I Librarian is a powerful and user-friendly open-source software used to manage and organize your collection of books, articles, and documents. In this tutorial, we will provide you with the step-by-step process to install I Librarian on Fedora Server Latest.
To install I Librarian on Fedora Server Latest, you will need the following:
Before installing I Librarian, it's essential to update your Fedora Server Latest. Open the terminal and use the following commands:
sudo dnf update
This command will update the system's packages to the latest version available.
I Librarian requires an HTTP server to work correctly. In this tutorial, we'll be using the Apache webserver. Install Apache using the following command:
sudo dnf install httpd
Once the installation finishes, start Apache and enable it to start at boot time:
sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl enable httpd
I Librarian requires a database server to store the data. In this tutorial, we'll use MariaDB, an open-source database management system. Install MariaDB using the following command:
sudo dnf install mariadb-server
Once the installation finishes, start and enable MariaDB to start at boot time:
sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
Next, run the mysql_secure_installation script to secure MariaDB's installation:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
The script will prompt you to configure the necessary settings to secure your database, such as setting a root password and removing anonymous users.
After securing MariaDB, log in to the MariaDB shell as the root user:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter the root password you set during the installation. Create a new database and user for I Librarian using the following commands:
CREATE DATABASE ilibrarian_db;
CREATE USER 'ilibrarian_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ilibrarian_db.* TO 'ilibrarian_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Replace "yourpassword" with a strong password of your choice.
I Librarian is written in PHP, so you need to install PHP and its required extensions to run I Librarian. Install the packages using the following command:
sudo dnf install php php-mysqlnd
After installing the packages, restart Apache to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
Download the latest version of I Librarian from the official website using the following command:
curl -O https://i-librarian.net/downloads/i-librarian-X.X.X.zip
Replace "X.X.X" with the latest version number of I Librarian.
Extract the downloaded archive to the /var/www/html/ directory:
sudo unzip i-librarian-*.zip -d /var/www/html/
The command will extract the files to the /var/www/html/i-librarian directory.
Change the ownership of the /var/www/html/i-librarian/ directory to the Apache user and group:
sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/i-librarian/
Copy the config.inc.php.sample file to config.inc.php using the following command:
sudo cp /var/www/html/i-librarian/config.inc.php.sample /var/www/html/i-librarian/config.inc.php
Open the config.inc.php file using a text editor:
sudo nano /var/www/html/i-librarian/config.inc.php
Set the database details you created earlier:
$cfg['dbServer'] = 'localhost';
$cfg['dbUser'] = 'ilibrarian_user';
$cfg['dbPass'] = 'yourpassword';
$cfg['dbName'] = 'ilibrarian_db';
Save and close the file.
I Librarian is installed and configured on your server. You can now access the application using your web browser by navigating to:
http://your-server-ip/i-librarian
You should see the login page of I Librarian. Use the default username (admin) and password (admin) to log in to the application.
In this tutorial, we showed you how to install I Librarian on Fedora Server Latest. Now you can start using I Librarian to manage and organize your library of books, articles, and documents.
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