Hi, I've been trying to get XAMPP on my Linux box, I've run it for years on Windows no problem. I was just wondering if anybody could help?
I'm running Mint 9 and XAMPP for Linux 1.7.4.
I tried installing as per instruction on my 64bit, but recieved an error saying I needed the 32bit layer. Sounded a bit too complicated for me, so I just installed 32bit Mint 9 and the install went without a fuss. Tried starting, but my user wasn't set to be able to sudo, so I changed the user to be able to administer PC. Once that was done, I had localhost up and running.
I couldn't drag and drop my php files, so I had to log in as root and change the folder permissions, but I'm working in a GUI and I'm not sure about Linux permissions. I could now drag and drop and edit, but going to localhost gave me a permission denied in my browser (402).
I can't help thinking there's an easier way. I understand the basics of Linux permissions to get my files working online, but all the groups and users on my own Linux box are confusing. I haven't attempted to connect to databases yet.
What permissions command could I run to enable XAMPP to run properly after install? This isn't a live server, just development, so it's not served external to localhost (and my router isn't set up to allow it out of my home network) so security isn't an issue, but I don't want to have to sudo every time I edit and test a website.
Thanks for the great product, and I hope I can get it sorted on Linux as easily as I have on Windows all these years!