Install XAMPP 1.8.3 (PHP 5.5) Under Ubuntu/Linux Mint

In this tutorial, we will see how to install XAMPP for Linux 1.8.3 with support of PHP 5.5 under the following distros:

• Ubuntu 13.10 - Ubuntu 13.04 - Ubuntu 12.10 - Ubuntu 12.04 or older
• Linux Mint 16 - Linux Mint 15 - Linux Mint 14 or older
• Any other Linux-based distributions.

XAMPP is simply an Apache web server that includes PHP, MySQL and Perl. The latest version has these new features:

• Apache 2.4.7
• MySQL 5.6.14
• PHP 5.5.6
• PEAR + SQLite 2.8.17/3.7.17 + multibyte (mbstring) support
• Perl 5.16.3
• ProFTPD 1.3.4c
• phpMyAdmin 4.0.9
•  OpenSSL 1.0.1e
• GD 2.0.35
• Freetype2 2.4.8

XAMPP 1.8.3 Installation

   A. XAMPP 1.8.3 For i386 Architectures

Open the terminal and run the following commands:

cd /tmp 

wget http://goo.gl/CAXLhV -O xampp-installer-i386.run 

chmod +x xampp-installer-i386.run 

sudo ./xampp-installer-i386.run

    B. XAMPP 1.8.3 For amd64 Architectures

Run these commands:

cd /tmp 

wget http://goo.gl/v9ZL8o -O xampp-installer-amd64.run 

chmod +x xampp-installer-amd64.run 

 sudo ./xampp-installer-amd64.run

Then follow the setup wizard:

C. Running XAMPP

If you want to start XAMPP via the terminal , enter this command:

sudo  /opt/lampp/lampp start

Or simply use the GUI to start/stop the web server:

To check if the web server is running, open this address:

 http://localhost

If well installed, this page will show up:

For more details about configuring and securing XAMPP, please visit this page.

XAMPP 1.8.3 Removal

To uninstall it from your system, issue this command:

 sudo rm -rf /opt/lampp