How to Install Chamilo LMS on FreeBSD Latest

Chamilo LMS is a free and open-source platform for creating and managing online courses. It is widely used in schools, universities, and other institutions around the world. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Chamilo LMS on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation process, you need to ensure that the following prerequisites are met:

• A FreeBSD Latest server or VPS
• Root access to the server
• Apache web server installed and configured
• PHP 7.2 or later installed and configured
• MySQL or MariaDB installed and configured
• SSH client installed on your local machine

Step 1: Download Chamilo LMS

The first step is to download the latest version of Chamilo LMS from the official website. You can use the following command to download the archive on your FreeBSD server.

# cd /usr/local/www
# fetch https://github.com/chamilo/chamilo-lms/archive/v1.11.14.tar.gz

Step 2: Extract The Archive

After downloading the Chamilo LMS archive, extract it to the document root directory of your Apache web server.

# tar -zxvf v1.11.14.tar.gz
# mv chamilo-lms-1.11.14 chamilo
# chown -R www:www chamilo

Step 3: Create A New Database

Next, create a new database and user for Chamilo LMS. You can log in to the MySQL/MariaDB shell using the following command.

# mysql -u root -p

Once you are logged in, create a new database and user for Chamilo LMS using the following commands.

mysql> CREATE DATABASE chamilo_lms;
mysql> GRANT ALL ON chamilo_lms.* TO 'chamilo'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> EXIT;

Replace "password" with a strong and secure password.

Step 4: Configure Apache

In this step, we will configure Apache to serve Chamilo LMS. Create a new virtual host configuration file for Chamilo LMS.

# nano /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/chamilo-lms.conf

Add the following content in the file.

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin admin@example.com
    ServerName lms.example.com
    DocumentRoot /usr/local/www/chamilo/web
    ErrorLog /var/log/chamilo/error.log
    CustomLog /var/log/chamilo/access.log combined

    <Directory /usr/local/www/chamilo/web>
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Install Chamilo LMS

Now, open a web browser and visit the Chamilo LMS installation wizard at http://lms.example.com/main/install/. Follow the on-screen instructions to install Chamilo LMS.

• On the first screen, select your preferred language and click the "Next" button.
• On the second screen, accept the terms and conditions and click the "Next" button.
• On the third screen, enter your database details, including the database name, user, password, and host. Click the "Test connection" button and make sure you receive a "Success" message. Then, click the "Next" button.
• On the fourth screen, enter your site details, including the site name, URL, and administrator details. Click the "Next" button.
• On the fifth screen, wait for the installation to complete. Once finished, click the "Next" button.

Step 6: Access Chamilo LMS

After the installation has completed, you can access the Chamilo LMS login page at http://lms.example.com/. Use the administrator login details to log in and start creating and managing courses.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Chamilo LMS on FreeBSD Latest.

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