Installing phpIPAM on MXLinux Latest

phpIPAM is an open-source IP address management software used for tracking, monitoring, and managing IP addresses, subnets, and VLANs. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing phpIPAM on MXLinux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing phpIPAM on your MXLinux, you need to ensure that your system meets the following requirements:

• A fresh installation of MXLinux latest
• Apache Web Server
• PHP version 5.5.0 or higher
• MySQL or MariaDB database server

Step 1: Install Dependencies

As we mentioned earlier, before installing phpIPAM, you need to ensure that your system has Apache, PHP, and MySQL/MariaDB installed. To install these dependencies, open up the terminal and run the following command:

sudo apt update 
sudo apt install apache2 php mysql-server php-mysql libapache2-mod-php

After running this command, the installer will download and install all the dependencies.

Step 2: Download and Install phpIPAM

In this step, we will download the latest version of phpIPAM from the official website. Follow the steps below to download and install phpIPAM.

1. Download the latest version of phpIPAM using the following command:

wget https://github.com/phpipam/phpipam/archive/master.zip

2. Extract the downloaded file using the following command:

unzip master.zip

3. Move the extracted files to the Apache document root directory using the following command:

sudo mv phpipam-master /var/www/html/phpipam

4. Change the ownership permission of the phpIPAM directory to Apache using the following command:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/phpipam

5. Create a new configuration file using the sample file provided by phpIPAM. Run the following commands to create a new config file:

cd /var/www/html/phpipam/app/config
sudo cp config.dist.php config.php
sudo chown www-data:www-data config.php

6. Next, edit the database details in the config.php file using the following command:

sudo nano config.php

7. In the config file, update the following database details:

$db['host'] = 'localhost';
$db['user'] = 'root';
$db['pass'] = 'password';
$db['name'] = 'phpipam';

Be sure to replace the “password” and “phpipam” with your specific password and database name.

8. To configure the Apache web server, create a new virtual host file using the following command:

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

9. In the phpipam.conf file, paste in the following Apache configuration:

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin admin@example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/phpipam
ServerName www.example.com
<Directory /var/www/html/phpipam/>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
allow from all
</Directory>
ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/phpipam-error.log
CustomLog /var/log/apache2/phpipam-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Replace “admin@example.com” with your email address and “www.example.com” with your domain name.

10. Enable the phpipam virtual host and restart the Apache service using the following commands:

sudo a2ensite phpipam
sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 3: Access phpIPAM

After completing the above steps, open your favorite web browser and type your domain name or IP address, followed by “/phpipam/” to access phpIPAM.

http://your_server_IP/phpipam/

You will be prompted to create an admin user account for phpIPAM. Follow the on-screen instructions to create a new user account and log in.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed phpIPAM on your MXLinux Latest machine.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install phpIPAM on MXLinux. With phpIPAM, you can easily manage and monitor your network subnets, IP addresses, and VLANs. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave them below.

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