The LMS is an open-source, lightweight, and simple-to-use web-based management system for schools and other educational institutions. It's designed to be simple to install and use. In this tutorial, we will go through the process of installing the LMS on an Arch Linux system.
To install and use the LMS on Arch Linux, you will need the following software:
You can use the following commands to install these dependencies:
sudo pacman -S git apache php
Before you proceed with the installation, create a folder in your webserver's directory to install the LMS. Here we will use the default web directory /srv/http.
sudo mkdir /srv/http/lms
Then, clone the LMS repository using Git.
git clone https://github.com/epoupon/lms.git /srv/http/lms
Once the repository is cloned, we need to install the dependencies required by the LMS.
cd /srv/http/lms
composer install
Now we need to configure Apache to serve the LMS.
Create a virtual host for the LMS by creating a new configuration file in the Apache configuration directory.
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/lms.conf
Add the following configurations to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin admin@example.com
DocumentRoot "/srv/http/lms"
ServerName lms.example.com
<Directory "/srv/http/lms">
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Replace the domain name and email address with your own domain and email address.
Save and close the file.
Enable the newly created virtual host by editing the Apache configuration file.
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
Add the following line to enable the lms.conf configuration file.
Include conf/extra/lms.conf
Save and close the file.
Now, restart the Apache webserver to apply the changes.
sudo systemctl restart httpd
The LMS requires a database to store its data. You can use any database server supported by Laravel, a PHP web framework. Here we will use the MariaDB database server to set up the LMS database.
Install the MariaDB server using the following command:
sudo pacman -S mariadb
Once MariaDB is installed, start its service and enable it to start on boot.
sudo systemctl start mariadb && sudo systemctl enable mariadb
Next, secure the MariaDB installation by running the security script.
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Follow the prompts to set a root password and delete the anonymous user and test databases.
Now, you can create a new database for the LMS using the command below.
sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE lms;
GRANT ALL ON lms.* TO 'lms_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Replace the database name, username, and password according to your preference.
Next, create a new .env file in the LMS directory and add the database credentials there.
cp .env.example .env
nano .env
Update the following database configuration values in the .env file:
DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=lms
DB_USERNAME=lms_user
DB_PASSWORD=password
Save and close the file.
Finally, run the following commands to configure the LMS:
php artisan key:generate
php artisan migrate
php artisan db:seed
The first command generates a new Laravel application key, while the second command migrates the database schema to create the necessary tables for the LMS. The third command seeds the database with some initial data required for the LMS to function correctly.
That's it! You have successfully installed the LMS on Arch Linux. Now, you can access the LMS by opening a web browser and navigating to http://lms.example.com, where "example.com" is the domain name you set up earlier in the Apache configuration file.
You should see the LMS login page. To log in, use the following credentials:
Once you log in, you can start using the LMS to manage your institution's courses, students, and teachers.
Happy learning!
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