Open eClass is a powerful open-source learning management system that allows you to create and manage online courses for students. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps needed to install Open eClass on FreeBSD Latest.
Before you start, make sure your FreeBSD system is up-to-date using the following commands:
$ sudo pkg update
$ sudo pkg upgrade
Furthermore, make sure that your system meets the following requirements:
First, you need to install the Apache web server, PHP, and MySQL/MariaDB on your FreeBSD system using this command:
$ sudo pkg install apache24 php74 mysql57-server
Check if the packages are installed correctly by typing:
$ sudo pkg info apache24 php74 mysql57-server
After installing Apache, open the configuration file using your favorite editor:
$ sudo nano /usr/local/etc/apache24/httpd.conf
Make sure the following modules are uncommented:
LoadModule php7_module libexec/apache24/libphp7.so
LoadModule rewrite_module libexec/apache24/mod_rewrite.so
LoadModule headers_module libexec/apache24/mod_headers.so
LoadModule expires_module libexec/apache24/mod_expires.so
Save and close the file.
Open the php.ini file in /usr/local/etc/php.ini with your editor:
$ sudo nano /usr/local/etc/php.ini
Ensure the following settings are configured properly:
max_execution_time = 600
max_input_time = 600
memory_limit = 512M
post_max_size = 100M
upload_max_filesize = 100M
Save and close the file.
Start the MySQL/MariaDB server and secure it with a password using this command:
$ sudo service mysql-server start
$ sudo mysql_secure_installation
Create a new MySQL/MariaDB database and user using the following commands:
$ sudo mysql -u root -p
Then, type the root user password and run the following commands:
CREATE DATABASE openeclass;
CREATE USER 'openeclassuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your-strong-password-here';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON openeclass.* TO 'openeclassuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Download the latest version of Open eClass from the website:
$ wget https://github.com/eltrino/OpenEClass/archive/master.zip -O openeclass.zip
Extract the contents of the zip file to /usr/local/www/ using the following commands:
$ sudo unzip openeclass.zip -d /usr/local/www/
$ sudo mv /usr/local/www/OpenEClass-master/ /usr/local/www/openeclass/
Set the correct permissions and ownership to the openeclass directory:
$ sudo chown -R www:www /usr/local/www/openeclass
$ sudo chmod -R 755 /usr/local/www/openeclass
Configure the Open eClass installation by copying the example configuration file:
$ cd /usr/local/www/openeclass/
$ cp config.example.php config.php
Edit the config.php file and modify the following configurations with your server's settings:
define("_DB_HOST_","localhost");
define("_DB_NAME_","openeclass");
define("_DB_USER_","openeclassuser");
define("_DB_PASS_","your-strong-password-here");
define("_USER_FILES_","/var/openeclass/files/");
define("_MATERIAL_FILES_","/var/openeclass/material/");
define("_DOCS_FILES_","/var/openeclass/docs/");
Save the file and close it.
Restart the Apache web server to apply the changes you made:
$ sudo service apache24 restart
Open your web browser and visit the following URL:
http://localhost/openeclass/
You should see the Open eClass login page. You can now log in using the default administrator account:
Username: admin Password: password
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Open eClass on FreeBSD Latest. We hope this guide has been helpful, and you can now start creating and managing online courses using Open eClass.
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