How to Install Poweradmin on Arch Linux

Poweradmin is a web-based DNS administration tool designed to manage DNS servers. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Poweradmin on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before installing Poweradmin, ensure that you have the following:

• Arch Linux (or an Arch-based distribution)
• Apache, PHP, and MySQL installed and working
• Root access

Step 1: Install Dependencies

First, update your system package list and install dependencies required by Poweradmin:

sudo pacman -Syu
sudo pacman -S php php-apache mariadb

Step 2: Download Poweradmin

Navigate to the Poweradmin website at http://www.poweradmin.org/ and download the latest version of Poweradmin.

Extract the downloaded file to your document root directory:

sudo tar -xzvf poweradmin-2.x.x.tar.gz -C /var/www/html

Step 3: Configure Database

Create a new database for Poweradmin:

sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE poweradmin;
CREATE USER 'poweradmin'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON poweradmin.* TO 'poweradmin'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

Replace password with a secure password of your choice.

Step 4: Configure Poweradmin

Copy the sample configuration file to a new file:

cp /var/www/html/poweradmin/inc/config-me.inc.php /var/www/html/poweradmin/inc/config.inc.php

Edit the config.inc.php file and update the following values:

$db_host = 'localhost';
$db_user = 'poweradmin';
$db_pass = 'password';
$db_name = 'poweradmin';

Replace password with the password you set in Step 3.

Step 5: Configure Apache

Create a new Apache configuration file for Poweradmin:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/poweradmin.conf

Add the following content to the file:

Alias /poweradmin /var/www/html/poweradmin
<Directory /var/www/html/poweradmin>
    Options FollowSymLinks Includes
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
</Directory>

Save and close the file.

Enable the configuration file:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

Add the following line to the end of the file:

Include conf/extra/poweradmin.conf

Save and close the file.

Step 6: Restart Apache

Restart Apache to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 7: Access Poweradmin

Open a web browser and navigate to your server's IP address or domain name followed by /poweradmin.

Authenticate using the default username and password:

• Username: admin
• Password: password

You can now use Poweradmin to manage your DNS server.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Poweradmin on Arch Linux. If you encounter any issues, refer to the Poweradmin documentation for further assistance.

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