How to Install ViMbAdmin on Ubuntu Server Latest

Overview

ViMbAdmin is a web-based application written in PHP, which provides a graphical user interface for managing mail servers using the VPOPMAIL extension. This tutorial will demonstrate how to install ViMbAdmin on an Ubuntu Server machine.

Step 1: Update the System

Before beginning the installation process, update the Ubuntu operating system.

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get upgrade

Step 2: Install Prerequisites

ViMbAdmin requires a set of software components that need to be installed before installing the application. These components include Apache, MySQL, and PHP, and can be installed using the following command:

sudo apt-get install apache2 mysql-server php php-mysql libapache2-mod-php php-curl php-imap php-ldap php-xml php-mbstring

Step 3: Install VPOPMAIL

ViMbAdmin is built on VPOPMAIL, so it must be installed first. Install it using the following command:

sudo apt-get install vpopmail

Step 4: Download ViMbAdmin

Download ViMbAdmin by navigating to https://www.vimbadmin.net/, and then clicking on the link to the latest release. Extract the downloaded archive to the document root directory, which is usually /var/www/html/.

sudo tar -xzf vimbadmin-x.x.x.tar.gz -C /var/www/html/

Step 5: Configure Apache

Configure the Apache web server to handle ViMbAdmin. Create a new virtual host file using a text editor.

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/vimbadmin.conf

Add the following lines to this file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName vimbadmin.example.com #change to your domain
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/vimbadmin/public/

    <Directory /var/www/html/vimbadmin/public/>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
        AllowOverride All
        Order allow,deny
        allow from all
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/vimbadmin_error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/vimbadmin_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Save and close the file, and then activate the new host using the command:

sudo a2ensite vimbadmin.conf

Step 6: Configure Database

Create a new user and database for ViMbAdmin, using the following commands.

sudo mysql -u root -p

CREATE DATABASE vimbadmin;

CREATE USER 'vimbadmin'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON vimbadmin.* TO 'vimbadmin'@'localhost';

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Exit from the MySQL prompt using the command:

exit

Step 7: Configure ViMbAdmin

Make a copy of the default configuration file and rename it as local.php.

sudo cp /var/www/html/vimbadmin/application/configs/application.ini.dist /var/www/html/vimbadmin/application/configs/local.ini

Edit the new file with a text editor, and modify the following settings:

resources.db.params.username = "vimbadmin"
resources.db.params.password = "password"
resources.db.params.dbname = "vimbadmin"
resources.db.params.host = "localhost"

Save and close the file.

Step 8: Restart Apache and Visit ViMbAdmin

Restart the Apache web server using this command:

sudo service apache2 restart

Visit your browser and navigate to the domain/name of your ViMbAdmin installation. For example, if your installation is located at https://vimbadmin.example.com/, enter that into your browser.

Conclusion

ViMbAdmin has been successfully installed on an Ubuntu Server machine. The administrator can now use the web-based graphical user interface to manage mail servers.