/your_project_folder
│── /routeros-api <– Cloned RouterOS API (BenMenking/routeros-api)
│ ├── routeros_api.class.php
│ ├── README.md
│── /config
│ ├── db.php
│── /admin
│ ├── manage_routers.php
│ ├── add_router.php
│ ├── edit_router.php
│── index.php
│── test_mikrotik.php

Step 1: Include the API in Your PHP Files

You need to include the RouterOS API class in every PHP file where you want to interact with the Mikrotik router.

✅ Method 1: Direct Include

Add the following line at the beginning of your PHP files where you need Mikrotik API access:

require_once __DIR__ . '/../routeros-api/routeros_api.class.php';

• If your file is inside the admin folder (e.g., manage_routers.php), use: require_once __DIR__ . '/../routeros-api/routeros_api.class.php'
• If your file is in the root directory (e.g., index.php), use: phpCopyEditrequire_once 'routeros-api/routeros_api.class.php';

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Step 2: Connect to a Mikrotik Router

Create a new file config/mikrotik.php to handle the API connection:

config/mikrotik.php

phpCopyEdit<?php
require_once __DIR__ . '/../routeros-api/routeros_api.class.php';

class MikrotikAPI {
    private $API;
    private $router_ip;
    private $username;
    private $password;

    public function __construct($router_ip, $username, $password) {
        $this->API = new RouterosAPI();
        $this->router_ip = $router_ip;
        $this->username = $username;
        $this->password = $password;
    }

    public function connect() {
        return $this->API->connect($this->router_ip, $this->username, $this->password);
    }

    public function getSystemResources() {
        if ($this->connect()) {
            $data = $this->API->comm('/system/resource/print');
            $this->API->disconnect();
            return $data;
        }
        return false;
    }

    public function getActiveUsers() {
        if ($this->connect()) {
            $users = $this->API->comm('/ppp/active/print');
            $this->API->disconnect();
            return $users;
        }
        return false;
    }
}

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Step 3: Use API in manage_routers.php

Now modify manage_routers.php to display router data.

admin/manage_routers.php

phpCopyEdit<?php
session_start();
require_once '../config/db.php';  // Database connection
require_once '../config/mikrotik.php'; // Mikrotik API Connection

if (!isset($_SESSION['user_id']) || $_SESSION['role'] != 'admin') {
    header("Location: ../auth/login.php");
    exit();
}

// Fetch routers from the database
$query = "SELECT * FROM routers ORDER BY id DESC";
$result = mysqli_query($conn, $query);
?>

<div class="container">
    <h1>Mikrotik Router Management</h1>
    <a href="add_router.php" class="btn btn-success">Add Router</a>

    <table class="table">
        <thead>
            <tr>
                <th>#</th>
                <th>Router Name</th>
                <th>Router IP</th>
                <th>Username</th>
                <th>Location</th>
                <th>System Info</th>
                <th>Actions</th>
            </tr>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
            <?php
            $count = 1;
            while ($row = mysqli_fetch_assoc($result)) {
                // Connect to the router and fetch system info
                $mikrotik = new MikrotikAPI($row['router_ip'], $row['username'], $row['password']);
                $sysInfo = $mikrotik->getSystemResources();

                echo "<tr>
                        <td>{$count}</td>
                        <td>{$row['router_name']}</td>
                        <td>{$row['router_ip']}</td>
                        <td>{$row['username']}</td>
                        <td>{$row['location']}</td>
                        <td>";
                if ($sysInfo) {
                    echo "CPU Load: " . $sysInfo[0]['cpu-load'] . "%, Uptime: " . $sysInfo[0]['uptime'];
                } else {
                    echo "<span class='text-danger'>Failed to connect</span>";
                }
                echo "</td>
                        <td>
                            <a href='edit_router.php?id={$row['id']}' class='btn btn-primary btn-sm'>Edit</a>
                            <a href='delete_router.php?id={$row['id']}' class='btn btn-danger btn-sm' onclick='return confirm(\"Are you sure?\")'>Delete</a>
                        </td>
                    </tr>";
                $count++;
            }
            ?>
        </tbody>
    </table>
</div>

<?php
$conn->close();
?>

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Step 4: Test the API

1️⃣ Test Router Connection:
Create a test file test_mikrotik.php in your project root:

phpCopyEdit<?php
require_once 'routeros-api/routeros_api.class.php';

$API = new RouterosAPI();
$router_ip = "192.168.88.1";
$username = "admin";
$password = "yourpassword";

if ($API->connect($router_ip, $username, $password)) {
    echo "Connected Successfully!";
    $response = $API->comm('/system/resource/print');
    print_r($response);
    $API->disconnect();
} else {
    echo "Failed to connect!";
}
?>

Run it using:

shCopyEditphp test_mikrotik.php

If successful, it will print the router’s system information.

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✅ Summary

1. Include API in your PHP project: phpCopyEditrequire_once 'routeros-api/routeros_api.class.php';
2. Store routers in your database (routers table).
3. Use MikrotikAPI class to connect and retrieve data.
4. Display router info in your admin panel (manage_routers.php).
5. Test the connection with test_mikrotik.php.

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🚀 Next Steps

• ✅ Add functions to create, update, and delete users in Mikrotik.
• ✅ Integrate PPPoE user management.
• ✅ Automate MAC binding & router settings.

Source : https://chatgpt.com/share/67d2539d-acbc-800d-a5d7-4669ea0596d8