Install DVWA in Kali Linux
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.
This is Our New Updated Tutorial on DVWA. You can find out our old DVWA Tutorial Here
1. Download DVWA : Click Here
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2. Downloaded Zip File
3. Unzip download file
4. Go to DVWA -1.0.8 → DVWA -1.0.8 and Rename DVWA -1.0.8 to dvwa then copy "dvwa" folder. We will paste this folder in our Kali Linux OS. If your Host OS is not shared with your Guest OS then you can use a Pendrive for moving this folder. (If your folder has different name then rename it as dvwa)
5. In Kali Linux Go to Computer → File system → var → www then Paste dvwa folder. Please be sure your folder path is same as mine and Folder name should be also same.
chmod -R 755 /var/www/dvwa and Press enter
7. Run Apache, Go to Application → Kali Linux → System Service → HTTP → apache2start
8. Apache run successfully
9. Run My SQL, Go to Application → Kali Linux → System Service → MySQL → mysql start
10. My SQL run successfully
11. Now Create Database for dvwa
7. Run Apache, Go to Application → Kali Linux → System Service → HTTP → apache2start
8. Apache run successfully
9. Run My SQL, Go to Application → Kali Linux → System Service → MySQL → mysql start
10. My SQL run successfully
11. Now Create Database for dvwa
→ Open Terminal
→ type mysql –u root –p and Press enter
→ when it ask for Password leave it blank and simply Press enter
→ now type create database dvwa; and Press enter
→ Type exit and Press enter
12. Open Your Internet Browser and Write 127.0.0.1/dvwa in your web address then Press Enter. There you will see an error unable to connect to the database mysql_error ( ). May be this error will be fix by developer within next update. Well Now time to Setup Database.
13. Click on Create/Reset Database
14. Still getting Error Could not connect to the database - please check the config file.
15. For Fixing these errors Go to Computer → File system → var → www → dvwa → config → config.inc.php. Open config.inc.php with text editor (leafpad) then find db_password and remove P@ssword for the line and save it.
16. Open Your Internet Browser and Write 127.0.0.1/dvwa in your web address then Press Enter. There you will see your login page. Write Username - admin and Password - password then Click on Login.
17. We got one more error. - Table 'dvwa_users' doesn't exist
18. Open Your Internet Browser and Write 127.0.0.1/dvwa/setup.php in your web address then Press Enter. You will see your dvwa database setup page. Click on Create/Reset Database after clicking on Create/Reset database button you will get setup successful message.
19. Open Your Internet Browser and Write 127.0.0.1/dvwa in your web address then Press Enter. There you will see your login page. Write Username - admin and Password - password then Click on Login.
20. You have logged in as Admin.
12. Open Your Internet Browser and Write 127.0.0.1/dvwa in your web address then Press Enter. There you will see an error unable to connect to the database mysql_error ( ). May be this error will be fix by developer within next update. Well Now time to Setup Database.
13. Click on Create/Reset Database
14. Still getting Error Could not connect to the database - please check the config file.
15. For Fixing these errors Go to Computer → File system → var → www → dvwa → config → config.inc.php. Open config.inc.php with text editor (leafpad) then find db_password and remove P@ssword for the line and save it.
16. Open Your Internet Browser and Write 127.0.0.1/dvwa in your web address then Press Enter. There you will see your login page. Write Username - admin and Password - password then Click on Login.
17. We got one more error. - Table 'dvwa_users' doesn't exist
18. Open Your Internet Browser and Write 127.0.0.1/dvwa/setup.php in your web address then Press Enter. You will see your dvwa database setup page. Click on Create/Reset Database after clicking on Create/Reset database button you will get setup successful message.
19. Open Your Internet Browser and Write 127.0.0.1/dvwa in your web address then Press Enter. There you will see your login page. Write Username - admin and Password - password then Click on Login.
20. You have logged in as Admin.
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Note - You have to repeat Step 7 - Step 10 each time whenever you will restart your Kali Linux only then 127.0.0.1/dvwa will be work in your browser. Like it ? Share it.
