Auto Start XAMPP at Startup in Ubuntu Linux

With the default XAMPP installation, you must start XAMPP manually every time you start the system. If you are a web developer or use XAMPP frequently, it can be frustrating to start it every time. Instead of manually starting it every time, we can create and enable a script that automatically starts it on startup.

Choosing a text editor

You can use any standard text editor such as Vi or Nano to create the script. However, these editors are a bit complex unless you are a system or network administrator. If you generally use any of these editors, you can use it. If not, you can install the gedit editor. The gedit is a simple notepad-like text editor. You can use it to create or update script files.

The following command installs the gedit text editor.

 $sudo apt-get install gedit 

Prerequisites

There are two prerequisites for the script.

1. A functional XAMPP installation
2. The net-tools package

The net-tools package includes the commands to start, stop, and restart XAMPP from the command line. Run the following command to verify both.

 #sudo /opt/lamp/lamp start 

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Creating the script

The /etc/systemd/system directory saves script files. The following command creates a script file and opens it for editing.

 $sudo gedit /etc/systemd/system/xampp.service 

Add the following lines to the file and save it.

 [Unit] Description=XAMPP [Service] ExecStart=/opt/lampp/lampp start ExecStop=/opt/lampp/lampp stop Type=forking [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target 

Enabling the script

After creating the script, we must enable it. Ubuntu automatically executes all enabled scripts after the system boots. The following command enables the script.

 $sudo systemctl enable xampp.service 

Verifying the script

This script automatically starts XAMPP when we start the system. To verify it, restart the system.

 $sudo reboot -f 

After the system reboots, you can open a web browser and access the following URL to verify the running XAMPP.

http://localhost/

You can also verify it from the command line. The systemctl status command displays the current status of the service.

 $sudo systemctl status xampp-service 

Conclusion

If you frequently use XAMPP, you can create a script that automatically starts it when you start the system. This tutorial explained how to create, implement, and test this script.