Add GUI xampp control panel on ubuntu

If you have install and configure xampp on ubuntu or any other linux distribution you might have use terminal for various operation like start and stopping lampp. However Xampp on windows have some graphical interface for this operation. You can simply add graphical user interface for xampp in ubuntu with few codes and tricks. Adding graphical interface gives you flexibility as well as provide simplicity to use the program if you find yourself uneasy messing with the command. therefore here is the quick tutorial to add graphical user interface for xampp on ubuntu.

1. Open the terminal and paste tde following code

sudo gedit ~/.local/share/applications/xampp-control-panel.desktop

2. The text editor will open simply paste tde following code to the text editor and save it

[Desktop Entry] 

Comment=Start and Stop XAMPP 

Name=XAMPP Control Panel 

Exec=gksudo pytdon /opt/lampp/share/xampp-control-panel/xampp-control-panel.py 

Icon[en_CA]=/usr/share/icons/Humanity/devices/24/network-wired.svg 

Encoding=UTF-8 

Terminal=false 

Name[en_CA]=XAMPP Control Panel 

Comment[en_CA]=Start and Stop XAMPP 

Type=Application 

Icon=/usr/share/icons/Humanity/devices/24/network-wired.svg 

 

Always Show Hidden Files / Folders in windows 7

To enable this, go to Start –> Documents or open any folder. Then select ‘Organize –> Folder and search options’

 

Finally, select ‘View’ tab and in ‘Advanced settings’ choose ‘Show hidden files, folders, and drives’ and press "ok".

 

Turn Off Error Reporting in Ubuntu 12.04

Once in a while if something goes wrong in Ubuntu, you usually get the error screen that reads ‘Sorry, Ubuntu 12.04 has experienced an internal error’.

This feature is added to Ubuntu by default and is there to help Ubuntu gather information about issues and create a fix for them. It’s recommended that you don’t disable it as it helps Ubuntu develop better software.

 

Even though you’re advised not to turn it off, that option is there when you need it.

 

 

To get started, press Ctrl + Alt + T on your keyboard to open the terminal. When it opens, run the commands below to

 

sudo gedit /etc/default/apport

 

Enable GNOME Login Sound in Ubuntu

It seems like one distinct feature missing in Ubuntu 12.04 is the Login Sound. In prior versions of Ubuntu, when you login you will always hear Gnome Login Sound welcoming you. However, in Ubuntu 12.04, it is removed. If you want to bring it back, then do the following steps.

Method 1

 

To get started, press Ctrl + Alt + T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, run the commands below to create a startup program for it.

 

sudo gedit /etc/xdg/autostart/loginsound.desktop

 

Finally, copy and paste the lines below into the file and save it.

 

[Desktop Entry]

Name=GNOME Login Sound

Type=Application

Exec=/usr/bin/canberra-gtk-play --id="desktop-login" --description="GNOME Login sound"

 

Restart your computer and listen for the Login sound.

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Install xampp in ubuntu

Xampp is an application that helps to run local server in your computer.It is a tedious method to install Apache web server add MYSQL, php, perl and other application. There xampp has all the stuff in one package. Therefore xampp make it easy to install all these package from a single application. Xampp is available for all the format including windows , mac and solaris. In compare to windows and mac the installation of xampp is a bit complicated in linux. If you are searching for lampp. you are in right place because xampp is previously called lampp. To begin the installation download xampp from official website. or download via terminal.

wget http://www.apachefriends.org/download.php?xampp-linux-1.7.3a.tar.gz

After downloading place the file in desktop. Don't extract the file. Put as you have downloaded it.

Step1: login into root directory

To install the xampp you have to log in into the root directory to log into root directory run the following command into terminal one by one

cd Desktop

 

(Make sure the initial letter of Desktop is capital)

 

sudo -s

 

Unlock the Administrator Account in windows 7

By default, the administrator account is disabled in windows systems and cannot be used to login. 

 

To unlock the administrator in Windows 7, go to Start –> then right-click on ‘Computer’ and select ‘Manage’

 

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String Formatting : length, count and occurrences in PHP

 

Lower to Upper

<?php

$str = "Mary Had A Little Lamb and She LOVED It So";

$str = strtoupper($str);

echo $str; // Print ==> MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB AND SHE LOVED IT SO

?>

 

Upper to Lower

 

<?php

$str = "Mary Had A Little Lamb and She LOVED It So";

$str = strtolower($str);

echo $str; // Print ==> mary had a little lamb and she loved it so

?>

 

Capitalise First Character

 

<?php

$foo = 'hello world!';

$foo = ucfirst($foo);

echo $foo; // Print ==> Hello world!

?>

 

Compile and Run a Hello-world Java Program

Step 1

 

Open "Folder" and create a new directory called "myproject" under your home directory to keep all your works.

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Step 2

 

Open "Text Editor" (gedit). Enter the following source code and save as "Hello.java" under the "~/myproject" directory created eariler.

 

    public class Hello {   // To save as "Hello.java" under "~/myproject"

       public static void main(String[] args) {

          System.out.println("Hello, world from Ubuntu!");

       }

    }

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