[Ubuntu] Install XAMPP 1.8.2 in Ubuntu Desktop 15.04

How to install XAMPP 1.8.2 in Ubuntu

In this tutorial we would install XAMPP 1.8.2 in Ubuntu. XAMPP stand for

• X (to be read as "cross", meaning cross-platform)
• Apache HTTP Server
• MySQL
• PHP
• Perl

Xampp allows you to run local server. It is a easy method to install Apache web server add MYSQL, php, and perl. Xampp have all stuff in one package.
Go on XAMPP site and download XAMPP. URL to download XAMPP is
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-linux.html

Let the download complete. Confirm download by opening download folder.

Open terminal and move to download folder. Verify that downloaded Xampp installer file exist there. If you have moved Xampp file in other folder than move that folder which contain Xampp file.

cd /home/[Username]/Downloads
ls

Make installer file to executable. Run following command

chmod +x xampp-linux-1.8.2-0-installer.run

Installation requires root privilege. Switch to root user. You need to supply super user password to become root user. Super user is the user account which is created during the installation.

sudo -s -H

Run installer file

./xampp-linux-1.8.2-0-installer.run

XAMPP 1.8.2 version added nice graphic setup wizard. Click on next

Keep default selected component and click on next

Installation directory is opt click on next

By default BitNami for Xampp is selected. Remove the check mark and click on next

Wait for few minutes. 

Click on finish to complete the installation.

Wizard will redirect you to XAMPP default screen.

XAMPP is successfully installed. But mysql server would not start automatically. You would get following error while accessing phpmyadmin

Restart the Xampp to start all the services

sudo /opt/lampp/lampp restart

Now access again phpmyadmin

We have successfully installed XAMPP 1.8.2 in Ubuntu. In our next article 
we would see how to start automatically xampp on start up.