In this tutorial, we will learn how to install PHP Server Monitor on NetBSD. PHP Server Monitor is an open-source tool that allows monitoring of your servers and websites in a unique and easy-to-understand manner. It is written in PHP and uses MySQL as a database backend.
First, we need to install some tools that will be required during the installation process. Open your command-line interface and run the following commands:
$ sudo pkgin update
$ sudo pkgin install apache mysql-server5 php70-mysqli php70-curl php70-zlib php70-gd php70-xml php70-mbstring php70-json
The above commands will update the package repository and install Apache, MySQL, and PHP along with some additional modules.
Next, we will download the PHP Server Monitor source code from the official website. Run the following command to download the latest version of PHP Server Monitor:
$ cd /var/www
$ sudo wget https://github.com/phpservermon/phpservermon/archive/master.zip
The above command will download the source code in the master.zip archive file.
After downloading the source code, we need to extract it to the web server root directory. Run the following command to extract the source code:
$ sudo unzip master.zip
$ sudo mv phpservermon-master phpservermon
The above command will extract the source code into the phpservermon directory.
Now, we need to create a new database for the PHP Server Monitor. Run the following command to log in to the MySQL shell:
$ sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter the MySQL root password when prompted.
Next, run the following commands to create a new database, user, and grant necessary permissions:
mysql> CREATE DATABASE phpservermon;
mysql> CREATE USER 'phpmonitor'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '<password>';
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON phpservermon.* TO 'phpmonitor'@'localhost';
Replace <password> with a strong and secure password.
Next, we need to configure PHP Server Monitor to use the database we just created. Run the following command to copy the default configuration file:
$ cd /var/www/phpservermon/includes/config
$ sudo cp config.dist.php config.php
Next, open the config.php file using your preferred text editor and modify the database settings as follows:
$dbconfig['host'] = 'localhost';
$dbconfig['user'] = '<dbuser>';
$dbconfig['password'] = '<dbpassword>';
$dbconfig['db'] = 'phpservermon';
Replace <dbuser> and <dbpassword> with the database username and password, respectively.
Next, we need to create the required database tables. Run the following command to import the necessary SQL schema:
$ sudo mysql -u phpmonitor -p phpservermon < /var/www/phpservermon/sql/create_tables.sql
Enter the database user password when prompted.
Next, we need to set the correct permissions for the phpservermon directory. Run the following command to set the directory owner and group:
$ sudo chown -R www:www /var/www/phpservermon/
Finally, we need to enable the Apache mod_rewrite module. Run the following command to enable the module:
$ sudo ln -s /usr/pkg/share/examples/ap2-mod_rewrite.conf /usr/pkg/etc/httpd/modules.d/
Next, edit the Apache configuration file (/usr/pkg/etc/httpd/httpd.conf) and add the following lines:
<Directory /var/www/phpservermon>
AllowOverride All
</Directory>
This will allow Apache to use the .htaccess file for URL rewriting.
Finally, restart Apache to apply the changes:
$ sudo /usr/pkg/sbin/apachectl restart
Open your web browser and access the URL http://localhost/phpservermon/. You will see the PHP Server Monitor login page. Enter the default username (admin) and password (password) to log in.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed PHP Server Monitor on NetBSD.
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