Install XAMPP in Ubuntu using command line

You can install XAMPP in Ubuntu using ppa(Personal Package Archives). This is a simple process. Open terminal and type following command.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:upubuntu-com/web
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xampp

XAMPP is installed now type following command  to start XAMPP server

sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start

Now xampp is installed in your linux , just open web browser and type url in address bar : http://localhost/

Operate XAMPP in Ubuntu using command line

You can operate XAMPP server in ubuntu using following command. 
Syntax: sudo /opt/lampp/lampp <action>

For example:

to start XAMPP server write following command in terminal
sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start

start xampp in ubuntu

to stop XAMPP server write following command in terminal
sudo /opt/lampp/lampp stop

Following list shows command list

Action	Action Detail
XAMPP Start Commands
start	Start XAMPP (Apache, MySQL and eventually others)
startapache	Start only Apache
startssl	Start only SSL support
startmysql	Start only MySQL
startftp	Start only ProFTPD
XAMPP Stop Commands
stop	Stop XAMPP (Apache, MySQL and eventually others)
stopapache	Stop only Apache
stopssl	Stop only SSL support
stopmysql	Stop only MySQL
stopftp	Stop only ProFTPD
XAMPP Reload Commands
reload	Reload XAMPP (Apache, MySQL and eventually others)
reloadapache	Reload only Apache
reloadmysql	Reload only MySQL
reloadftp	Reload only ProFTPD
Other Commands
restart	Stop and start XAMPP
security	Check XAMPP’s security
php5	Activate PHP5
phpstatus	Which version of PHP is active?
backup	Make backup file of your XAMPP config, log and data files
panel	Starts graphical XAMPP control panel