How to install XAMPP Server on Ubuntu using the terminal?

Installing XAMPP Server on Ubuntu using Terminal.

First, let's understand, What is XAMPP?

What is XAMPP?

XAMPP is a package of the software which includes much software in a single package like, XAMPP v3.2.3 includes five software of Apache, MySQL, FileZilla, Mercury, and Tomcat. Simply, we can say that XAMPP is a server that is used for running the server-side languages like, PHP.

XAMPP stands for:

X --> For any operating system (Windows, Linux, etc.)

A --> Apache Web Server

M --> MySQL or MariaDB Database Engine

P --> PHP

P --> Perl

In this post, I will tell you to step by step process, How to install XAMPP Server on Ubuntu using the terminal?

Step 1: Login and Update

First login to your Ubuntu machine using SSH

ssh <username>@<hostnname/IP>

Note: Putty is the most popular way to connect with your server using SSH. If you are on the local system, simply you have to start your terminal.

Now, first of all, run the following commands:

sudo apt-update
sudo apt-upgrade

Step 2: Download XAMPP package

Run the following command in your terminal:

wget https://www.apachefriends.org/xampp-files/7.3.7/xampp-linux-x64-7.3.7-0-installer.run

Note that, the above command download the XAMPP with version 7.3.7 / PHP 7.3.7, check the latest version on your of XAMPP on the official XAMPP website.

Step 3: Executable permission

It is important to give the executable permission to the downloaded file to install it.

chmod +x xampp-linux-x64-5.6.33-0-installer.run

Step 4: Install the XAMPP Package

To install the XAMPP Package run the following command:

./xampp-linux-x64-7.3.7-0-installer.run

Note: Wait till the installation is completed, and at the time of installation it will ask you some queries read it carefully and continue.

Step 5: Start XAMPP

Now, congrats you are successfully installing the XAMPP server on your Ubuntu machine. And, to start all the service of the XAMPP run the following command:

sudo /opt/lampp/xampp start

If you want to stop the XAMPP server run the command:

sudo /opt/lampp/xampp stop

The restart command for the XAMPP server is:

sudo /opt/lampp/xampp restart

Step 6: Change the server port if required (Optional)

Sometimes the location of the .conf file varies. But, in my case it is at /opt/lampp/etc/httpd.conf location. It's also your location in your case then open the httpd.conf file in your favorite editor and find the line "Listen 80", replace the port number 80 to any other port number of your choice.

Note: If you get the error on accessing the PHPMyAdmin.

The error message is given below:

PHPMyAdmin error: This setting can be configured in the file "httpd-xampp.conf"

Then, go the path /opt/lampp/etc/extra/ and open the httpd-xampp.conf file, replace "Require local" with "Require all granted".

path: /opt/lampp/etc/extra/httpd-xampp.conf

Run the below command to open the httpd-xampp.conf to VI Editor.

vi /opt/lampp/etc/extra/httpd-xampp.conf

Now, replace "Require local" with "Require all granted".

<Directory "/opt/lampp/phpmyadmin">
AllowOverride AuthConfig Limit
#Require local
Require all granted
ErrorDocument 403 /error/XAMPP_FORBIDDEN.html.var
</Directory>