How to Install Phorge on Kali Linux

Phorge is an open-source project management tool built using PHP and MySQL. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Phorge on Kali Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation, make sure that your system meets the following requirements:

• Kali Linux latest version is installed
• Apache and PHP are installed
• MySQL database is installed and running

Step 1: Download Phorge

Firstly, you need to download the source code of Phorge from the official website via the following URL - https://we.phorge.it/.

wget https://we.phorge.it/source/phorge.zip

Once the download is complete, extract the files to the /var/www/html directory.

sudo unzip phorge.zip -d /var/www/html/

Step 2: Configure Apache

Now, we need to configure Apache virtual host for Phorge.

Create a new Apache configuration file for Phorge.

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/phorge.conf

Add the following virtual host configuration in the file.

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin admin@example.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/phorge/public
    ServerName example.com

    <Directory /var/www/html/phorge/public/>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/phorge_error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/phorge_access.log combined

</VirtualHost>

Save the file and enable the virtual host.

sudo a2ensite phorge.conf

Restart Apache for the changes to take effect.

sudo service apache2 restart

Step 3: Configure MySQL Database

Create a new MySQL database for Phorge.

mysql -u root -p

CREATE DATABASE phorge;

Create a new user for the database.

CREATE USER 'username'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

Grant all privileges to the user.

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON phorge.* TO 'username'@'localhost';

Flush privileges and exit.

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Step 4: Install Required PHP Extensions

Phorge requires several PHP extensions to function properly.

sudo apt install php-mysql php-curl php-gd php-intl php-mbstring php-json

Restart Apache for the changes to take effect.

sudo service apache2 restart

Step 5: Configure Phorge

Create a new configuration file for Phorge.

cp /var/www/html/phorge/conf/local/local.example.php /var/www/html/phorge/conf/local/local.php

Edit the configuration file.

sudo nano /var/www/html/phorge/conf/local/local.php

Set the MySQL database details, server name and URL in the file.

$config['mysql.host']        = 'localhost';
$config['mysql.user']        = 'username';
$config['mysql.pass']        = 'password';
$config['mysql.dbname']      = 'phorge';
$config['webdomain']         = 'example.com';
$config['baseurl']           = 'http://example.com/';

Save the file.

Step 6: Complete Installation

Open your web browser and navigate to the URL where you installed Phorge.

http://example.com/

The installer screen will appear, follow the instructions to complete the installation.

Once the installation is complete, you can login to Phorge with the administrator account.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Phorge on Kali Linux. You can use this powerful project management tool to manage your project tasks and collaborate with other team members.

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