Part 7 - Installing Pen-Test Demo Application - Mutillidae
How to Install the Pen Test Demo Application: Material Day
Introduction to Material Day
- The video introduces the installation process for a pen test demo application called Material Day, which is an open-source web application designed for security enthusiasts to practice penetration testing.
Installing XAMPP
- Viewers are directed to download XAMPP from apachefriends.org, specifically recommending version 8 as the latest option.
- After downloading, users should right-click on the installer and run it as an administrator. A prompt will appear confirming this action.
- The setup allows users to select default options and choose English as the language before proceeding with the installation.
Completing Installation Steps
- Once installation is complete, a control panel will appear; however, no immediate actions are required at this stage.
- Users are instructed to navigate to GitHub to download the source code for Material Day by clicking on "code" and selecting "download zip."
Setting Up Material Day
- After extracting files from the downloaded zip folder, users must remove any 'master' suffix in file names and move the folder into
C:xampphtdocs.
- To launch Material Day, start both Apache and MySQL from the XAMPP control panel. No additional services are needed at this point.
Troubleshooting Initial Launch Errors
- If an error message appears upon accessing
127.0.0.1/utility, users should click on "setup/reset db" link and confirm any prompts that follow.