"Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string" when running xampp installer file

Question

I want to install XAMPP on my machine. I downloaded the install file from this website and stored it in my default Downloads directory. The site gives instructions on how to install it, then.

I followed these instructions as below:

chmod 755 xampp-linux-x64-5.6.12-0-installer.run

Then:

sudo ./xampp-linux-x64-5.6.12-0-installer.run

I get the following message:

./xampp-linux-x64-5.6.12-0-installer.run: 
1: ./xampp-linux-x64-5.6.12-0-installer.run: 
Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string

The file command returns:

xampp-linux-x64-5.6.12-0-installer.run: ELF 64-bit LSB executable, x86-64, version 1 (GNU/Linux), statically linked, stripped

I can't find what the problem is... This is quite a basic command, isn't it?

Thanks for help!

Solution

Judging by the error you are getting, and found on this site here, the error can occur when you are installing a 64bit version of the program on a 32bit system.

What does the command uname -a return on your system? If you see anything other than x86_64 in that line, then download the 32bit version of the application.

Hope this helps!

Comments

[terdon]

That makes no sense. What you describe should have worked. What's the output of file xampp-linux-x64-5.6.12-0-installer.run? Are you sure you are running the right file?

[Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy]

Were you copy-pasting those commands somewhere from a tutorial ?

[wiltomap]

What do you call 'the output of the file'? I did not copy-paste commands.

[Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy]

@wiltomap there is a terminal command called file. Just type in terminal file xampp-linux-x64-5.6.12-0-installer.run Make sure you're in the same directory as the file

[wiltomap]

Just edited my post including file command result.

[wiltomap]

uname -a command returns: Linux thomas-MS-7918 3.16.0-38-generic #52~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Fri May 8 09:44:48 UTC 2015 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux

[A.B.]

indeed, 32-bit. i686 isn't 64-bit =)

[Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy]

Bingo, OP's system says i686

[wiltomap]

OK thanks a lot! I'll try the 32-bit version.