phpList is an open-source software for managing mailing lists. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install phpList on Kali Linux.
Visit the phpList website at https://www.phplist.com/ and download the latest version of phpList.
Open the terminal window and navigate to the directory where you have downloaded the phpList archive file. Use the following command to extract the contents of the archive file:
tar -zxvf phplist-X.X.X.tgz
Replace "X.X.X" with the version number of phpList you have downloaded.
After extracting the files, move the phpList directory to the Apache web root directory, which is usually located at /var/www/html/ using the following command:
sudo mv phplist-X.X.X /var/www/html/
Next, we need to change the ownership and permissions of the phpList directory so that Apache can access it. Run these commands:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/phplist-X.X.X
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/phplist-X.X.X
Replace "X.X.X" with the version number of phpList you have downloaded.
phpList requires a database to store its data. Use the following commands to create a MySQL database and user:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter your MySQL root password. Once you are logged in to the MySQL shell, issue the following commands:
CREATE DATABASE phplistdb;
CREATE USER 'phplistuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password_here';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON phplistdb.* TO 'phplistuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
You can replace the database name and user credentials with your own preferred names.
Navigate to the following URL in your web browser to begin the phpList configuration process:
http://localhost/phplist-X.X.X/lists/admin/
Replace "X.X.X" with the version number of phpList you have downloaded.
Follow the prompts, and when prompted for database information, enter the details you used in the previous step to create the database and user.
After following the above steps, you should have successfully installed phpList on Kali Linux. You can now start using phpList for managing your mailing lists.
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