Chapter 6. Building a Web Monitor and Controlling Devices from a Dashboard

In this chapter, we will talk about a very important part of this book, creating a web page that can control different kinds of devices from a dashboard. In an automated home there are different kinds of devices that could be controlled, for example: lamps, doors or windows, washing machines, and so on.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

• Configuring MySQL database server

• Installing phpMyAdmin for administrating databases

• Datalogger with MySQL

• Dimming a LED

• Controlling the speed of a DC motor

• Controlling lights with electrical circuits

• Controlling door locks

• Controlling watering plants

• Remote access from anywhere to your Raspberry Pi Zero

• Controlling lights and measuring current consumption

• Controlling and monitoring Arduino, Wi-Fi and Ethernet shields, connected devices, and sensors from the Raspberry Pi Zero