Open eClass is a comprehensive e-learning platform used to manage online courses. In this tutorial, we'll walk you through the steps to install Open eClass on your POP! OS Latest machine.
Before we proceed with the installation, make sure your system meets the following requirements.
Open a terminal and run the following commands to install Apache web server, PHP, and MySQL database server.
sudo apt update
sudo apt install apache2 php mysql-server -y
Visit the Open eClass official website at https://www.openeclass.org/ and download the latest version of Open eClass.
After downloading the package, extract it to the /var/www/html directory.
cd ~/Downloads
sudo unzip Open-eClass-*.zip -d /var/www/html/
Next, change the ownership of the Open eClass directory to the Apache user.
sudo chown -R www-data: /var/www/html/Open-eClass-*/
Create a new database and user for Open eClass using the following commands.
sudo mysql
mysql> CREATE DATABASE openeclass;
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON openeclass.* TO 'oc_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> EXIT;
Make sure to replace 'password' with a strong password.
Open eClass uses a configuration file to store its settings. Copy the sample configuration and rename it to config.php.
cd /var/www/html/Open-eClass-*/
sudo cp config-dist.php config.php
Edit the configuration file to update the following settings.
define('OE_USE_CACHE', false);
define('OE_DB_TYPE', 'mysqli');
define('OE_DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define('OE_DB_NAME', 'openeclass');
define('OE_DB_USER', 'oc_user');
define('OE_DB_PASS', 'password');
Make sure to replace 'password' with the database password you set earlier.
Open eClass uses the Apache rewrite module to support pretty URLs. Run the following command to enable the module.
sudo a2enmod rewrite
Then, edit the default Apache configuration file.
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default.conf
Add the following lines inside the
<Directory /var/www/html/Open-eClass-*/>
AllowOverride All
</Directory>
Save and close the file.
To apply the changes, restart the Apache and MySQL services.
sudo systemctl restart apache2
sudo systemctl restart mysql
Open a web browser and visit http://localhost/Open-eClass-*/. Replace '*' with the Open eClass version number that you downloaded.
You should see the Open eClass installation screen. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Open eClass on your POP! OS Latest machine. You can now start using it to create and manage your online courses.
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