How to Install phpIPAM on OpenBSD

phpIPAM is a powerful IP address management tool used to organize and manage IP addresses on a network. In this tutorial, we will discuss how to install phpIPAM on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation, ensure that you have access to the following:

• OpenBSD server with root access
• MySQL server

Step 1: Install Required Packages

The first step is to install the required packages for phpIPAM. Execute the following command to install packages:

$ sudo pkg_add php php-mysqli php-sqlite3 php-curl php-gd php-bcmath php-xml php-mbstring php-zip

The above command will install all necessary PHP packages required for phpIPAM.

Step 2: Download and Extract phpIPAM

Next, download the phpIPAM source code from the official website. Use the following command to download the source code:

$ wget https://github.com/phpipam/phpipam/archive/1.4.tar.gz

Once the download is complete, extract the files using the following command:

$ tar xzf 1.4.tar.gz

Step 3: Configure MySQL Database

Create a new database in MySQL for phpIPAM. Execute the following command:

$ mysql -u root -p

Once you have entered the MySQL console, run the following commands:

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

Replace "password" with a strong password of your choice.

Step 4: Configure phpIPAM

Navigate to the extracted phpIPAM directory by using the following command:

$ cd phpipam-1.4/

Copy the configuration file:

$ cp config.dist.php config.php

Edit the "config.php" file to include the database information. Find the following lines and edit them accordingly:

$config['db'] = array(
    'host'    => 'localhost',
    'port'    => 3306,
    'user'    => 'phpipam',
    'pass'    => 'password',
    'name'    => 'phpipam',
    'charset' => 'utf8'
);

Replace "password" with the database password that you defined in Step 3.

Next, set the encryption key by adding the following line to the "config.php" file:

$config['crypto'] = "your_encryption_key";

Replace "your_encryption_key" with a randomly generated string.

Step 5: Install and Configure Apache

You can use the built-in OpenBSD httpd server, but we will install Apache to make the configuration process easier.

First, install Apache using the following command:

$ sudo pkg_add apache-httpd

Next, edit the Apache configuration file "/etc/apache2/httpd.conf". Add the following lines to the bottom of the file to configure Apache to use phpIPAM:

Alias /phpipam "/path/to/phpipam-1.4"

<Directory "/path/to/phpipam-1.4">
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride None
        Require all granted
</Directory>

Replace "/path/to/phpipam-1.4" with the actual path to the extracted phpIPAM directory.

Step 6: Restart Apache

Restart Apache to apply the changes made in the configuration file. Execute the following command:

$ sudo /etc/rc.d/apache2 restart

Step 7: Access phpIPAM

phpIPAM installation is now completed. Open a web browser and navigate to the following URL:

http://localhost/phpipam/install/

Follow the installation wizard and enter your MySQL database and users credentials created in Step 3.

Once the installation is complete, navigate to the following URL to access phpIPAM:

http://localhost/phpipam/

You will be prompted to log in to phpIPAM. Use the default login credentials:

• Username: admin
• Password: ipamadmin

You can change the default login credentials from the settings section of phpIPAM.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed phpIPAM on OpenBSD.

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