Dalton Plan is an open-source learning management software developed by Dalton Plan, Inc. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Dalton Plan on Ubuntu Server Latest.
Before we start, make sure you have the following:
First, we need to install some dependencies required to run Dalton Plan. Let's update the package list and install the dependencies using the following command:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install git curl libapache2-mod-php7.4 php7.4 php7.4-mbstring php7.4-mysql php7.4-xml -y
Next, we need to clone the Dalton Plan repository into our web directory. In this example, we will use the default Apache web directory /var/www/html. But, feel free to change it if needed. Let's clone the repository using the following command:
sudo git clone https://github.com/daltonplan/daltonplan.git /var/www/html/daltonplan
Now, we need to create a new virtual host configuration file for Dalton Plan. Create a new file named daltonplan.conf inside the Apache's configuration directory /etc/apache2/sites-available/ using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/daltonplan.conf
Add the following configuration to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName your_domain.com # Change this to your domain name
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/daltonplan/public/
<Directory /var/www/html/daltonplan/public/>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/daltonplan_error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/daltonplan_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Save and close the file.
Next, we need to enable the virtual host configuration using the following command:
sudo a2ensite daltonplan.conf
And, restart the Apache web server using the following command:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Now, we are ready to install Dalton Plan. Open your web browser and navigate to your domain name or server IP address. You should see the Dalton Plan installation page.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. You will need to enter your MySQL database details, create a new admin user, and set up your site configuration.
After completing the installation, you will be redirected to the login page. Enter your admin credentials to access the Dalton Plan dashboard.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Dalton Plan on Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now use it to manage your learning management needs.
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