You are looking to install XAMPP on Ubuntu (Linux) to either web or php. This article will guide you to do that and it's good that it integrates Apache, PHP, MySQL, FTP Server, Mail Server and phpMyAdmin,…

1. Download Xampp

You download the latest version of XAMPP here
You select the version appropriate for your computer. For example, his ubuntu 32 bit, so I chose XAMPP version 5.6.3 32 bit.

2. Install XAMPP

After download, you open up the terminal and move to the directory containing it (usually at Download) using the following command:

cd Downloads/
ls
chmod +x xampp-linux-5.6.3-0-installer.run
sudo ./xampp-linux-5.6.3-0-installer.run

In that order
ls to list the files in the folder and forder currently Download
chmod x run the file permissions
sudo ./xampp… performed with administrator privileges to run files, after executing this command you enter the password.

Now we begin to install XAMPP in interface

Once done, you restart xampp

sudo /opt/lampp/lampp restart

Now open up your browser to localhost: http://localhost

Choose one language is English to the main interface:

Click phpMyAdmin

Later, to start XAMPP you execute the following command:

sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start

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