How to Install Cypht on Kali Linux Latest?

Cypht is a popular open-source email platform that provides a unified web-based interface for accessing email accounts from multiple providers. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to install Cypht on Kali Linux Latest using the command-line interface.

Prerequisites

Before you start installing Cypht on Kali Linux, you need to ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

  • A running instance of Kali Linux with sudo privileges
  • A web server, Apache or Nginx installed
  • PHP 7.0 or higher installed
  • MySQL or MariaDB database server installed
  • Git client installed

Installation

Follow the below steps to install Cypht on Kali Linux Latest:

  1. Update and Upgrade the Kali Linux package manager.
$ sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
  1. Install Apache and PHP packages.
$ sudo apt install apache2 libapache2-mod-php7.0 php7.0 php7.0-cli php7.0-gd php7.0-imap php7.0-json php7.0-mcrypt php7.0-mbstring php7.0-mysql php7.0-curl php7.0-xml -y
  1. Install the MySQL or MariaDB database server.
$ sudo apt install mysql-server mysql-client -y
  1. Create a new database and user for Cypht.
$ mysql -u root -p

mysql> CREATE DATABASE cypht_db;
mysql> CREATE USER 'cypht_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON cypht_db.* TO 'cypht_user'@'localhost';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> EXIT;
  1. Clone the Cypht Git repository.
$ sudo git clone https://github.com/jasonmunro/cypht.git /var/www/html/cypht
  1. Copy and rename the configuration file.
$ cd /var/www/html/cypht
$ sudo cp config/config.php.example config/config.php
  1. Open the config.php file and update the database and general settings.
$ sudo nano config/config.php

Add the following code:

define('DB_TYPE', 'mysql');
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define('DB_USER', 'cypht_user');
define('DB_PASS', 'password');
define('DB_NAME', 'cypht_db');
define('ADMIN_EMAIL', '[email protected]');
define('SITE_NAME', 'Cypht Email');
  1. Set appropriate file permissions for the Cypht directory.
$ sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/cypht
$ sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/cypht
  1. Restart the Apache web server.
$ sudo systemctl restart apache2

  1. Access the Cypht web interface from your web browser by going to "http://localhost/cypht/install".

  2. Follow the setup wizard to install Cypht by providing your email settings and user details.

  3. Finally, you can access the Cypht web interface by going to "http://localhost/cypht" and log in with your user credentials.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Cypht on Kali Linux Latest.