How To Install XAMPP Stack On Ubuntu 15.10

About XAMPP

XAMPP is a free, open source stack that contains Apache web server, MySQL database, PHP, and Perl. The main goal of XAMPP is to build an easy to install Apache environment for developers. Unlike LAMP, and LEMP stacks, It makes the developers so easy to have all packages installed at once in a couple of minutes. XAMMP is acronym of X(Cross platform),Apache, MySQL, PHP, and Perl.

In this handy tutorial, let us see how to install XAMPP stack on Ubuntu 15.10, and its previous versions such as 15.04, 14.04, and 13.10 etc.

Install XAMPP Stack On Ubuntu 15.10 server

Download the latest version from the official download page. As of writing this article, the latest version was 5.6.14.

After downloading the XAMPP package, make it executable as shown below.

sudo chmod +x xampp-linux-x64-5.6.14-0-installer.run

Now, install XAMPP stack as shown below.

sudo ./xampp-linux-x64-5.6.14-0-installer.run

You’ll be asked to answer a couple questions. Here. I will go with defaults.

Press Y to accept the defaults.

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Welcome to the XAMPP Setup Wizard.

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Select the components you want to install; clear the components you do not want 
to install. Click Next when you are ready to continue.

XAMPP Core Files : Y (Cannot be edited)

XAMPP Developer Files [Y/n] :y

Is the selection above correct? [Y/n]: y

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Installation Directory

XAMPP will be installed to /opt/lampp
Press [Enter] to continue:

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Setup is now ready to begin installing XAMPP on your computer.

Do you want to continue? [Y/n]: y

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Please wait while Setup installs XAMPP on your computer.

 Installing
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Setup has finished installing XAMPP on your computer.

Starting/Stopping XAMPP Server

XAMPP will be installed in /opt/lampp directory. After installing XAMPP, you can start it using the following command.

sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start

Sample output:

Starting XAMPP for Linux 5.6.14-0...
XAMPP: Starting Apache...already running.
XAMPP: Starting MySQL...ok.
XAMPP: Starting ProFTPD...ok.

Like wise, you can stop the service using command:

sudo /opt/lampp/lampp stop

Sample output:

Stopping XAMPP for Linux 5.6.14-0...
XAMPP: Stopping Apache...ok.
XAMPP: Stopping MySQL...ok.
XAMPP: Stopping ProFTPD...ok.

Now, you can launch the XAMPP dashboard by navigating to http://localhost/ or http://ip-address/ from your web browser.

Install XAMPP in Ubuntu 15.10 Desktop

Download the XAMPP stack from the official download page.

After downloading the XAMPP package, make it executable as shown below.

sudo chmod +x xampp-linux-x64-5.6.14-0-installer.run

Run the following command to start XAMPP stack installation.

sudo ./xampp-linux-x64-5.6.14-0-installer.run

Click Next.

Click Next.

Click Next.

Click Next.

Click Next.

XAMPP installation will start now.

Finally, click Finish.

This is how XAMPP welcome window looks like.

You can verify the list of currently running services by navigating to the Manage Servers tab next to the XAMPP welcome tab.

Now, you can launch the XAMPP dashboard either by clicking on the Go to application from XAMPP Welcome tab, Or open up your browser and navigate to http://localhost/ or http://ip-address/.

Test XAMPP

To check if everything is OK, open up your web browser, and navigate to http://ip-address/

Here it is how my XAMPP dashboard looks like.

Access phpMyAdmin

phpMyAdmin is a graphical management tool for MySQL. Using this tool, you can create/delete/modify mysql databases graphically via a web browser.

To access phpMyAdmin, click on the “phpMyAdmin” link on the top right corner of the XAMPP dashboard.

You may encounter with the following error. This is because, the XAMPP/phpmyadmin page will not be accessible from the remote clients using IP address.

To resolve this error, edit file /opt/lampp/etc/extra/httpd-xampp.conf,

sudo nano /opt/lampp/etc/extra/httpd-xampp.conf

Find the following line:

[...]
Require local
[...]

