How to install dvwa in kali linux
Intro - Damn Vulnerable Web App (DVWA) is a
PHP/MySQL web application that is damn vulnerable. Its main goals are to be an
aid for security professionals to test their skills and tools in a legal
environment, help web developers better understand the processes of securing
web applications and aid teachers/students to teach/learn web application
security in a class room environment.It is a best platform to practice web
application hacking and security.
1. Download DVWA http://sourceforge.net/projects/dvwa/
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2. Unzip download file
3. Copy dvwa folder into Computer → File system →
var →
www
4. Set permission of DVWA into 755 for this open Termianl
and type
chmod -R 755
/var/www/dvwa and hit enter
5. Run Apache for this go to Application →
kali linux →
System Service → HTTP → apache2start
6. Apache run successfully
7. Run My SQL for
this go to Application → kali linux → System Service →
MySQL →
mysql start
8. My SQL run successfully
9. Now Create Database for dvwa
→ Open Terminal and
type
→ mysql –u root –p and hit enter
→ when it ask for Password simply hit enter
→ now type create
database dvwa; and hit enter (here you can see an error because I have
already created my database for dvwa but if you are creating first time than
you will see a successful msg)
→ If you want to exit terminal type exit and hit enter
10. Now go to your browser and write http://127.0.0.1/dvwa
or http://localhost/dvwa and write your username and password by default it is
username – admin and password – password than click in login
11. Are you getting this error Table 'dvwa.users' doesn't exist ?
12. Now time to solve the above error open terminal and
type curl --data ‘create
db=create+%2F+Reset+Database’ http://127.0.0.1/dvwa/setup.php# --cookie
PHPSESSID=1 and hit enter
13. Now again go to your browser and login with default
username and password
14. You have successfully logged in.
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