xampp for Linux
Overview
xampp (formerly called lampp) is an Apache server, PHP, MySQL, FTP for Linux small, robust, and has many avantages.
Download lamp
The software is downloadable from the official website of xampp:
Once the downloaded file in /tmp, for example, we can begin the installation.
Xampp installation
Installation must be done with root user, with the following commands:
tar xvfz xampp-linux-1.6.8a.tar.gz -C /opt
Launching xampp
With root user, launch the following command:
/opt/lampp/lampp start
To start only Apache
/opt/lampp/lampp startapache
To start only FTP server
/opt/lampp/lampp startftp
To start only MySQL server
/opt/lampp/lampp startsql
To reload configuration
/opt/lampp/lampp reload
Default URL
Default URL, to connect with a web browser is:
Different files location
/opt/lampp/htdocs
Databases
/opt/lampp/var/mysql
Apache configuration file
/opt/lampp/etc/httpd.conf
MySQL configuration file
/opt/lampp/etc/my.cnf
PHP configuration file
/opt/lampp/etc/php.ini
FTP server configuration file
/opt/lampp/etc/proftpd.conf
Features
xampp can use php4 and php5.
To switch from one to another:
To use php4
/opt/lampp/lampp php4
To use php5
/opt/lampp/lampp php5
Uninstallation
rm -rf /opt/lampp
Some personal notes
When use xampp
For a test web server easy to install, portable, easy to configure that runs on any machine (including my eee pc)
When do not xampp
On a production server, until it is not secure
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