And, comment out the above line and add one more line “Require all granted” as shown below.

[...]
#Require local
Require all granted
[...]

For more details, refer the XAMPP forum.

Restart XAMPP service.

sudo /opt/lampp/lampp restart

Then, refresh the webpage. phpMyAdmin page will open now.

This is how my phpMyAdmin dashboard looks.

Likewise, you can view the phpinfo() page. The phpinfo() will also be accessed from the left pane of the XAMPP Dashboard.

Security Issues of XAMPP

XAMPP is not meant to be used in production environment. It’s only for development purpose. Don’t attempt to use XAMPP in any production environments.

The way XAMPP is configured is to be open as possible to allow the developers anything they want. For development environments this is great but in a production environment, it could be fatal.

Here a list of missing security in XAMPP:

• The MySQL administrator (root) has no password.
• The MySQL daemon is accessible via network.
• ProFTPD uses the password “lampp” for user “daemon”.
• PhpMyAdmin is accessible via network.
• Examples are accessible via network.

To fix the above security holes, enter the following command:

sudo /opt/lampp/lampp security

You’ll be asked a couple of questions to secure the XAMPP installation. Answer the questions accordingly.

XAMPP: Quick security check...
XAMPP: Your XAMPP pages are NOT secured by a password. 
XAMPP: Do you want to set a password? [yes] 
XAMPP: Password: 
XAMPP: Password (again): 
/opt/lampp/share/xampp/checkapache: line 41: /opt/lampp/htdocs/xampp/.htaccess: No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat ‘/opt/lampp/htdocs/xampp/.htaccess’: No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat ‘/opt/lampp/htdocs/xampp/.htaccess’: No such file or directory
chmod: cannot access ‘/opt/lampp/htdocs/xampp/.htaccess’: No such file or directory
chmod: cannot access ‘/opt/lampp/htdocs/webalizer/.htaccess’: No such file or directory
chmod: cannot access ‘/opt/lampp/phpmyadmin/.htaccess’: No such file or directory
XAMPP: Password protection active. Please use 'xampp' as user name!
XAMPP: MySQL is accessable via network. 
XAMPP: Normaly that's not recommended. Do you want me to turn it off? [yes] 
XAMPP: Turned off.
XAMPP: Stopping MySQL...ok.
XAMPP: Starting MySQL...ok.
XAMPP: The MySQL/phpMyAdmin user pma has no password set!!! 
XAMPP: Do you want to set a password? [yes] 
XAMPP: Password: 
XAMPP: Password (again): 
XAMPP: Setting new MySQL pma password.
XAMPP: Setting phpMyAdmin's pma password to the new one.
XAMPP: MySQL has no root passwort set!!! 
XAMPP: Do you want to set a password? [yes] 
XAMPP: Write the password somewhere down to make sure you won't forget it!!! 
XAMPP: Password: 
XAMPP: Password (again): 
XAMPP: Setting new MySQL root password.
XAMPP: Change phpMyAdmin's authentication method.
XAMPP: The FTP password for user 'daemon' is still set to 'xampp'. 
XAMPP: Do you want to change the password? [yes] 
XAMPP: Password: 
XAMPP: Password (again): 
XAMPP: Reload ProFTPD...ok.
XAMPP: Done.

That’s it. Now your XAMPP server is secured.

Cheers!

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We will have to wait until at least 2016 to see Google's much-anticipated Project Ara modular smart phones hit shelves as the company has announced a delay.
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Dance is the synchronization between the body, mind and the music. The body moves in rhythm to the music being played and it can be used as an expression, exercise or social interaction. Interestingly, dances are performed by different animals to attract the opposite gender as well. Over the period of time, dance has evolved and many different types have taken form. This particular list will discuss ten of the most popular dance styles from all around the world. Dancing is no easy thing; it is a profession, a profession that is fairly hard to master. I am sure you will be familiar with some of the styles, but this list discusses some dances from different cultures that are probably new to you. Enjoy the read.

