Install Xampp 7.3.0 on Ubuntu (18.04, 18.10) & Linux Mint Derivative system
XAMPP is an open source software that provides users with an out-of-the-box server experience. It is a complex, yet very easy-to-use AMPP (Apache, MySQL, PHP and Perl) distribution that’s compatible with the Linux, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems.
The best tool for those who want to install a fully functional web development environment
Installing an Apache web server and deploying a fully functional MySQL database is not quite an easy task these days, at least not for novice users who have no idea what a server or database is. Installing PHP and Perl programming languages, as well as any other web-based tool like phpMyAdmin is out of the question.
That's way applications like XAMPP exist, to make all the above tasks a breeze for inexperienced users. Above all this, XAMPP is completely free! It is backed by a talented community and Apache Friends, a non-profit project that tries to promote the Apache web server.
The new version of PHP (7.3.0) comes with numerous improvements and new features such as Flexible Heredoc and Nowdoc Syntax, PCRE2 Migration, Multiple MBString Improvements and many more features and changes.
7.3.0 / 7.2.13 / 7.1.25 / 7.0.33 / 5.6.39
Updated PHP to 7.3.0 / 7.2.13 / 7.1.25 / 7.0.33 / 5.6.39
Updated MariaDB to 10.1.37
Updated OpenSSL to 1.0.1q (only Unix)
Updated phpMyAdmin to 4.8.4
How to Install Xampp 7.3.0 on Ubuntu & Linux Mint Derivative system ?
To install Xampp 7.3.0 on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver, Ubuntu 18.10 Cosmic Cuttlefish, Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Linux Mint 19.1, Elementary OS 5 'Juno', Peppermint, Deepin 15.7, Linux Lite 4.2 and other Ubuntu derivative systems, open a new Terminal window and bash (get it?) in the following commands:
Download Latest Version of Xampp installation script, like this :
$ wget https://www.apachefriends.org/xampp-files/7.3.0/xampp-linux-x64-7.3.0-0-installer.run
Change to root access :
$ sudo suRun xampp installation script :
# ./xampp-linux-x64-7.3.0-0-installer.run 
Click finish button and installation is completed
