phpVirtualBox

An open source, AJAX implementation of the VirtualBox user interface written in PHP. As a modern web interface, it allows you to access and control remote VirtualBox instances. Much of its verbage and some of its code is based on the (inactive) vboxweb project. phpVirtualBox was designed to allow users to administer VirtualBox in a headless environment - mirroring the VirtualBox GUI through its web interface.

phpVirtualBox:

is designed to be a web interface replacement of the VirtualBox GUI program
is not designed to run in a "hosting" environment where the concept of VM ownership is required - when you are logged in to phpVirtualBox, you have full control over all VMs in the VirtualBox installation
aims to perform all VirtualBox administration actions through vboxwebsrv (a SOAP server distributed with VirtualBox)
does not directly interact with any files on the VirtualBox host
does not have automatic VM start / stop functionality on system boot / shutdown - this functionality is not provided by the VirtualBox API

I develop and support phpVirtualBox in my spare time - free of charge. I do not receive payments from VirtualBox (Oracle) nor am I affiliated with them in any way. If you find this program useful, I ask that you please donate here.

Features

Start / Stop VMs

Pause
Save State
Discard State
Power Off
ACPI Shutdown

Snapshots

Take Snapshot
Delete Snapshot
Restore Snapshot

View VM Log files
Configure VMs

Excludes some display options that do not affect a headless environment

Media

Add media
Full featured virtual media manager
Create hard disk wizard
Mount read-only media (DVD/CD and Floppy images) while VM is running

Create virtual machine wizard
Global networking configuration

Add / remove / configure host-only interfaces
Configure DHCP settings for host-only interfaces

Import / Export Virtual Machines
Virtual Machine Console access

Allows specification of username / password and screen resolution
Can be "detached" to open the VM's console in a minimal, new browser window

Multi-language support (requires VirtualBox >= 3.2.8)

System Requirements

A web server with PHP >= 5.1.0
A working VirtualBox installation >= 3.2.x
One of the following web browsers:

Firefox >= 3.6.0
Internet Explorer >= 8
Opera >= 10.0
Safari >= 4.0
Chrome >= 5.0
Other web browsers may work, but are simply untested.

Please see the Installation wiki page for instructions on obtaining and installing phpVirtualBox.

Screen Shots

Main interface

VM Settings

Virtual Media Manager

Snapshots

VM Logs

Progress Operations

Import VM

"Detached" VM Console in web browser

Questions / Problems

Please feel free to post any questions / problems on the Issues tab.

Todo

Add VM performance statistics gathering and graphs
Rewrite with standalone light PHP capable web server

Warning

The system username / password of the user that administers your VirtualBox virtual machines is sent in plain text from your web server to your VirtualBox host. For this reason, it is recommended (but not required) that this script be run on the same physical machine as your VirtualBox host. The VirtualBox interface (vboxwebsrv) provides no method of encrypting this authentication interaction.

Note: VirtualBox, PHP, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, Safari, Chrome, and all other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.