Open eClass is a free and open source e-learning platform that can be used by individuals and organizations to create and manage online courses, exams, and assessments. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Open eClass on Arch Linux.
Before we begin, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
Open eClass requires a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) stack to be installed on your Arch Linux server. To install, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S apache php php-apache mariadb
After the installation, enable the Apache and MariaDB services by running the following commands:
sudo systemctl enable httpd
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
Start Apache and MariaDB by running:
sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl start mariadb
Open eClass uses a MySQL or MariaDB database. In this step, we will create a new database for Open eClass and create a new user with appropriate credentials.
Login to the MySQL/MariaDB shell using the following command:
sudo mysql -u root
Create a new database by running:
CREATE DATABASE openeclass;
Create a new user and grant them full access to the newly created database:
CREATE USER 'openeclassuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON openeclass.* TO 'openeclassuser'@'localhost';
Replace password with a strong password of your choice. Remember this password as you will need it later.
Exit the MySQL/MariaDB shell by running:
exit
Go to the Open eClass download page here and download the latest version for Arch Linux.
Extract the downloaded archive:
tar xzf openeclass-*.tar.gz
Copy the extracted Open eClass files to the web server document root directory:
sudo cp -r openeclass /srv/http/
Create a new Apache virtual host file for Open eClass by running:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/openeclass.conf
Add the following content to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName openeclass.example.com
DocumentRoot /srv/http/openeclass
<Directory /srv/http/openeclass>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/openeclass_error_log
CustomLog /var/log/httpd/openeclass_access_log combined
</VirtualHost>
Replace openeclass.example.com with your domain name or server IP address.
Save and close the file.
Enable the new virtual host by creating a symbolic link:
sudo ln -s /etc/httpd/conf/extra/openeclass.conf /etc/httpd/conf-enabled/
Restart Apache for the changes to take effect:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
Open your web browser and navigate to the Open eClass installation wizard by entering http://openeclass.example.com in the address bar. Replace openeclass.example.com with your domain name or server IP address.
Follow the on-screen instructions and enter the database credentials you set up in Step 2.
Once the installation is complete, delete the install directory from the Open eClass directory:
sudo rm -rf /srv/http/openeclass/install/
You can access Open eClass by visiting http://openeclass.example.com.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Open eClass on your Arch Linux server.
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