phpIPAM is a popular open-source IP address management software. It provides a web-based interface for managing IP addresses, subnets, VLANs, DNS, DHCP, and more. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing phpIPAM on the latest version of FreeBSD.
Before we start, please ensure that you have the following:
First, we need to install some required packages. You can install them using the following command:
sudo pkg install php72 php72-mysqli php72-pdo php72-pdo_mysql
We assume that you already have a web server and database server up and running. If not, please follow one of the following tutorials to install and configure them on your FreeBSD machine:
After installing the web server and database server, please ensure that they are running by executing the following commands:
sudo service apache24 start
sudo service mysql-server start
We will use Git to clone the latest phpIPAM code from the official repository. Please execute the following command:
sudo git clone https://github.com/phpipam/phpipam.git /usr/local/www/phpipam
After cloning the code, we need to set the file permissions. Please execute the following commands:
sudo chown -R www:www /usr/local/www/phpipam
sudo chmod -R 770 /usr/local/www/phpipam
phpIPAM stores its data in a MySQL or MariaDB database. We need to create a new database for phpIPAM and grant necessary privileges to a MySQL/MariaDB user. Please execute the following commands:
sudo mysql -u root -p
When prompted, enter your MySQL/MariaDB root password. Then, execute the following SQL commands:
CREATE DATABASE phpipam;
CREATE USER 'phpipam'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'pass';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON phpipam.* TO 'phpipam'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;
Please replace the pass with your preferred password.
We need to configure phpIPAM. Please copy the config.dist.php file and rename it to config.php.
sudo cp /usr/local/www/phpipam/config.dist.php /usr/local/www/phpipam/config.php
Edit the config.php file using your favorite text editor:
sudo nano /usr/local/www/phpipam/config.php
Set the following values according to your environment:
/* Database connection details */
define('DBHOST', 'localhost');
define('DBNAME', 'phpipam');
define('DBUSER', 'phpipam');
define('DBPASS', 'pass');
Save and exit the file.
Open your web browser and access http://your-server-ip/phpipam/install/. You will see the phpIPAM installation page.
Click the Install button and follow the on-screen instructions. You will need to provide the MySQL/MariaDB database credentials and other details.
At the end of the installation, you will see a success message.
After installing phpIPAM, we highly recommend securing it to prevent unauthorized access. Here are some recommendations:
Congratulations! You have successfully installed phpIPAM on the latest version of FreeBSD. You can now start using phpIPAM to manage your IP addresses and network infrastructure. If you have any questions or concerns, please refer to the official phpIPAM documentation or community forums.
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