Xampp for linux (is not for dedicated/shared server)

Xampp for linux is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl. Xampp contain a package of Apache 2.2.4, MySQL 5.0.45, PHP 5.2.3 & 4.4.7 & PEAR + SQLite 2.8.17/3.3.17 + multibyte (mbstring) support, Perl 5.8.7, ProFTPD 1.3.0a, phpMyAdmin 2.10.3, OpenSSL 0.9.8e, GD 2.0.1, Freetype2 2.1.7, libjpeg 6b, libpng 1.2.12, gdbm 1.8.0, zlib 1.2.3, expat 1.2, Sablotron 1.0, libxml 2.4.26, Ming 0.3, Webalizer 2.01, pdf class 009e, ncurses 5.8, mod_perl 2.0.2, FreeTDS 0.63, gettext 0.11.5, IMAP C-Client 2004e, OpenLDAP (client) 2.3.11, mcrypt 2.5.7, mhash 0.8.18, eAccelerator 0.9.5.1, cURL 7.13.1, libxslt 1.1.8, phpSQLiteAdmin 0.2, libapreq 2.07, FPDF 1.53, XAMPP Control Panel 0.6.

But Xampp is not meant for production use but only for developers in a development environment, and have a list of missing security :

1. The MySQL administrator (root) has no password.
2. The MySQL daemon is accessible via network.
3. ProFTPD uses the password “lampp” for user “nobody”.
4. PhpMyAdmin is accessible via network.
5. Examples are accessible via network.
6. MySQL and Apache running under the same user (nobody).

Xampp is not recommended for an online (dedicated or shared) server.

Remove Xampp (if you already have a Xampp)

Stop then remove
# /opt/lampp/lampp stop
# rm -rf /opt/lampp