<h2 id="using-xammp-to-toubleshoot-a-website">Using XAMMP To Toubleshoot a Website</h2>
<p>XAMMP is package containing a complete LAMPP stack configured to work out of the box. It is avalable for Mac, Windows, and Linux from ApacheFriends.org and includes</p>
<ol type="1">
<li>Apache</li>
<li>MariaDB</li>
<li>PHP</li>
<li>Perl</li>
</ol>
<p>XAMPP is excellent for testing a new website, testing updates for an existing site, or troubleshooting a misbehaving site.</p>
<p>In this podcast, Frank tells how to set up XAMPP against the background of having recently had to troubleshoot his own recalcitrant website.</p>
<p>XAMPP startup messages:</p>
<pre><code># cd /opt/lampp
# ./lampp start
Starting XAMPP for Linux 5.6.30-0...
XAMPP: Starting Apache...ok.
XAMPP: Starting MySQL...ok.
XAMPP: Starting ProFTPD...ok.</code></pre>
<h2 id="links">Links:</h2>
<ul>
<li>Apache Friends: <a href="https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html">https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html</a></li>
<li>The XAMPP Linux FAQ: <a href="https://www.apachefriends.org/faq_linux.htmlXAMPP">https://www.apachefriends.org/faq_linux.htmlXAMPP</a></li>
<li>Frank's Blog Post about Troubleshooting with XAMPP (on which this podcast is based): <a href="https://pineviewfarm.net/weblog/2017/03/86811/">https://pineviewfarm.net/weblog/2017/03/86811/</a></li>
</ul>