How to Install phpIPAM on Windows 11

phpIPAM is a popular open-source web-based IP address management tool that allows you to manage your network IP addresses easily. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to install it on your Windows 11 machine.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, make sure to download and install the following software on your machine:

• XAMPP web server (you can download it from https://www.apachefriends.org/download.html)
• Git version control system (you can download it from https://git-scm.com/downloads)

Installation

1. Open the XAMPP control panel and start the Apache and MySQL services.

2. Open the command prompt and navigate to the htdocs directory in your XAMPP installation folder (e.g., C:\xampp\htdocs).

3. Clone the phpIPAM repository from GitHub by typing the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/phpipam/phpipam.git

   This command will download the latest version of phpIPAM into a folder named phpipam in the htdocs directory.

4. Rename the config.dist.php file in the phpipam folder to config.php.

5. Open the config.php file and edit the following lines to match your XAMPP installation:

   $db['host'] = 'localhost';
   $db['user'] = 'root';
   $db['pass'] = '';
   $db['name'] = 'phpipam';
   

6. Save and close the config.php file.

7. Open your web browser and go to localhost/phpipam/install/.

8. Follow the prompts on the installation page to complete the setup of the database and create the admin account. Make sure to save the admin username and password.

9. Once the installation is complete, you can access phpIPAM by navigating to localhost/phpipam/ in your web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed phpIPAM on your Windows 11 machine. You can now start using it to manage your IP addresses.