Mahara is an open-source ePortfolio platform that allows users to create and share their digital portfolios. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Mahara on Void Linux.
Before we begin the installation process for Mahara on Void Linux, make sure that your system meets the following requirements:
First, we need to update our system packages to ensure that we have the latest available versions. Open your terminal and run the following command:
sudo xbps-install -Su
This command will update all the packages on your system to their latest versions.
Mahara runs on top of the Apache web server. To install Apache, run the following command:
sudo xbps-install -S apache
This command will install Apache along with all its required dependencies.
Mahara is built using PHP, so we need to install PHP on our system. Run the following command to install PHP:
sudo xbps-install -S php
This command will install PHP along with all its necessary dependencies.
Mahara requires a database to store its data. We will use MariaDB in our setup. To install MariaDB, run the following command:
sudo xbps-install -S mariadb
This command will install MariaDB along with all its necessary dependencies.
Once MariaDB is installed, we need to create a new database for Mahara. Login to MariaDB as the root user:
sudo mysql -u root
Now, create a new database for Mahara:
CREATE DATABASE mahara;
Next, create a new user and grant it access to the newly created database:
CREATE USER 'maharauser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON mahara.* TO 'maharauser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Replace "password" with a strong password of your choice for the "maharauser" user.
We can download the latest version of Mahara from their official website. Use the following command to download Mahara:
wget https://launchpad.net/mahara/21.04/21.04.1/+download/mahara-21.04.1.tar.gz
Extract the downloaded file:
tar -xvzf mahara-21.04.1.tar.gz
Move the extracted contents to the Apache document root directory:
sudo mv mahara-21.04.1 /srv/http/htdocs/mahara
Now that we have installed and extracted Mahara, we need to configure Apache to serve Mahara content. Open the Apache configuration file in your preferred text editor:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
Add the following lines to the configuration file:
Alias /mahara /srv/http/htdocs/mahara
<Directory /srv/http/htdocs/mahara>
Options FollowSymLinks MultiViews
DirectoryIndex index.php
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>
Save and close the file.
To apply the changes made to the Apache configuration, we need to restart Apache. Run the following command:
sudo service httpd restart
Open your web browser and navigate to your server's IP address followed by "/mahara". You will be taken to the Mahara installation page. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Mahara on Void Linux.
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