How to start XAMPP

[Emil Payne]

> when I start with http://localhost/phpmyadmin/  in web browser then it
> opens with username and password but I dont know how it start.When I
> type my username and password of the ubuntu then its denied and said
> like blow.I am using Ubuntu 9.04
> phpMyAdmin
> Welcome to phpMyAdmin
> #1045 - Access denied for user 'ashwin'@'localhost' (using password: NO)
> Language
> 
> Log in
> Username:
> Password:
> 

I believe that the default username is : lampp
and the password should be the one you typed in when you installed it.

Emil