Learn how to set up XAMPP on Lubuntu Linux with virtual hosts for an organized and efficient local development environment.

Last week in Gearhead I discussed the struggle to get my hosting provider to give me a server with the version of PHP I needed to run a PHP-based groupware system.

XAMPP extends theseacronyms, and provides a one-click installation of this stack onLinux, Windows, Mac, or Solaris, along with a handful of otherhelpful applications and services.