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Installing Chamilo LMS on Linux Mint

Chamilo LMS is a powerful open-source learning management system that allows you to create and manage courses, track student progress, and evaluate learning outcomes. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to install Chamilo LMS on Linux Mint.

Requirements

• A Linux Mint system with root access
• A web server (Apache or Nginx)
• PHP version 7.2 or higher
• A database management system (MySQL or MariaDB)

Step 1: Install Apache Web Server

Open the terminal and type the following command to install Apache on Linux Mint:

sudo apt-get install apache2

Once the installation is complete, start the Apache service by running:

sudo systemctl start apache2

To enable Apache to start at boot time, run:

sudo systemctl enable apache2

Step 2: Install PHP

You will need to install PHP 7.2 or later. To install PHP and its extensions, run the following command:

sudo apt-get install php libapache2-mod-php php-mbstring php-xmlrpc php-soap php-gd php-xml php-cli php-zip

Once the installation is complete, restart the Apache service:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 3: Install Database Management System

Chamilo supports both MySQL and MariaDB. To install MariaDB, run the following command:

sudo apt-get install mariadb-server mariadb-client

Once the installation is complete, run the following command to secure the MariaDB installation:

sudo mysql_secure_installation

This will prompt you to set a root password, remove anonymous users, and disallow root login remotely.

Step 4: Create Database and User

Log in to the MariaDB shell as the root user:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Create a new database for Chamilo:

CREATE DATABASE chamilo;

Create a new user and grant it all privileges on the database:

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON chamilo.* TO 'chamilo_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

Replace ‘chamilo_user’ and ‘password’ with your desired username and password.

Flush the privileges and exit the MariaDB shell:

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

Step 5: Install Composer

Composer is a package manager for PHP. To install Composer, run the following commands:

cd ~/
php -r "copy('https://getcomposer.org/installer', 'composer-setup.php');"
php composer-setup.php
php -r "unlink('composer-setup.php');"
sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer

Step 6: Install Chamilo LMS

Navigate to the web directory:

cd /var/www/html

Run the following command to clone the Chamilo LMS repository:

sudo git clone https://github.com/chamilo/chamilo-lms.git

Change the ownership to the Apache user:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data chamilo-lms

Navigate to the Chamilo LMS directory:

cd chamilo-lms

Run the following command to install the dependencies:

sudo composer install

Create the configuration file:

sudo cp app/config/parameters.yml.dist app/config/parameters.yml

Edit the configuration file:

sudo nano app/config/parameters.yml

Update the database connection details:

database_driver: pdo_mysql
database_host: localhost
database_port: 3306
database_name: chamilo
database_user: chamilo_user
database_password: password

Replace the values with the corresponding database connection details.

Step 7: Configure Apache

Create a new virtual host file:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/chamilo.conf

Paste the following configuration:

<VirtualHost *:80>
        ServerAdmin admin@example.com
        DocumentRoot /var/www/html/chamilo-lms/web/
        ServerName your-domain.com

        <Directory />
                Options FollowSymLinks
                AllowOverride All
        </Directory>

        <Directory /var/www/html/chamilo-lms/web/>
                Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
                AllowOverride All
                Require all granted
        </Directory>

        ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/chamilo_error.log
        CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/chamilo_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Replace ‘your-domain.com’ with your domain name, and ‘admin@example.com’ with your email address.

Enable the virtual host:

sudo a2ensite chamilo.conf

Reload the Apache service:

sudo systemctl reload apache2

Step 8: Final Configuration

Navigate to the Chamilo LMS directory:

cd /var/www/html/chamilo-lms/

Run the following command to create the cache directories:

sudo mkdir app/cache/prod
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data app/cache/

Run the following command to generate the database schema:

sudo php bin/console doctrine:schema:update --force

Step 9: Access Chamilo LMS

Open your web browser and go to the following URL:

http://your-domain.com

You should see the Chamilo LMS installation page. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Chamilo LMS on Linux Mint.

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