How to Install ILIAS on OpenBSD

ILIAS is an open-source learning management system (LMS) that allows users to create and manage e-learning materials. In this tutorial, we will be showing you how to install ILIAS on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

• A server or VPS running OpenBSD.
• Access to the server as the root user or a user with sudo privileges.
• Basic understanding of the OpenBSD command-line interface.

Step 1: Install Required Packages

Before we begin, make sure that all required packages are installed on the server. Use the following command to install them:

$ sudo pkg_add apache php php-mysqli php-dom php-xmlrpc php-gd php-pgsql php-pdo_mysql php-pdo_pgsql mysql-server

Once the installation is complete, start the MySQL server:

$ sudo /usr/local/bin/mysql_install_db
$ sudo /etc/rc.d/mysqld start

Step 2: Download and Extract ILIAS

Download the latest version of ILIAS using wget:

$ cd /usr/local/www
$ sudo wget https://download.ilias.de/ilias-5.4.1.tar.gz

Extract the downloaded archive using tar:

$ sudo tar xvzf ilias-5.4.1.tar.gz

Step 3: Set Permissions

Set the correct permissions for the ILIAS installation directory:

$ cd /usr/local/www
$ sudo chown -R www:www ilias-5.4.1
$ sudo chmod -R 755 ilias-5.4.1

Step 4: Configure Apache

Create a new Apache virtual host configuration file for the ILIAS installation:

$ sudo vi /etc/apache/httpd.conf

Add the following configuration:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot "/usr/local/www/ilias-5.4.1"
    ServerName ilias.example.com
    ErrorLog "/var/log/httpd-ilias.error.log"
    CustomLog "/var/log/httpd-ilias.access.log" common
    <Directory "/usr/local/www/ilias-5.4.1">
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Save the configuration file and restart Apache:

$ sudo /etc/rc.d/httpd restart

Step 5: Setup MySQL Database

Create a new MySQL user and database for the ILIAS installation:

$ sudo mysql -u root -p
mysql> CREATE DATABASE ilias_db;
mysql> CREATE USER 'ilias_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'ilias_password';
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ilias_db.* TO 'ilias_user'@'localhost';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> exit

Step 6: Install ILIAS

Navigate to the ILIAS installation directory and run the installation script:

$ cd /usr/local/www/ilias-5.4.1
$ sudo php setup/cli_install.php --db ilias_db --db_user ilias_user --db_pass ilias_password

Follow the prompts in the installation script and enter the necessary configuration details.

Step 7: Access ILIAS

ILIAS should now be accessible from the web browser at http://ilias.example.com. Enter the administrator login credentials that were created during the installation to access the ILIAS dashboard.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed ILIAS on an OpenBSD server.

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