XAMPP

XAMPP

How to create XAMPP icon on desktop

• Install GKSU[js]sudo apt-get install gksu[/js]
• Run GEDIT, copy and paste the following codes
  [js]#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open
  [Desktop Entry]
  Version=1.0
  Type=Application
  Terminal=false
  Icon[en_US]=/opt/lampp/htdocs/favicon.ico
  Name[en_US]=XAMPP
  Exec=gksu /opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run
  Comment[en_US]=Start XAMPP Control Panel
  Name=XAMPP
  Comment=Start XAMPP Control Panel
  Icon=/opt/lampp/htdocs/favicon.ico[/js]
• Save the file on your Desktop as Xampp.desktop
• Once the shortcut is on the Desktop, right-click on it, go to Properties, Permissions tab, and check ‘Allow executing file as program’

How to open Control Panel

[js]sudo /opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run[/js]

How to uninstall

[js]sudo -i
cd /opt/lampp
sudo ./uninstall[/js]

How to start

[js]sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start[/js]

How to auto start when start Ubuntu

• Create a script in init.d called lampp
  [js]sudo gedit /etc/init.d/lampp[/js]
• Paste this code on the script and save
  [js]
  #!/bin/bash
  /opt/lampp/lampp start
  [/js]
• Give -x permissions to the file
  [js]sudo chmod +x /etc/init.d/lampp[/js]
• Use update-rc.d to install init scripts to all runlevel by typing
  [js]sudo update-rc.d lampp defaults[/js]

How to backup MySQL database from Ubuntu command line

• [js]cd /opt/lampp/bin/[/js]
• [js]sudo ./mysqldump –add-drop-database -u [user name] -p[password] [database name] > [file_name].sql
  [/js]

How to change root directory

Change Apaches httpd.conf by clicking (in xampp control panel) apache/conf/httpd.conf and adjust the entries for DocumentRoot and the corresponding Directory entry.

Just Ctrl+F for “htdocs” and change the entries to your new path.