How to Install Poweradmin on Clear Linux Latest

Poweradmin is a web-based GUI tool for managing DNS servers. Clear Linux provides a simple way to install Poweradmin. Here is a step-by-step tutorial for installing Poweradmin on Clear Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you start, you need to have the following:

• A Clear Linux Latest server with root access
• An internet connection

Step 1: Update Clear Linux

Update the Clear Linux packages to the latest version.

swupd update

Step 2: Install Required Packages

Poweradmin requires the following packages to be installed on your server:

• PHP
• Apache Web Server
• MySQL or MariaDB server

Install these packages using the following command.

sudo swupd bundle-add php-basic devpkg-libmcrypt apache mysql

Step 3: Install Poweradmin

Now that you have installed the required packages, you can install Poweradmin.

First, download the latest version of Poweradmin from the official website using the below link.

wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/poweradmin/poweradmin-2.1.7.tgz

Extract the tar archive using the following command.

tar -zxvf poweradmin-2.1.7.tgz

Move the extracted files to the Apache document root directory.

cd poweradmin-2.1.7
sudo mv * /var/www/htdocs/

Give necessary permissions to the Poweradmin directory.

sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/htdocs/

Step 4: Create Poweradmin Database

Create a new MySQL or MariaDB database and user for Poweradmin.

mysql -u root -p

CREATE DATABASE poweradmin;
CREATE USER 'poweradmin'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '<password>';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON poweradmin.* TO 'poweradmin'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Step 5: Configure Poweradmin

Navigate to the Poweradmin directory on your server.

cd /var/www/htdocs/

Copy the config.inc.php.sample file to config.inc.php.

cp config.inc.php.sample config.inc.php

Edit the config file and add your database details.

sudo nano config.inc.php

Replace the following placeholders with your database details.

$session_key = "replace_me";
...
$db_host = "localhost";
$db_user = "poweradmin";
$db_pass = "<password>";
$db_name = "poweradmin";

Save and close the file.

Step 6: Access Poweradmin

Restart the Apache service to apply the changes.

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Finally, access the Poweradmin web interface at http://your-server-ip-address/. You should see the Poweradmin login page.

Enter the default username and password admin/admin and click the Login button.

You have successfully installed Poweradmin on Clear Linux Latest.