ILIAS is an open-source web-based learning management system that allows users to easily create and manage their online courses. Installing ILIAS on Fedora Server Latest is a straightforward process that can be accomplished by following the steps outlined in this tutorial.
Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:
First, we need to make sure that the server is up-to-date by running the following command:
sudo dnf update
This will update all of the packages on the server to their latest versions.
ILIAS requires a web server and PHP to run. We can install Apache and PHP with the following command:
sudo dnf install httpd php php-mysqlnd php-xml php-mbstring php-zip
This will install Apache, PHP, and several required PHP extensions.
We need to configure Apache to serve ILIAS. Open the Apache configuration file with the following command:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
In the file, add the following lines:
<Directory "/var/www/html/ilias">
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride all
Require all granted
</Directory>
Alias /ilias "/var/www/html/ilias"
This will configure Apache to serve ILIAS from the /var/www/html/ilias directory.
Save and close the file.
Next, start and enable Apache with the following commands:
sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl enable httpd
Go to the ILIAS website at https://www.ilias.de and download the latest version of ILIAS.
Use the following command to download the file:
wget https://download.ilias.de/ilias-latest.tar.gz
Extract the file with the following command:
tar -xvzf ilias-latest.tar.gz
This will extract the files into a directory named ilias.
Move the ilias directory to the Apache document root with the following command:
sudo mv ilias /var/www/html/
The ILIAS installation is now complete.
ILIAS requires a database to store its data. We will use MariaDB to create a new database and user for ILIAS.
First, install MariaDB with the following command:
sudo dnf install mariadb-server
Next, start and enable MariaDB with the following commands:
sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
Create a new database and user for ILIAS with the following commands:
sudo mysql -u root
CREATE DATABASE ilias;
CREATE USER 'iliasuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'iliaspassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ilias.* TO 'iliasuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Replace iliasuser and iliaspassword with the username and password you want to use for the ILIAS database user.
Finally, open a web browser and navigate to the ILIAS installation at http://<your-server-ip>/ilias/.
Follow the on-screen instructions to configure ILIAS with the database information you just created.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install ILIAS on Fedora Server Latest. With ILIAS installed, you can easily create and manage your online courses.
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