How to start XAMPP

[Victor Padro]

On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 8:14 AM, ashwin1711 <ashwin1711 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>          I had serach in google and find a site name
> http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu_lamp_for_newbies  then I have done
> all the things to install LAMPP or XAMPP  like below.But now the
> Problem for me that I cant start XAMPP as they said.Looking to sove
> this issue..
>
> Install Apache
>
> To start off we will install Apache.
>
> 1. Open up the Terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal).
>
> 2. Copy/Paste the following line of code into Terminal and then press enter:
>
> sudo apt-get install apache2
>
> 3. The Terminal will then ask you for you're password, type it and
> then press enter.
>
>
> Testing Apache
>
> To make sure everything installed correctly we will now test Apache to
> ensure it is working properly.
>
> 1. Open up any web browser and then enter the following into the web address:
>
> http://localhost/
>
> You should see a folder entitled apache2-default/. Open it and you
> will see a message saying "It works!" , congrats to you!
>
>
> Install PHP
>
> In this part we will install PHP 5.
>
> Step 1. Again open up the Terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal).
>
> Step 2. Copy/Paste the following line into Terminal and press enter:
>
> sudo apt-get install php5 libapache2-mod-php5
>
> Step 3. In order for PHP to work and be compatible with Apache we must
> restart it. Type the following code in Terminal to do this:
>
> sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
>
>
> Test PHP
>
> To ensure there are no issues with PHP let's give it a quick test run.
>
> Step 1. In the terminal copy/paste the following line:
>
> sudo gedit /var/www/testphp.php
>
> This will open up a file called phptest.php.
>
> Step 2. Copy/Paste this line into the phptest file:
>
> <?php phpinfo(); ?>
>
> Step 3. Save and close the file.
>
> Step 4. Now open you're web browser and type the following into the web address:
>
> http://localhost/testphp.php
>
> The page should look like this:
>
> Test PHP Page
>
> Congrats you have now installed both Apache and PHP!
>
>
> Install MySQL
>
> To finish this guide up we will install MySQL. (Note - Out of Apache
> and PHP, MySQL is the most difficult to set up. I will provide some
> great resources for anyone having trouble at the end of this guide.)
>
> Step 1. Once again open up the amazing Terminal and then copy/paste this line:
>
> sudo apt-get install mysql-server
>
> Step 2 (optional). In order for other computers on your network to
> view the server you have created, you must first edit the "Bind
> Address". Begin by opening up Terminal to edit the my.cnf file.
>
> gksudo gedit /etc/mysql/my.cnf
>
> Change the line
>
> bind-address = 127.0.0.1
>
> And change the 127.0.0.1 to your IP address.
>
> Step 3. This is where things may start to get tricky. Begin by typing
> the following into Terminal:
>
> mysql -u root
>
> Following that copy/paste this line:
>
> mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('yourpassword');
>
> (Make sure to change yourpassword to a password of your choice.)
>
> Step 4. We are now going to install a program called phpMyAdmin which
> is an easy tool to edit your databases. Copy/paste the following line
> into Terminal:
>
> sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-auth-mysql php5-mysql phpmyadmin
>
> After that is installed our next task is to get PHP to work with
> MySQL. To do this we will need to open a file entitled php.ini. To
> open it type the following:
>
> gksudo gedit /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini
>
> Now we are going to have to uncomment the following line by taking out
> the semicolon (;).
>
> Change this line:
>
> ;extension=mysql.so
>
> To look like this:
>
> extension=mysql.so
>
> Now just restart Apache and you are all set!
>
> sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
>
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I sent you that URL in a previous mail, please state your real problem
instead of copying all the how-to.

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