How can I access XAMPP/Lampp folder via Terminal on Mac

Question

I recently started using XAMPP on Mac and it installed the "lampp" folder under "Shared" and showing as an IP address in Finder. So I can access the files via Finder but I'm unable to cd into the folder via Terminal.

The Shared folder is simply not visible. I tried /Volumes to see all volumes, but "lampp" wasn't listed, as well mounting it somehow but that also didn't work. Any ideas? It's so odd that I see the folder in Finder but not in Terminal!

Answer 1

I had the same problem the route for htdocs is the following:

cd /Users/***your_user_name***/.bitnami/stackman/machines/xampp/volumes/root/htdocs

"username" only replaces that line by the name of your user

Example, for me it would be:

cd /Users/adanuri/.bitnami/stackman/machines/xampp/volumes/root/htdocs

Answer 2

I run in to the same problem and looked for hours for a solution. I now found this page: https://www.apachefriends.org/blog/new_xampp_20170628.html

Since it is a VM you have to click on the Open Terminal button in the general tab of the stack manager. Then a new window opens and you can work on the terminal.

Screenshot of the stack manager with the open Terminal option

Screen Shot of the open Terminal window