file-get-contents fails and results in no homepage

[th1alb]

So I got XAMPP installed just fine. However, when I go to http://localhost I get this:
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Warning: file_get_contents(lang.tmp) [function.file-get-contents]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in /opt/lampp/htdocs/xampp/index.php on line 2

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /opt/lampp/htdocs/xampp/index.php:2) in /opt/lampp/htdocs/xampp/index.php on line 4
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Ummm...any ideas? Are there file permissions that need to be set? I was under the impression that permissions didn't have to be explicitly set by the user. Thanks in advance!

[Wiedmann]

You must follow the installation instructions exactly.

[schonning]

I know this is an old post, but I just wanted to say that I needed to change write permission on lang.tmp to 666 in order to make it work.

Should I have done something else? I have read all FAQ and instructions that I know about...

I also recieve this error when I try to open phpMyAdmin:

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Warning: Unknown: failed to open stream: Permission denied in Unknown on line 0

Warning: Unknown: Failed opening '/ramdisk/opt/lampp/phpmyadmin/config.inc.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/opt/lampp/lib/php') in Unknown on line 0

I can locate the directory php in the given path: /opt/lampp/lib/php, is this related to the lang.tmp problem above?

[Wiedmann]

'/ramdisk/opt/lampp/phpmyadmin/config.inc.php'

What is this "/ramdisk"?

The path should only be "/opt/lampp".

[schonning]

I found the problem.

I wasn't logged in as root when I did the un-tar on the xampp package.

[schonning]

I think I get ramdisc because I use DSL (Damn Small Linux) and that OS is only 50MB and I have an boot option to load the OS into ram memory at boot up


Thank you for a kick-ass application/websever!!