

This will launch the Setup wizard that will direct you with the rest of the installation procedure. Step 4: Launch the Setup WizardĪs a privileged root user, run the following command in order to launch the graphical setup wizard. The -rwxr output shows that the file can be executed by the user whose name is also mentioned in the output. The execute permission can be checked through the following command: $ ls -l Įxample: $ ls -l xampp-linux-圆4-8.0.n It is important to verify if the package can be executed by the current user.

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Now the install package is in an executable form. Run the following command for this purpose: $ chmod 755 Įxample: $ chmod 755 xampp-linux-*n The installation package you downloaded needs to be made executable before it can be used further. Move to the Downloads folder by using the following command: $ cd /home//Downloads After the Terminal is open, you need to move to your Downloads folder to access the file. In order to open the Terminal, either use the Dash or the Ctrl+Alt+T shortcut. We will install the package through the Ubuntu command line, The Terminal. Step 2: Make the installation package executable After which, your downloaded file will be saved to the Downloads folder by default. We recommend downloading the package by clicking the Save File option. The first step is to download the XAMPP package for Linux from the official Apache Friends website:Ĭlick on the XAMPP for Linux option after which you will be prompted to Run the package or Save it to your system. Please follow the following steps in order to download, install and configure XAMPP on your system: Step 1: Download the installation package The commands and procedures described in this article have been run on an Ubuntu 20.04 LTS system. You can also go through the uninstall process that will help you in uninstalling the software if the need arises. You can then verify the installation by using a few URLs. In this article, we will describe a step-by-step method for installing this application stack on your system. Through this local server, you can install this software on your system and test the clients or your website before uploading it to the remote web server or computer. XAMPP is most widely known by Windows users, but there are XAMPP packages for Ubuntu Linux as well. It is built by Apache Friends and basically serves as a local host or a local server. XAMPP stands for cross-platform(X), Apache(A) server, MariaDB(M), PHP(P) and Perl(P).
