You probably should have listed these two problems separately.
However, I can most certainly help you with the latter.
True, to get XAMPP to start automatically, you can read the FAQ. The specific item you want to look at is
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/faq-xampp-linux.html#fsl
If you're still new to Linux or Ubuntu, you should know that by default, Debian based distros start in Run Level 2
You'll want to issue the follow commands
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sudo -i
You'll be prompted to enter your password, do so
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cd /etc/rc2.d/
ln -s /opt/lampp/lampp S99lampp
ln -s /opt/lampp/lampp K01lampp
To exit from being the root user, use the following
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exit
You should now be returned to your regular user prompt.
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