Chamilo LMS is a free and open-source e-learning platform designed to help educators and organizations create and manage online courses. Installing Chamilo LMS on Clear Linux Latest is quick and easy. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Chamilo LMS on Clear Linux Latest.
Before you start with the installation process, make sure you have the following:
Before you start the installation process, update your system to make sure you have the latest packages.
sudo swupd update
sudo swupd bundle-add os-cloudguest-lamp
Next, install the MySQL server and its dependencies.
sudo systemctl enable --now mysql
sudo mysql_secure_installation
During the installation process, you will be asked to set a password for the MySQL root user. Make sure you set a strong password.
Install the Apache web server and its dependencies.
sudo systemctl enable --now apache
sudo systemctl start apache
sudo systemctl status apache
Install PHP and its dependencies.
sudo swupd bundle-add php
sudo systemctl enable --now php-fpm
Download the latest Chamilo LMS package from the Chamilo website.
cd /var/www/
sudo curl -L https://github.com/chamilo/chamilo-lms/archive/1.11.x.tar.gz -o chamilo-lms.tar.gz
sudo tar -xzf chamilo-lms.tar.gz
sudo rm chamilo-lms.tar.gz
sudo mv chamilo-lms-1.11.x chamilo-lms
Create a database for Chamilo LMS using the following commands.
sudo mysql -u root -p
mysql> CREATE DATABASE chamilo;
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON chamilo.* TO 'chamilo'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> EXIT;
Replace "password" with a secure password of your choice.
Copy the configuration files and edit them.
cd /var/www/chamilo-lms/app/config/
sudo cp configuration.dist.php configuration.php
sudo cp main.inc.dist.php main.inc.php
sudo nano configuration.php
Update the following settings in the configuration.php
file:
<?php
$Configuration['main_database_type'] = 'mysqli';
$Configuration['main_database_server'] = 'localhost';
$Configuration['main_database_user'] = 'chamilo';
$Configuration['main_database_password'] = 'password';
$Configuration['main_database_name'] = 'chamilo';
$Configuration['url_main'] = 'http://example.com/chamilo-lms';
?>
Replace "http://example.com/chamilo-lms" with your domain name.
Set the proper permissions for the Chamilo LMS files.
sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/chamilo-lms/
sudo chmod -R 775 /var/www/chamilo-lms/
Finally, access Chamilo LMS using your domain name in a web browser.
http://example.com/chamilo-lms
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Chamilo LMS on Clear Linux Latest.
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