Apache Friends XAMPP 2012 Survey
Last May XAMPP became 10 years old and we think this is a good time to think again about changes and improvements to XAMPP. That's what this survey is for: to find out what your needs are and what we can do to improve XAMPP in future releases.
Please help us, share this and take the survey!
Welcome to the Linux version of XAMPP (on x86-compatible processors)
By the way: In the past this software was called LAMPP but to avoid misconceptions we renamed it to »XAMPP for Linux«. So if you are seeking for LAMPP you're on the right track. ;)
If you encounter any problems with XAMPP please feel free to get in touch with us. This will help us to improve XAMPP and make it more useful for everybody
| Pictures of XAMPP for Linux As the old saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. Here you can take a look at some screen shots of a XAMPP installation. Step 1: Download Simply click on one of the links below. It's a good idea to get the latest version. :) A complete list of downloads (older versions) is available at SourceForge. A detailed overview over the changes and contents of all XAMPP releases is available in the RELEASE NOTES. Step 2: Installation After downloading simply type in the following commands: Go to a Linux shell and login as the system administrator root:su Extract the downloaded archive file to /opt:tar xvfz xampp-linux-1.8.0.tar.gz -C /opt Warning: Please use only this command to install XAMPP. DON'T use any Microsoft Windows tools to extract the archive, it won't work. Warning 2: already installed XAMPP versions get overwritten by this command. That's all. XAMPP is now installed below the /opt/lampp directory. Step 3: Start To start XAMPP simply call this command:/opt/lampp/lampp start You should now see something like this on your screen: Starting XAMPP 1.8.0... LAMPP: Starting Apache... LAMPP: Starting MySQL... LAMPP started. Ready. Apache and MySQL are running. If you get any error messages please take a look at the Linux FAQ. Step 4: Test OK, that was easy but how can you check that everything really works? Just type in the following URL at your favourite web browser: http://localhost Now you should see the start page of XAMPP containing some links to check the status of the installed software and some small programming examples. The Instant Art example: A small PHP/GD program (since 0.9.6pre1 also a flashy PHP/Ming example, see screenshot). Thanks to Anke Arnold for her font »AnkeCalligraph |
A matter of security (A MUST READ!)
As mentioned before, XAMPP is not meant for production use but only for developers in a development environment. The way XAMPP is configured is to be open as possible and allowing the developer anything he/she wants. For development environments this is great but in a production environment it could be fatal. Here a list of missing security in XAMPP:
1. The MySQL administrator (root) has no password.
2. The MySQL daemon is accessible via network.
3. ProFTPD uses the password "lampp" for user "nobody".
4. PhpMyAdmin is accessible via network.
5. Examples are accessible via network.
6. MySQL and Apache running under the same user (nobody).
To fix most of the security weaknesses simply call the following command:
/opt/lampp/lampp security
It starts a small security check and makes your XAMPP installation quite secure. For example this protects the XAMPP demo pages by a username ('lampp') and password combination. See also our XAMPP for Linux FAQ.
Advanced start and stop parameters
Until version 0.9.4 /opt/lampp/lampp could only start and stop XAMPP. Since version 0.9.5 it learned a lot of new things to do.
| START AND STOP PARAMETERS | |||
| Parameter | Description | ||
| start | Starts XAMPP. | ||
| stop | Stops XAMPP. | ||
| restart | Stops and starts XAMPP. | ||
| startapache | Starts only the Apache. | ||
| startssl | Starts the Apache SSL support. This command activates the SSL support permanently, e.g. if you restarts XAMPP in the future SSL will stay activated. | ||
| startmysql | Starts only the MySQL database. | ||
| startftp | Starts the ProFTPD server. Via FTP you can upload files for your web server (user "nobody", password "lampp"). This command activates the ProFTPD permanently, e.g. if you restarts XAMPP in the future FTP will stay activated. | ||
| stopapache | Stops the Apache. | ||
| stopssl | Stops the Apache SSL support. This command deactivates the SSL support permanently, e.g. if you restarts XAMPP in the future SSL will stay deactivated. | ||
| stopmysql | Stops the MySQL database. | ||
| stopftp | Stops the ProFTPD server. This command deactivates the ProFTPD permanently, e.g. if you restarts XAMPP in the future FTP will stay deactivated. | ||
| security | Starts a small security check programm. | ||
What is where?
What is where? A big question of our existens, here are some answers! ;)
For example: To start Apache with SSL support simply type in the following command (as root):
/opt/lampp/lampp startssl
You can also access your Apache server via SSL under https://localhost.
| IMPORTANT FILES AND DIRECTORIES | |||
| File/Directory | Purpose | ||
| /opt/lampp/bin/ | The XAMPP commands home. /opt/lampp/bin/mysql calls for example the MySQL monitor. | ||
| /opt/lampp/htdocs/ | The Apache DocumentRoot directory. | ||
| /opt/lampp/etc/httpd.conf | The Apache configuration file. | ||
| /opt/lampp/etc/my.cnf | The MySQL configuration file. | ||
| /opt/lampp/etc/php.ini | The PHP configuration file. | ||
| /opt/lampp/etc/proftpd.conf | The ProFTPD configuration file. (since 0.9.5) | ||
| /opt/lampp/phpmyadmin/config.inc.php | The phpMyAdmin configuration file. | ||
Stopping XAMPP
To stop XAMPP simply call this command:
/opt/lampp/lampp stop
You should now see:
Stopping LAMPP 1.8.0...
LAMPP: Stopping Apache...
LAMPP: Stopping MySQL...
LAMPP stopped.
And XAMPP for Linux is stopped.
Uninstall
To uninstall XAMPP just type in this command:rm -rf /opt/lampp
The end.
Author: Kai 'Oswald' Seidler
Last modification: Sun Aug 26 22:26:41 2012
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