How to Install PHP Server Monitor on Ubuntu Server Latest

PHP Server Monitor is an open source tool that allows you to monitor the status of your servers and other devices. It provides various monitoring features such as HTTP checks, ping checks, and port checks. In this tutorial, we will demonstrate how to install PHP Server Monitor on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Prerequisites

• Ubuntu Server Latest
• Apache web server
• PHP
• MySQL

Step 1: Install Apache Web Server

To install Apache web server, run the following command:

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install apache2 -y

Step 2: Install PHP

PHP is required to run PHP Server Monitor. To install PHP, run the following command:

$ sudo apt-get install php libapache2-mod-php -y

Step 3: Install MySQL

To install MySQL, run the following command:

$ sudo apt-get install mysql-server -y

Step 4: Create a Database

Create a new database for PHP Server Monitor by running these commands:

$ sudo mysql -u root -p
mysql> CREATE DATABASE monitor;
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON monitor.* TO 'monitor'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> exit;

Make sure to replace password with a strong password for the monitor user.

Step 5: Download PHP Server Monitor

Download PHP Server Monitor using the following command:

$ cd /var/www/html
$ sudo wget https://github.com/phpservermon/phpservermon/releases/download/3.4.1/phpservermon-3.4.1.zip
$ sudo unzip phpservermon-3.4.1.zip -d phpservermon

Step 6: Configure PHP Server Monitor

Copy the sample configuration file to the actual configuration file using the following command:

$ cd /var/www/html/phpservermon/includes
$ sudo cp config.inc.php.sample config.inc.php

Open the configuration file using a text editor:

$ sudo nano config.inc.php

Update the database settings with the following configuration:

$sql_host = "localhost";
$sql_user = "monitor";
$sql_pass = "password";
$sql_db = "monitor";

Save and close the file.

Step 7: Create Apache Virtual Host

Create a new virtual host for PHP Server Monitor by creating a new configuration file:

$ sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/phpservermon.conf

Add the following content to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin admin@example.com
    ServerName server.example.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/phpservermon
    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/phpservermon_error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/phpservermon_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Make sure to replace admin@example.com with your email address and server.example.com with your server's domain name or IP address.

Enable the virtual host:

$ sudo a2ensite phpservermon.conf

Restart Apache:

$ sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 8: Access PHP Server Monitor

You can now access PHP Server Monitor by visiting http://server.example.com in your web browser. Login using the default username admin and password password. You can change these credentials by editing the configuration file.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have demonstrated how to install PHP Server Monitor on Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now use this tool to monitor the status of your servers and other devices.

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