Xampp for mac on flash drive install#
Xampp for mac on flash drive archive#
Xampp for mac on flash drive password#

I install this, and nothing happens when I go to I get this error Would that be php 5.1 and mysql 5.1 or php 5.0 and mysql 5.0?ĭoes XAMPP install php/mysql from the repositories or from inside the XAMPP package?ĭoes phpmyadmin need to be installed separately? Everything listed above is installed, configured, and ready to run. It is a self contained, presetup LAMP stack that just works. Nothing is taken from the repos, and nothing in the XAMPP package needs anything outside of the XAMPP package to run. Re-did xampp control panel shortcut to make it easier.Īdded warning for public web servers and edited intro to make it more accurate. To fix most of the security weaknesses open a terminal and run: This doesn't leave your whole system wide open, but someone could hack your XAMPP installation, so be wary. MySQL and Apache running under the same user (nobody).

Xampp for mac on flash drive password#

ProFTPD uses the password 'lampp' for user 'nobody'. The MySQL daemon is accessible via network. The MySQL administrator (root) has no password. Now any files and folders you place in ~/public_html will be published to your personal webserver. Sudo ln -s ~/public_html /opt/lampp/htdocs/$USER Make public_html directory in home directory: (As long is there isn't a index.php/html/etc file) So if I navigate to I get a listing of all the files/folders in that directory.

My user name is peter so I have /home/peter/public_html linked to /opt/lampp/htdocs/peter. The easiest way to start working on files is to link a folder in your home directory into this directory. XAMPP by default uses /opt/lampp/htdocs as the root web directory. Once XAMPP is up and running open firefox and go to: You should see the XAMPP test page: Use the Alacarte Menu Editor to move it around. 'XAMPP Control Panel' will show up in your applications menu under Internet. Icon=/usr/share/icons/Tango/scalable/devices/network-wired.svg

Paste the following into the open file and save and exit.Įxec=gksudo 'python /opt/lampp/share/xampp-control-panel/xampp-control-panel.py' To use the sweet gtk/python control panel: To see additional commands, open a terminal and type this: To stop it, open a terminal and type this: To start it up, open a terminal and type this: Sudo tar xvfz xampp-linux-1.5.3a.tar.gz -C /opt

Xampp for mac on flash drive archive#

Obviously this HOWTO only deals with the linux version.įor those of you with already existing Apache/mySQL/php installations it installs everything into /opt so it doesn't conflict with any other installation, and it is completely setup and ready to run.ĭownload the most recent version of XAMPP: (at time of writing 1.5.3a)Įxtract the archive to /opt using sudo: (make sure you are in the directory that you downloaded the archive to) The XAMPP project bundles Apache, PHP4 & 5, Perl, mySQL, and a bunch of other utilities/applications into an simple package for Mac OSX, Windows, Solaris, and Linux. The ubuntu developers have prepared a great web server and have made the process as seemless as possible.īut what if even the official way is still to complicated? What if you just want a quick web server for development?įortunately there is the XAMPP project. To setup a public webserver follow the directions on the Ubuntu wiki Īs this is Ubuntu, all the major parts of a typical web server are included (in the main repo, or on the Ubuntu Server CD) and this is a great way to setup a server. This guide is aimed at a development environment only and should not be used as a public webserver. This guide will install the XAMPP lampp stack into /opt, setup an easy way to start it up and shut it down, and link a folder in your home directory to the webserver. This is a how-to for setting up a web development environment easily.