1.Go to a Linux shell and login as the system administrator root:
su
2.Extract the downloaded archive file to /opt:
tar xvfz xampp-linux-1.7.3a.tar.gz -C /opt
3: Start
To start XAMPP simply call this command:
/opt/lampp/lampp start
4: Test
OK, that was easy but how can you check that everything really works? Just type in the following URL at your favourite web browser:
http://localhost Here a list of missing security in XAMPP:
1.The MySQL administrator (root) has no password.
2.The MySQL daemon is accessible via network.
3.ProFTPD uses the password "lampp" for user "nobody".
4.PhpMyAdmin is accessible via network.
5.Examples are accessible via network.
6.MySQL and Apache running under the same user (nobody).
To fix most of the security weaknesses simply call the following command:
/opt/lampp/lampp security