This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install ICEcoder on Kali Linux.
Before installing ICEcoder, make sure you have the following:
ICEcoder requires a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) stack to be installed on your system. To install LAMP stack, open a terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get install apache2 mariadb-server php php-mysql php-curl php-gd php-xml php-mbstring
During installation, you will be prompted to set up a MySQL root password. Make sure to remember this password as you will need it later.
Once the installation is complete, start Apache and MySQL services:
sudo systemctl start apache2
sudo systemctl start mysql
Download ICEcoder from the official website: https://icecoder.net/. Once the download is complete, navigate to the downloaded file location and extract it:
sudo tar xzf ICEcoder*.tar.gz -C /var/www/html/
This command will extract the ICEcoder files to the /var/www/html/ directory.
ICEcoder requires a MySQL database to store its settings and preferences. To create a database, open a terminal and log in to MySQL as root:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter the root password when prompted. Once logged in, create a new database and user with the following commands:
CREATE DATABASE icecoder;
CREATE USER 'icecoder_admin'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password_here';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON icecoder.* TO 'icecoder_admin'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit
Replace your_password_here with a strong password of your choice.
Once the ICEcoder files are extracted and the database is created, navigate to the following directory:
cd /var/www/html/ICEcoder/
Rename the config.example.php file to config.php:
mv config.example.php config.php
Edit the config.php file:
sudo nano config.php
In the file, locate the following lines:
// [Optional] If your MySQL db needs to be accessed via socket connection instead of localhost:3306,
// use the following instead of the above connect command:
// $SQL->init("socket=/path/to/mysql.sock;dbname=$dbName","$dbUsername","$dbPassword");
$SQL->init("localhost","icecoder_admin","your_password_here","icecoder");
Uncomment the second line and replace localhost, icecoder_admin, and your_password_here with the appropriate values. Save and close the file using Ctrl + X, Y, and Enter.
ICEcoder is now installed and configured. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/ICEcoder/. You will be presented with an ICEcoder login screen. Enter your desired username and password, then click the Login button.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured ICEcoder on Kali Linux.
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