How to Install Elgg on Ubuntu Server Latest

Elgg is an open-source social networking platform that can be installed on Linux-based servers such as Ubuntu. In this tutorial, we will go through the installation process of Elgg on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing Elgg on Ubuntu, you need to make sure that the following prerequisites are met:

• Ubuntu Server Latest installed.
• A web server (Apache or Nginx) installed and running.
• PHP installed on the server with the following extensions: cURL, MySQL, and gd.

Installation Steps

1. To start, login to your Ubuntu server and open the terminal.
2. Update the system and packages:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

3. Install Apache web server, MySQL database, and PHP on the server:

sudo apt install apache2 mysql-server php php-curl php-mysql php-gd

4. Once you have installed all the required dependencies, it's time to download the latest version of Elgg from their official website or GitHub repository:

wget https://elgg.org/download/elgg-3.3.13.zip

5. Extract the downloaded file into the document root directory of your Apache web server:

sudo unzip elgg-3.3.13.zip -d /var/www/html/

6. Change the ownership of the Elgg directory to the web server user:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/elgg-3.3.13

7. Create a new virtual host configuration file for Elgg:

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

8. Add the following virtual host configuration to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
   ServerName yourdomain.com
   DocumentRoot /var/www/html/elgg-3.3.13
   <Directory /var/www/html/elgg-3.3.13/>
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
   </Directory>
   ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/elgg_error.log
   CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/elgg_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

9. Enable the newly created virtual host configuration and restart the Apache web server:

sudo a2ensite elgg.conf
sudo systemctl restart apache2

10. Open your web browser and navigate to your domain name. You should see the Elgg welcome screen. Follow the on-screen instructions to set up the database and admin account.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Elgg on Ubuntu Server Latest. Now you can create your own social networking site using Elgg.

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