Froxlor is an open-source web hosting control panel that allows users to easily manage their web hosting services such as domains, email accounts, databases, and more. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Froxlor on Kali Linux.
Before beginning the installation process, make sure that your system is up to date and that you have root privileges.
The first step is to install the required packages that Froxlor needs to run on Kali Linux. Open a terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get install apache2 php7.3 libapache2-mod-php7.3 php7.3-mysql php7.3-cli php7.3-curl php7.3-gd php7.3-mbstring php7.3-xml mysql-server
Next, visit the Froxlor download page https://froxlor.org/download and download the latest version of Froxlor.
Once the download is complete, extract the tar.gz file by running the following command:
sudo tar -xzvf froxlor-x.x.x.tar.gz -C /var/www/
Replace x.x.x with the downloaded version number.
Now, it's time to configure MySQL. Run the following command in the terminal:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
You will be asked for the root user's password, if there is any. Then, you will be prompted to answer a few questions related to MySQL security. Answer the questions as per your requirements.
Create a database for Froxlor by logging into the MySQL command-line interface and running the following commands:
sudo mysql -u root -p
You will now be prompted for the root user's password. Once you've entered it, run the following commands:
mysql> CREATE DATABASE froxlor;
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON froxlor.* TO 'froxlor'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> exit;
Replace yourpassword with your desired password.
The next step is to configure the Apache2 web server for Froxlor. First, navigate to the Apache2 sites-available directory by running the following command:
cd /etc/apache2/sites-available/
Now, create a new configuration file for Froxlor by running:
sudo nano froxlor.conf
Copy and paste the following configurations into the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/froxlor/
ServerName example.com
ServerAlias www.example.com
ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/froxlor-error.log
CustomLog /var/log/apache2/froxlor-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Make the following changes:
example.com with your domain name on line 4 and 5Ctrl + X, then Y, then Enter.Now, enable the Froxlor configuration file:
sudo a2ensite froxlor.conf
Finally, restart Apache2 to apply the changes:
sudo service apache2 restart
Navigate to the Froxlor directory by running:
cd /var/www/froxlor/
Then, run the installer:
sudo ./install.sh --debian --verbose
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process. You will be prompted to enter the MySQL server information and the Froxlor admin user details.
Once the installation is complete, open a web browser and navigate to http://your-domain.com/froxlor. Replace your-domain.com with your domain.
Log in with the admin user details you entered during the installation process.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Froxlor on Kali Linux.
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