Hi.
I have used xampp on windows for many years. Now I want to use it on two Linux PCs, one using Mint_17.3 and the other using Mint-18.3.
I can't get xampp to work on either of them.
The Mint_18 PC has xampp 7.2.7-0 installed in /opt/lampp.
When I installed it, the Control Panel appeared and the introductory page appeared in my browser.
I have gone into /var/www/and renamed index.html as index.html.orig and after a refresh the web page now shows Index of/ with the renamed file.
I went back to the Control Panel and tried to start the MySql Database and Apache Web Servers but both say starting and then return to stopped.
At this point I am lost, the Windows version just works after installation. Presumably I have to do something more in Linux, but I don't know what.
Can anyone explain the next steps. I've read a lot of on-line articles but none have helped.
Thanks.