10. TAP DANCE

 

I am sure you know how this work. Special shoes are made for dancing the tap. What you do is that you use the sound of your shoe hitting the floor as a musical instrument. You can say that it is more like creating music with your feet and dancing to it at the same time. It is very interestingly, yet I figure it is really hard to learn. Rapid feet and leg movement is an absolute requirement. The roots of tap dance go deep into the African American dancing.

9. ADUMU

 

I am sure you probably never heard of this particular dance. It originated from China and happens to be a popular part of their culture. It involves swaying of the body to certain rhythms. The waist and the hip are used to drive feet in order to sync with the music. The dance has a one thousand year history in China and is usually performed in the Lantern Festival. You can see a lot of videos on YouTube concerning the dance. Yangko has changed since its inception and the one that we see now happens to come from the late 1940s.

 

8. YANGKO

 

I am sure you probably never heard of this particular dance. It originated from China and happens to be a popular part of their culture. It involves swaying of the body to certain rhythms. The waist and the hip are used to drive feet in order to sync with the music. The dance has a one thousand year history in China and is usually performed in the Lantern Festival. You can see a lot of videos on YouTube concerning the dance. Yangko has changed since its inception and the one that we see now happens to come from the late 1940s.

7. KATHAK

 

This happens to be one of the eight forms of classical dances in India. It originated in Utar Pradesh and can be traced back to the ancient people living in northern India. They were called Kathaks. After the sixteenth century, Kathak was influenced by Persian Dance. The name of the dance is derived from Sanskrit which means story. The classical dances can be compared to the ballet dances that I am sure you are familiar with. These dances are very complicated and usually have a meaning to them. Just like the name, they are supposed to tell some sort of a story.

 

 6. BHANGRA

Bhangra refers to a dance coming from the Punjabis in the sub-continent. It was performed to celebrate the harvest but that practice ended when the sub-continent was divided into Pakistan and India. It is originally developed in India and it took its current form somewhere in the 1990s. Bhangra is danced to a very specific kind of music specifically tailored for Bhangra. It is mostly very random with some very common dance moves. This form of dance has travelled to the western cultures as well because of a lot of movement from the sub-continent to the western countries.

 

5. BELLY DANCE

 This particular form of dancing originated from the Middle East, in an Arabic country. Every single part of the body is involved in this dance style but the most dominant of those parts is the hip. There are many different forms to this dance and it differs from country to country. The modern belly dance evolved in the western countries and it is popular globally. Belly dancing was popularized during the Romantic Movement that took place in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The dance requires a great deal of flexibility and is not at all easy.

 

4. BALLET

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3. STREET DANCE

 This form of dance is formally known as vernacular dance. It involves a lot of improvisation and these dances originated outside of dance studios wherever there was space available; streets, parks, school yards and nightclubs. Break dance is also included in street dancing and it is said it originated in the New York City. Another form is Melbourne Shuffle that originated in Australia and Electro Dance which has its root in Paris, France. It involves impossible body movements as you might have seen in the movie series ‘Step Up’. It is very difficult to master.

2. IRISH DANCE

 As the name suggests, the style originated from Ireland. It is a group and is a part of a broader social activity. There are many different forms of this dance; of course I will not be getting into details. Although you should know that it was popularized in 1994 with Riverdance; you can find the clips on YouTube. It involves very fast leg and foot movements while your arms mostly stay stationary. It is very difficult to master especially the solo dances. The dance is performed with traditional Irish music.

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4. Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

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5. Abidjan, Ivory Coast

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6. Sana’a, Yemen

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7. Peshawar, Pakistan

The frontier city of Pakistan is one of the most dangerous places in the world. With warlords and tribes fighting for supremacy, the city is very unsafe, especially for foreigners. Suicide bombings and targeted attack on security forces being the norm, Peshawar is slowly sinking into the abyss.

8. Caracas, Venezuela

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9. Nairobi, Kenya

With al Shabaab militants threatening to launch attacks during the holy month of Ramazan, Kenya, especially Nairobi is tense. Also, incidences of street crime are very high in the city. Night time travel in the city is very unsafe with mugging and looting being a routine affair.

 

10. Cape Town, South Africa

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