thanks for Wiedmann i have been down the "xampp-linux-1.7.1.tar.gz" AND "xampp-linux-devel-1.7.1.tar.gz" i can find "/lampp/share/lampp/configures.tar.gz" in "xampp-linux-1.7.1.tar.gz" but i don`t know how to use the file "lampp/share/lampp/mysql/configure-oswald"?? what can i do next?? thanks