How to install XAMPP 1.8.2.0 installer.run doesn't start

Question

How can I install the new XAMPP? I tried out various tutorials, but it still does not work. If I type in ./xampp-linux-1.8.2-0-installer.run nothing happens (it shows me root@ubuntu:/home/pc/Downloads#). Please help me.

Solution 1

To install xampp 1.8.2.0, download the Latest version of xampp 1.8.2 from the apache friends or sourceforge. Once downloaded, just press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, browse to the directory where the file was downloaded, and run the command(s) below:

sudo chmod 755 xampp-linux-1.8.2.0-installer.run
sudo ./xampp-linux-1.8.2.0-installer.run

(This will extract all the packages to the /opt/lampp directory)

Then you need to go ahead, and start the service, and see if it works

/opt/lampp/lampp start

http://localhost
http://localhost/phpmyadmin

^{Source:How To Install XAMPP 1.8.2 On Ubuntu}

Solution 2

It's most possible that you're not using the correct installation file for your either 32 or 64 bit operating system. I had the same problem and it's solved as I used 64 bit installation file for my 64 bit Ubuntu.

Then these should work:

sudo chmod +x xampp-linux-1.8.2.0-installer.run

sudo ./xampp-linux-1.8.2.0-installer.run

Comments

[papukaija]

Using root is not recommended... Could you also clarify what tutorials have you tried?

[gertvdijk]

Any reason to run XAMPP instead of just LAMP? You're not on Windows/Mac, you see? What's the easiest way to set up a LAMP stack?

[Clint Easthood]

Well, thats exactly what i did before. However, my mistake was that I have to use the 64bit version... It works now, but the next problem is that I can't copy any files in the lampp/htdocs dir. How does it works? Sry, for so many questions, but I'm new to linux.

[Jashwant]

@ClintEasthood, Try this link

[thednp]

Thanks for your answer, your guidance is more concise and frankly better.