[xubuntu-users] Best way to set up practice LAMP in Xubuntu ?

[Charlie Kravetz]

On Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:52:27 -0400
"Lee Gold" <leegold at operamail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I want to set up a practice AMP in Xubuntu. In XP I just install
> Xampplite in one swoop. But I see a lot of conflicting opinions for
> Linux. Many people say only to install AMP components separately via
> Synaptic so all dependencies and "techie" stuff are properly taken
> care of by Synaptic vs. using Xampp. That approach seems good. But I
> do like the Xampp control panel. What's best way? Links appreciated
> too. Thanks, Lee G.
> 

I run a test server at home using Xampp for Linux. I have been using
this for about three years, and have not had any issues with it. It is
by far easier than setting up a full "lamp" install. 

I don't recall any dependency issues, having installed Xampp in /opt
and using /var/www for my websites. The biggest issue was changing the
owner of /opt/lampp from root to nobody, which is needed for it to work
correctly. Since it is a self-contained webserver, I do not have the
issues of trying to protect it from the outside. It is not designed to
be used as a full Apache/PhP/etc server for those not on my home
network.

I do design a few websites and maintain several using Xampp. It makes
it very easy, and using ftp to upload the site changes after getting
working is convenient for me.

Good luck,

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