle, we will describe a step-by-step
method for installing this applica on stack on your system. You
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go through the uninstall process that will help you in uninstalling
the so ware if the need arises.

The commands and procedures described in this ar cle have

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Please follow the following steps in order to download, install

and configure XAMPP on your system:

Step 1: Download the installa on Most Popular

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How to Install and Configure

Click on the XAMPP for Linux op on a er which you will be
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Step 2: Make the installa on package Shell, Ubuntu

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The installa on package you downloaded needs to be made 18.04 LTS
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Example:

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$ chmod 755 xampp-linux-x64-7.2.10-0-

installer.run

Now the install package is in an executable form.

Step 3: Confirm execute permission

It is important to verify if the package can be executed by the
current user. The execute permission can be checked through
the following command:

$ ls -l [package name]

Example:

$ ls -l xampp-linux-x64-7.2.10-0-installer.run

The -rwxr output shows that the file can be executed by the user
whose name is also men oned in the output.

Step 4: Launch the Setup Wizard

As a privileged root user, run the following command in order to
launch the graphical setup wizard.

$ sudo ./[package name]

Example:

sudo ./xampp-linux-7.2.10-0-installer.run

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This will launch the Setup wizard that will direct you with the
rest of the installa on procedure.

Step 5: Work through the graphical

setup wizard
Now that the Setup Wizard for XAMPP by Bitnami is launched
as follows, click the Next bu on to start the installa on process:

The following dialog lets you choose XAMPP components that

you want to install.
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Keep the default se ngs intact and then click Next. The
following dialog will inform you about the loca on where
XAMPP will be installed.

Click Next to con nue. The following dialog gives you the op on
of installing sponsored applica ons such as Drupal, Joomla, and
WordPress etc. You can avoid Bitnami to install these

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applica ons by unchecking the ‘Learn more about Bitnami for

XAMPP’ checkbox.

Click the Next bu on a er which the following dialog will

appear:

Click Next to begin the installa on process:

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When the installa on is complete, click the Next bu on. The

following dialog indicates the comple on of the installa on
process.

If you do not want to Launch XAMPP at this moment, uncheck

the Launch XAMPP op on. Also, click Finish to close the Setup
dialog.
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Step 6: Launch XAMPP through the

Terminal
In order to launch XAMPP through your Ubuntu Terminal, enter
the following command as root:

$ sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start

This output shows that XAMPP is started and already running.

Please note that you need to manually start XAMPP each me
you restart your system.

If you get the following output a er star ng XAMPP, it means

that Net Tools are not installed on your system:

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In order to install Net Tools, run the following command as root:

$ sudo apt install net-tools

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A er the installa on of Net Tools, you will be successfully able

to launch and use XAMPP.

Step 7: Verify Installa on

A er you have installed XAMPP on your Ubuntu system, it is
good prac ce to verify the installa on. To do so, enter the
following URL in your FireFox browser:

http://localhost

The following webpage verifies that XAMPP is successfully

installed and running on your system:

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You can also verify the installa on of phpMyAdmin in a similar

manner by entering the following URL in your browser:

http://localhost/phpmyadmin

The following webpage verifies that phpMyAdmin is successfully

installed and running on your system:

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Uninstall XAMPP
It is also important to learn how to completely uninstall and
remove XAMPP from your Ubuntu system if you ever need to do
so.

Open your Ubuntu Terminal and move to the directory where

XAMPP is installed. That is:

$ cd /opt/lampp

The next step is to run the uninstall program you will find in the
lampp folder through the following command:

$ sudo ./uninstall

The following dialog will appear asking you if you want to

uninstall XAMPP and all of its modules:

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Click Yes to proceed with the uninstall process.

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You will get the following message a er successful uninstalla on

of XAMPP.

Click OK.

Another important step is to manually remove the lampp folder

along with all its files and sub-folders. The following command
will help you in doing so:

$ sudo rm -r /opt/lampp

Now, XAMPP and all its modules are out of your system. You can
also delete the downloaded install package if you want.

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In this tutorial, you have learned a step-by-step installa on

process for XAMPP on your Ubuntu System. From downloading
the install package, running it, and then verifying the installa on,
you have walked through the en re procedure with us. We have
also provided enough informa on about uninstalling XAMPP if
you ever need to do that.

Karim Buzdar October 2, 2018 Linux, Ubuntu

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