In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Poweradmin on Windows 11. Poweradmin is an open-source web-based tool that allows you to manage DNS, DHCP, and IP addresses.
Before starting the installation process, you need to ensure that the following prerequisites are met:
The first step is to download the latest version of Poweradmin from http://www.poweradmin.org/downloads/ and extract the archive file to a location on your server.
Create a new MySQL database where Poweradmin will store its configuration information.
Configure your web server to serve the Poweradmin files. For Apache, copy the Poweradmin folder to your document root directory, typically located at C:/xampp/htdocs/. For IIS, create a new website and point it to the Poweradmin folder.
Rename the file inc/config-me.inc.php to inc/config.inc.php. Open the config.inc.php file using a text editor and change the values for the following settings:
$db_host: Set this to your MySQL server hostname$db_user: Set this to your MySQL username$db_pass: Set this to your MySQL password$db_name: Set this to the name of the database you created in Step 2$pdns_host: Set this to the IP address of your PowerDNS serverNow it's time to create tables. You can do this by running the following command:
mysql -u <username> -p <database_name> < schema/mysql.sql
Replace <username> with your MySQL username and <database_name> with the name of the database you created in Step 2.
Open your web browser and navigate to the URL where you installed Poweradmin (e.g., http://localhost/poweradmin/). You should see the Poweradmin login page. Use the default username and password (admin/admin) to log in.
That's it! You have successfully installed and configured Poweradmin on Windows 11.
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