XAMPP opt/lmapp/lampp start script is doing nothing

Question

I installed Xampp for Ubuntu 12.04. I was able to reach the Xampp splash page/index page. Then, when I clicked on myphpadmin, it wasn't working and I would get an error page.

So instead I tried restarting my computer. After restart I assumed Apache had to be restarted. So, I went to opt/lampp and typed lampp start. Nothing happens and I just get the directory and cursor again in my terminal. Below is the snippet.

root@ubuntu:/opt/lampp# lampp start
lampp: command not found
root@ubuntu:/opt/lampp#

Anyone have any clues?

Thank you!

what is the output for ls in the directory,:) – Raja G Sep 08 '13 at 04:20 — Raja G, Sep 08 '13 at 04:20
how you have installed xampp ? – Raja G Sep 08 '13 at 04:21 — Raja G, Sep 08 '13 at 04:21

score 13 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25

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This is happen when you don't give the correct path for the script. You should start XAMPP using:

./lampp start

or

/opt/lampp/lampp start

If you are not logged as root, you can use:

sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start

And if you add your /opt/lampp directory to your PATH, after you can start it with:

sudo lampp start

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25

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answered Sep 08 '13 at 04:23

Radu Rădeanu

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Thank you very much. i needed the "./lampp start" to work. oh and btw phpmyadmin works now too. I jumped for joy.
Thank you very much. Now i'm off to gettin Drupal working.

Have a good day!
– Dr. Dan Sep 08 '13 at 04:27

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 08 '13 at 04:24

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I dont know how you have installed XAMPP in your Ubuntu , but I am giving the working way which I have tried personally in my Ubuntu PC.

just open your terminal and type as

wget http://www.apachefriends.org/download.php?xampp-linux-1.8.3-1-installer.run
chmod +x xampp-linux-1.8.3-1-installer.run
./xampp-linux-1.8.3-1-installer.run

after finishing the execution , just do as

sudo  /opt/lampp/lampp start

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answered Sep 08 '13 at 04:24

Raja G

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Thanks this worked. the issue was that i was neglecting the './' infront of lampp. – Dr. Dan Sep 08 '13 at 04:26
@ZealotSveta glad to hear that. Enjoy Ubuntu. :) – Raja G Sep 08 '13 at 04:28

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 14 '16 at 13:17

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try this

sudo service mysql stop
sudo /opt/lampp/lampp restart

answered Jul 14 '16 at 13:17

Dhaval Ajani

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Thank you this will work for me. – kantsverma May 24 '21 at 05:40

XAMPP opt/lmapp/lampp start script is doing nothing

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