How to Install phpIPAM on Clear Linux Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing phpIPAM on Clear Linux Latest.

phpIPAM is an open-source IP address management tool written in PHP that allows administrators to manage IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, subnets, and VLANs.

Step 1: Update system

Before installing any package, it is recommended to update the system to the latest version. Run the following command to update your Clear Linux system:

sudo swupd update

Step 2: Install LAMP stack

The LAMP stack includes Apache web server, MariaDB database management system, and PHP scripting language. To install the LAMP stack on Clear Linux, run the following command:

sudo swupd bundle-add lamp-server

Step 3: Install required packages for phpIPAM

Next, we need to install some required packages for phpIPAM. To install them, run the following command:

sudo swupd bundle-add zip unzip git php-gettext

Step 4: Install phpIPAM

Now, let's download the phpIPAM source code from its official website.

mkdir phpipam
cd phpipam
wget https://github.com/phpipam/phpipam/archive/refs/tags/1.4.1.tar.gz
tar -zxvf 1.4.1.tar.gz

Then, move the extracted folder to the Apache web server document root directory.

sudo mv phpipam-1.4.1 /var/www/html/phpipam

After that, change the ownership of the phpIPAM directory to the Apache web server user.

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/phpipam

Step 5: Configure Apache web server for phpIPAM

Create a new Apache web server configuration file for phpIPAM.

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/phpipam.conf

Add the following configuration to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
     DocumentRoot /var/www/html/phpipam
     ServerName your-server-name.com

     ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/phpipam-error.log
     CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/phpipam-access.log combined

     <Directory /var/www/html/phpipam>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
     </Directory>

</VirtualHost>

Save and close the file.

Enable the newly created Apache configuration.

sudo a2ensite phpipam.conf

Restart the Apache web server.

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 6: Configure MariaDB for phpIPAM

Create a new MariaDB database for phpIPAM.

sudo mysql -u root -p 

Enter the MariaDB root password when prompted.

CREATE DATABASE phpipam;
CREATE USER 'phpipamuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON phpipam.* TO 'phpipamuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Change the database connection parameters in the phpIPAM configuration file.

cd /var/www/html/phpipam
sudo cp config.dist.php config.php
sudo nano config.php

Change the following lines in the configuration file:

define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define('DB_USER', 'phpipamuser');
define('DB_PASS', 'password');
define('DB_NAME', 'phpipam');

Save and close the file.

Step 7: Access phpIPAM web interface

Open a web browser and navigate to http://your-server-name.com/phpipam.

You should see the phpIPAM installation wizard. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Once completed, you can access the phpIPAM web interface by navigating to http://your-server-name.com/phpipam.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed phpIPAM on Clear Linux Latest.

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