Chamilo is an open-source e-learning platform that allows you to create and manage online courses. It is a popular LMS (Learning Management System) used by various organizations and institutions. In this tutorial, we will be installing Chamilo on Kali Linux Latest.
Before we begin, you need to have the following:
Before installing Chamilo, it's important to update the system packages to their latest versions. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Chamilo requires a web server with PHP support. We will be installing Apache2 web server and PHP modules. Run the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt install apache2 libapache2-mod-php php php-cli php-mysql php-xml php-mbstring php-curl php-zip php-gd
Chamilo stores its data in a database. We will be installing either MySQL or MariaDB database server. Run the following command to install MariaDB:
sudo apt install mariadb-server
During the installation, you will be prompted to set a root password for the database.
After installing, you need to secure the MariaDB server by running the following command:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Follow the on-screen instructions to secure the database. We recommend answering 'yes' to all the prompts.
You need to create a database and a user for Chamilo to use. Open the MariaDB prompt by running the following command:
sudo mysql
Create a new database named 'chamilo' by running:
CREATE DATABASE chamilo;
Create a new user named 'chamilo' and set a password:
CREATE USER 'chamilo'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
Grant the user all privileges on the chamilo database:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON chamilo.* TO 'chamilo'@'localhost';
Flush the privileges:
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Exit the MariaDB prompt:
exit
Download the latest version of Chamilo by visiting the official website and clicking the 'Download' button. Alternatively, run the following command in the terminal:
wget https://github.com/chamilo/chamilo-lms/releases/download/v1.11.14/chamilo-1.11.14-php7.2.tar.gz
Replace the version number with the latest version. Extract the downloaded file:
tar -xzf chamilo-1.11.14-php7.2.tar.gz
Move the extracted folder to the web server's document root:
sudo mv chamilo-1.11.14-php7.2 /var/www/html/chamilo
Change the ownership and permissions of the folder:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/chamilo
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/chamilo
Create a new virtual host configuration file for Chamilo by running:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/chamilo.conf
Add the following lines:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/chamilo/
ServerName your_domain.com
<Directory /var/www/html/chamilo/>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Replace 'your_domain.com' with the actual domain name of your server. Save and close the file (Ctrl + X, Y, Enter).
Enable the new virtual host and the Apache2 rewrite module:
sudo a2ensite chamilo.conf
sudo a2enmod rewrite
Restart Apache2:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Open a web browser and navigate to the following address:
http://your_domain.com/
Replace 'your_domain.com' with the actual domain name of your server. You should see the Chamilo login page. Log in using the default administrator credentials:
Username: admin
Password: admin
You have successfully installed and configured Chamilo LMS on Kali Linux Latest. You can now start creating and managing online courses.
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