How to Install phpIPAM on Kali Linux

phpIPAM is an open-source IP address management tool. In this tutorial, I will show you how to install phpIPAM on Kali Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we start the installation process, make sure that you have the following:

• Kali Linux installed
• Internet connection
• sudo access

Installation Steps

1. Update your system:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

2. Install the Apache web server, PHP, and MySQL:

sudo apt install apache2 php php-mysql mysql-server -y

3. Once the installation is complete, start the Apache and MySQL services:

sudo systemctl start apache2
sudo systemctl start mysql

4. Create a database for phpIPAM:

sudo mysql

mysql> CREATE DATABASE phpipam;
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON phpipam.* TO 'phpipam'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> EXIT;

Replace "password" with your desired password.

5. Install the required PHP extensions:

sudo apt install php-gmp php-json php-mbstring php-curl php-snmp php-fpm -y

6. Install Composer:

sudo apt install curl php-cli php-mbstring git unzip -y
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | sudo php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer

7. Download and extract the phpIPAM source code:

cd /var/www/html/
sudo git clone --depth=1 --branch=master https://github.com/phpipam/phpipam.git .
sudo composer update

8. Grant the necessary permissions to the "temp" folder:

sudo chmod 777 /var/www/html/temp/

9. Edit the configuration file:

sudo cp /var/www/html/config.dist.php /var/www/html/config.php
sudo nano /var/www/html/config.php

Replace the following:

$config['database']['host'] = 'localhost';
$config['database']['user'] = 'phpipam';
$config['database']['pass'] = 'password';
$config['database']['name'] = 'phpipam';

10. Restart the Apache service:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

11. Finally, open a web browser and type in your server's IP address followed by "/phpipam/install/".

http://your_server_IP_address/phpipam/install/

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.

Conclusion

Congratulations, you have successfully installed phpIPAM on Kali Linux. You can now use it to manage your IP addresses.

In case you encounter any issues while installing, check the error message and try troubleshooting.

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