How to Install Poweradmin on macOS

Poweradmin is an open-source web-based tool used for managing DNS servers. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Poweradmin on macOS.

Prerequisites

• macOS installed on your computer
• A web server (such as Apache or Nginx) installed and configured on your macOS
• MySQL or MariaDB server installed and configured on your macOS

Step 1: Download Poweradmin

You can download the latest version of Poweradmin from the official website http://www.poweradmin.org/download/. Once the download is complete, extract the Poweradmin archive file.

Step 2: Create a Database for Poweradmin

Launch the MySQL or MariaDB command line interface and log in as the root user:

mysql -u root -p

Create a new database by running the following command:

create database poweradmin;

Create a new user and grant all privileges on the poweradmin database:

grant all privileges on poweradmin.* to 'poweradminuser'@'localhost' identified by 'password';

Flush the privileges by running the following command:

flush privileges;

Step 3: Configure Poweradmin

Copy the "inc.config.php.example" file to "inc.config.php" by running the following command:

cd poweradmin-x.y.z
cp inc.config.php.example inc.config.php

Edit the "inc.config.php" file and modify the following parameters:

• $db_host - Set this to the hostname or IP address of your MySQL or MariaDB server
• $db_user - Set this to the username you created in the previous step
• $db_pass - Set this to the password you set for the database user
• $db_name - Set this to the name of the database you created in the previous step

Step 4: Configure Web Server

Create a new virtual host for Poweradmin. For Apache, create a new file at /etc/apache2/sites-available/poweradmin.conf with the following contents:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName poweradmin.example.com
    DocumentRoot /path/to/poweradmin-x.y.z
    <Directory /path/to/poweradmin-x.y.z>
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

For Nginx, create a new file at /etc/nginx/sites-available/poweradmin.conf with the following contents:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name poweradmin.example.com;
    root /path/to/poweradmin-x.y.z;
    index index.php;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock;
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
    }
}

Replace poweradmin.example.com with the domain name you want to use for Poweradmin, and /path/to/poweradmin-x.y.z with the path to the extracted Poweradmin directory.

Enable the virtual host by running the following command:

sudo a2ensite poweradmin.conf # for Apache
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/poweradmin.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/ # for Nginx
sudo service apache2 reload # for Apache
sudo service nginx reload # for Nginx

Step 5: Access Poweradmin Web Interface

Open your web browser and navigate to the Poweradmin URL, http://poweradmin.example.com, where poweradmin.example.com is the domain name you used in the previous step.

You will be prompted to enter a username and password. The default username and password are admin and password, respectively.

Once you have successfully logged in, you can start managing your DNS servers using Poweradmin.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Poweradmin on macOS.