Learn commands to install XAMPP on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy JellyFish Linux using terminal to quickly setup Apache web server and MySQL environment.
With the XAMPP freeware collection, pre-configured Apache-based web servers can be easily configured. For this purpose, the open source package also includes the database program MariaDB as well as the scripting languages PHP and Perl combined into a single installation routine.
Also onboard are useful tools such as FileZilla FTP server, Mercury Mail Transport System mail server, Tomcat for Java applications, phpMyAdmin, Webalizer analysis tool, Fake Sendmail mail tester, and OpenSSL encryption. Modules are conveniently controlled through the XAMPP Control Panel.
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Steps to Install Xampp on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Linux
Well, when it comes to Linux like Ubuntu, we can easily configure Apache, MySQL, and other tools available through XAMPP using just a few commands. However, many users do not want to mess with their system to test certain web applications. If you are one of those, XAMPP is a good option to not interfere with locally installed Apache or MySQL instances.
1: Download XAMPP Linux
The first thing we need in this tutorial is the executable binary of XAMPP on our Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. For this, just visit the official website of this tool. here is the link.
Scroll down to the section where XAMPP Linux packages are available for download. You will see three versions:
Expect the PHP version, the rest of the tools in all three versions will be the same. So, as per the PHP version requirement for your project, download this one.
For instance:
Here while doing this article, the latest version of PHP was 8.1.6, so we are uploading the XAMPP with it, however, you can opt for any of them. Click on the To download button.
2: Open the command terminal
You can either use the shortcut- CTRL+ALT+T or just go to Applications from Show candidates option and find the terminal to run it.
3: Run the XAMPP installer on Ubuntu 22.04
By default, everything we download from the Internet using the browser on Linux systems, goes to the Downloads folder, so go to this folder first.
cd Downloads
Modify the installer permission. 755 means read and execute access for everyone and write access for the file owner
chmod 755 xampp-linux-*-installer.run
Run the installer
sudo ./xampp-linux-*-installer.run
4: Setup Setup Wizard
The moment you run the install command, a XAMP setup wizard will open. Click on the Next button.
Select both “XAMPP Core Files” components and XAMPP Developer Files, then NEXT.
By default, all files will be unzipped as /opt/lampp.
Click on the Finish and the XAMPP will be on your Linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS system.
5: Start Apache and MySQL server
Navigate to the Manage Server tab and corresponding to the web server and database, click on the Begin button. To change their running ports, select the one from Configure.
If you closed the XAMPP GUI and want to run it again, in your command terminal, type –
sudo /opt/lampp/./manager-linux-x64.run
6. XAMPP Desktop Shortcut
We need to create a file that will act as a desktop shortcut in which to add entries that will allow the system to run and launch the XAMPP application.
nano Desktop/XAMPP.desktop
Add Lampp server and icon path
In the launch file created above, copy and paste the entries below that define the type of shortcut and the path to run with the icon.
[Desktop Entry] Version=1.0 Type=Application Name=XAMPP Exec=sudo /opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run Icon=/opt/lampp/htdocs/favicon.ico Terminal=false StartupNotify=false
Save the file using CTRL+Opress the Walk in key, then exit the file – CTRL+X.
Now give sudo permission to your desktop shortcut.
sudo visudo
Scroll to the end of the file and go past the given line:
your-user ALL = NOPASSWD: /opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run
To note: Do not forget to replace the your-user with your current user that you use to run XAMPP on your Ubuntu 22.04 LTS system.
to safeguard the file using – CTRL+Opress the Walk in key, then exit- CTRL+X.
Now double click on your desktop icon to run the XAMPP. Those who also want to create an application launcher for this, simply copy the created desktop icon to the system’s Applications directory.
sudo cp ~/Desktop/XAMPP.desktop /usr/share/applications/
7: Stop or start the XAMPP server
In the future, if you want to stop or start the service of this tool using the command line, just use the following command with sudo.
To stop all running Xampp services:
sudo /opt/lampp/lampp stop
And if you want to relaunch them via the command line:
sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start
8. Uninstall Xampp from Ubuntu 22.04
To completely uninstall or remove the XAMPP server from your system, let’s see the command you can use.
sudo /opt/lampp/./uninstall
To delete shortcuts:
sudo rm ~/Desktop/XAMPP.desktop
sudo rm /usr/share/applications/XAMPP.desktop
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