ProjectSend is an open-source, self-hosted file sharing application that allows you to upload files and share them securely with your clients, colleagues, or other users. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install ProjectSend on Kali Linux latest.
To install ProjectSend, you will need the following prerequisites:
Before installing ProjectSend, you will need to install some required dependencies. To do that, run the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install php-curl php-json php-mbstring php-gd php-mysql php-xml libapache2-mod-php7.3 unzip wget
This command will install the necessary PHP extensions and the Apache2 web server.
Next, you will need to download the latest version of ProjectSend from the official website. To do that, run the following command:
wget https://www.projectsend.org/get/latest.zip
Once downloaded, you can unzip the package:
unzip latest.zip
This will extract the ProjectSend files into a new directory called 'uploads'.
Now, we need to create a new MySQL database and user for ProjectSend. Connect to the MySQL server with the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Create a new database:
CREATE DATABASE projectsend;
Next, create a new MySQL user and grant it full access to the newly created database:
CREATE USER 'projectsenduser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL ON projectsend.* TO 'projectsenduser'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Replace 'password' with a secure password of your choice.
To configure Apache for ProjectSend, create a new VirtualHost configuration file with the following command:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/projectsend.conf
Copy and paste the following contents into the new file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName projectsend.example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/projectsend
<Directory /var/www/projectsend>
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/projectsend-error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/projectsend-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Replace 'projectsend.example.com' with the domain name you will use to access ProjectSend.
Save and close the file.
Now, enable the new configuration file and reload Apache:
sudo a2ensite projectsend.conf
sudo systemctl reload apache2
Copy the entire 'uploads' directory to the document root directory:
sudo cp -r uploads /var/www/projectsend
Next, rename the 'uploads' directory to 'projectsend':
sudo mv /var/www/projectsend/uploads /var/www/projectsend/projectsend
Now, navigate to the ProjectSend directory, and create a new configuration file by copying the sample file:
cd /var/www/projectsend/projectsend
sudo cp config.php.sample config.php
sudo chmod a+w config.php
Edit the configuration file using your preferred text editor:
sudo nano config.php
Update the following details:
$db['host'] = 'localhost';
$db['dbname'] = 'projectsend';
$db['port'] = '';
$db['username'] = 'projectsenduser';
$db['password'] = 'password';
Update 'projectsenduser' and 'password' with the MySQL user details you created earlier.
Save and close the file.
Now you can access ProjectSend by visiting your domain name or the IP address of your server in a web browser.
http://your-domain.com/projectsend
This should redirect you to the ProjectSend login page.
Use the default username 'admin' and the password 'projectsend' to log in.
That's it! You have successfully installed and configured ProjectSend on your Kali Linux server.
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