How to Install AgenDAV on Kali Linux Latest

AgenDAV is a free and open-source web-based calendar application that provides a simple way to manage your schedule and tasks in your own server. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install AgenDAV on Kali Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

• A Kali Linux machine with root access
• Apache server installed and running
• PHP and its necessary extensions installed
• MySQL or MariaDB server installed and running

Step 1: Download AgenDAV

Go to the official website of AgenDAV [https://agendav.github.io/agendav/] and download the latest stable release.

wget https://github.com/agendav/agendav/releases/download/2.1.0/agendav-2.1.0.zip

Step 2: Install Unzip

Unzip is not installed by default in Kali Linux. Install it using the following command:

sudo apt install unzip

Step 3: Unzip AgenDAV

Unzip the downloaded file to the web server root directory /var/www/html/ using the following command:

sudo unzip agendav-2.1.0.zip -d /var/www/html/

Step 4: Create a MySQL Database for AgenDAV

Create a new MySQL database for AgenDAV with the following command:

mysql -u root -p

Enter your root password and run the following SQL commands to create a new database named agendav_db and a user named agendav_user with a password password123:

create database agendav_db;
grant all privileges on agendav_db.* to agendav_user@localhost identified by 'password123';
flush privileges;
exit;

Step 5: Configure AgenDAV

Rename the configuration file located at /var/www/html/agendav-2.1.0/config/default.config.php to config.php.

sudo mv /var/www/html/agendav-2.1.0/config/default.config.php /var/www/html/agendav-2.1.0/config/config.php

Edit the configuration file with your preferred editor, we are going to use vim.

sudo vim /var/www/html/agendav-2.1.0/config/config.php

Enter the following information in the file:

$config['timezone'] = 'Asia/Kolkata';
$config['pdo']['dsn'] = 'mysql:host=localhost;dbname=agendav_db;charset=utf8';
$config['pdo']['user'] = 'agendav_user';
$config['pdo']['password'] = 'password123';

Save and close the file.

Step 6: Set Directory Permissions

Grant the appropriate permissions to the AgenDAV directory and its subdirectories.

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/agendav-2.1.0/
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/agendav-2.1.0/
sudo chmod -R 775 /var/www/html/agendav-2.1.0/htdocs/ files/

Step 7: Restart Apache and MySQL

Restart the Apache and MySQL servers using the following commands:

sudo service apache2 restart
sudo service mysql restart

Step 8: Access AgenDAV

Now that AgenDAV is installed, you can access it by going to your web browser and typing in the following URL:

http://localhost/agendav-2.1.0/

You will be directed to the AgenDAV setup page where you can create an administrative account and complete the installation.

Conclusion

That's it! You now have successfully installed AgenDAV on Kali Linux Latest. Enjoy using AgenDAV!

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