phpIPAM is a web-based IP Address Management (IPAM) application that allows for easy and efficient management of IP addresses and related data. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing phpIPAM on Elementary OS latest.
Before proceeding with the installation of phpIPAM, you need to have the following prerequisites:
Firstly, download the latest version of phpIPAM from the official website at http://phpipam.net/download/ and extract the downloaded archive to your server.
$ wget -c https://github.com/phpipam/phpipam/archive/1.4.0.tar.gz -O - | tar -xz
Once the download is complete extract the phpIPAM files to a directory. Then install the required PHP packages for phpIPAM to run properly.
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install php php-mysql php-curl php-cli php-gd php-intl php-mbstring php-json php-ldap php-zip php-fpm
After installing the required PHP packages, the next step is to configure Apache and PHP.
Edit the apache2.conf file and add the following code at the end of the file:
$ sudo nano /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
<Directory "/var/www/html/phpipam">
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
Next, restart Apache:
$ sudo systemctl restart apache2
Create a phpIPAM database and user in MySQL:
$ mysql -u root -p
$ CREATE DATABASE phpipam;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON phpipam.* TO 'phpipamuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'phpipampassword';
Navigate to the directory where you extracted phpIPAM earlier and rename the config.dist.php file to config.php:
$ cd /var/www/html/phpipam
$ cp config.dist.php config.php
Next, edit the config.php file and add the following details:
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define('DB_NAME', 'phpipam');
define('DB_USER', 'phpipamuser');
define('DB_PASS', 'phpipampassword');
Set the correct permissions for the phpipam directory:
$ chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/phpipam
$ chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/phpipam
Access phpIPAM from your browser by visiting:
http://your-server-ip-address/phpipam/index.php
You will be asked to enter your MySQL details, enter them and click on the “Install” button to complete the installation.
That's it! You have successfully installed phpIPAM on your Elementary OS latest server. You can now start using it to manage your IP addresses effectively.
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