I have to say, I have been bursting with some excitement to recently discover this gem. phpVirtualBox is going to make a great addition to my server by allowing me to create and manage VirtualBox VM’s direct from my web browser. So just a small guide, sticking with the theme, on getting phpVirtualBox installed and running on CentOS 7.x.
Install required packages
Install Apache Web Server
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# sudo yum install httpd |
Start Apache and ensure it starts automatically on boot.
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# sudo systemctl start httpd # sudo systemctl enable httpd |
Finally, add an exception in the firewall so that you can access Apache over HTTP and HTTPS.
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# sudo firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-service=http # sudo firewall-cmd --zone=public --permanent --add-service=http # sudo firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-service=https # sudo firewall-cmd --zone=public --permanent --add-service=https |
Test that Apache is running and accessible by opening a browser and navigating to http://server_ip_address.
Install PHP
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# sudo yum install php php-gd php-common php-soap |
Restart Apache.
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# sudo systemctl restart httpd |
Test that PHP is working by creating a PHP test file that will display the PHP information page (watch out for the quotes if copy/pasting).
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# sudo echo "<?php phpinfo(); ?>" > /var/www/html/test.php |
Verify that the PHP information page loads by opening a browser and navigating to http://server_ip_address/test.php. Continue reading