Installing XAMPP...

brian47374 · 12-13-2012, 04:46 PM

Hello All,

I am new to the Linux platform and I have a question. I am trying to install XAMPP so that I can run Joomla.
I have root access for CENTOS but I don’t know how to get to a command line to download and install XAMPP per the following documentation.

http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-linux.html#377
Currently I am running WHM 11.32.4 (build 14) CENTOS 5.8 x86_64 virtuozzo on vps

PHP version 5.4.8

I have tried going into Easy Apache and did not see any way to do this.

Is there another way through the GUI of cPanel or WHM to install XAMPP? If not, how do I get to the command line to execute the commands per the documentation? This is a VPS and I there is no technical support with this package.

I need detailed instructions please of getting to a command line.

Thanks in advance!

Brian

frankbell · 12-13-2012, 07:22 PM

Since you are using WHM, I gather your CentOS is provided by a webhosting company. This is not really a question about CentOS, it's a question about WHM.

I suggest you direct your question to your webhosting provider, as individual providers typically customize their interfaces.

unSpawn · 12-14-2012, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by brian47374

I am new to the Linux platform (..) I have root access for CENTOS but I don’t know how to (..)

You may have read the phrase "(..) have just enough knowledge to be dangerous". That is the situation you find yourself in now.
I. Linux is not Windows. You will have to learn to do things "the Linux way".
II. To run Linux well you should first know the basics. If you can not install Linux next to your existing OS then consider using virtualization (QEmu, VirtualBox, VMware or whatever else) and your distributions documentation (see links below).
III. To run a web server securely you must gain an understanding of Linux basics, server administration, VPS basics and the applications you will be working with (like the Joomla documentation). To run a Linux web server without all of that is asking for trouble. And unlike what friends, your VPS reseller or IRC would like you to believe a web-based management panel is no substitute for theoretical knowledge about and practical experience with running Linux.

Quote:

Originally Posted by brian47374

I am trying to install XAMPP so that I can run Joomla.

XAMPP is not for production use!
Joomla does not need XAMPP.
Joomla needs a web server (commonly: Apache), a specific interpreter (PHP) and a database server (MySQL):

Code:

# Log in over SSH into your own account:
ssh brian47374@vps
# Don't use root but use Sudo to manage aspects of your VPS:
sudo yum -y install httpd mysql php
# Deny anyone defacing, abusing or taking over services until you figured out what you should do:
sudo /sbin/service stop httpd 
sudo /sbin/service stop mysql
sudo /sbin/iptables -I INPUT 3 -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp -m multiport --dports 80,3306 -j DROP

Basic documentation
Rute Tutorial & Exposition
Bash Beginners Guide
Linux Command Guide
Linux Newbie Admin Guide
Utimate Linux Newbie Guide
Linux Home Networking
Enterprise Linux Deployment Guide (Centos)
Linux Newbie Administrator Guide
The Linux System Administrator's Guide
Centos Wiki (OS protection)
Linux Documentation Project
LinuxSelfHelp

unSpawn · 12-14-2012, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by frankbell

This is not really a question about CentOS, it's a question about WHM.

I disagree: at the core it's a question about having basic Linux knowledge or not. Denying that is denying we have the responsibility to educate others properly.

frankbell · 12-14-2012, 08:43 PM

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I disagree: at the core it's a question about having basic Linux knowledge or not. Denying that is denying we have the responsibility to educate others properly.

(Edited)

Maybe I should have suggested that he ask his hosting company if they could provide him ssh access. I suspect that will be the solution, but I was too timid to go there.

unSpawn · 12-14-2012, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frankbell

I suspect that will be the solution

IMHO the "solution" would be anything that points away from a recipe for disaster.

decenter · 12-15-2012, 12:05 AM

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Currently I am running WHM 11.32.4 (build 14) CENTOS 5.8 x86_64 virtuozzo on vps

This says enough. You already have a web server. Just go to your cPanel file manager and install Joomla in it and run it. No XAMPP required. Infact, it is not recommended to install XAMPP for a server already running WHM.