I get a error when I start XAMPP

[norsac321]

I get this error when I start XAMPP:

Starting XAMPP for Linux 1.8.1...
/opt/lampp/share/lampp/phpstatus: line 4: /opt/lampp/bin/php: cannot execute binary file
XAMPP: Starting Apache with SSL ...
/opt/lampp/bin/httpd: 1: /opt/lampp/bin/httpd: Syntax error: "(" unexpected
XAMPP: Error 2! Couldn't start Apache!
XAMPP: Starting diagnose...
XAMPP: Sorry, I've no idea what's going wrong.
XAMPP: Please contact our forum http://community.apachefriends.org/f/
XAMPP: Starting MySQL...
/opt/lampp/bin/my_print_defaults: 1: /opt/lampp/bin/my_print_defaults: Syntax error: "(" unexpected
XAMPP: Couldn't start MySQL!
XAMPP: Starting ProFTPD...
XAMPP: /opt/lampp/lampp: line 333: /opt/lampp/sbin/proftpd: cannot execute binary file
XAMPP: Error 126! Couln't start ProFTPD!
XAMPP for Linux started.

Any help would be appreciated.

[JonB]

OK -

Starting XAMPP for Linux 1.8.1...
/opt/lampp/share/lampp/phpstatus: line 4: /opt/lampp/bin/php: cannot execute binary file

Since you did not mention the distribution of Linux you installed, I'm going to take a guess you have an ARM processor based 'computer/whatever' (like Raspberry Pi, or an ARM Android single board 'puter' etc.)- XAMPP only runs on x86 and IA64 processors (read that as AMD and Intel). Other processors have differnet instruction sets and need to be compiled just for that processor family.

Corollary of the last - you need to build a real LAMP stack via the installer that came with your distribution

(my best guess with limited information)

Good Luck