Open eClass is a powerful e-learning platform that allows students and teachers to create and manage educational content online. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Open eClass on Void Linux.
Before we begin, make sure your system is updated, and you have access to the root account.
Open eClass requires a LEMP (Linux, Nginx, MariaDB, PHP) stack to work correctly. So, the first step is to install the LEMP stack on your system.
You can install the LEMP stack by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo xbps-install -S nginx mariadb mariadb-client mariadb-server php php-fpm php-bcmath php-json php-mbstring php-mysqlnd php-xml
Open eClass requires a database to manage its data. So, we need to create a database and user for Open eClass.
Run the following commands in the terminal to create a new database for Open eClass:
sudo mysql -u root -p -e "CREATE DATABASE openeclass;"
Now, create a new user and grant all privileges to the database using the following commands:
sudo mysql -u root -p -e "CREATE USER 'eclassuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'eclasspassword';"
sudo mysql -u root -p -e "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON openeclass.* TO 'eclassuser'@'localhost';"
sudo mysql -u root -p -e "FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"
Now, it's time to download and install Open eClass on your Void Linux system. You can get the latest version of Open eClass from its official website.
Run the following commands in the terminal to download and install Open eClass:
sudo mkdir /var/www/openeclass
sudo cd /var/www/openeclass
sudo wget https://github.com/ionos-enterprise/openeclass/releases/download/v3.10.12/Open-eClass-3.10.12.zip
sudo unzip Open-eClass-3.10.12.zip
sudo mv Open-eClass-3.10.12/* .
sudo rm Open-eClass-3.10.12.zip
sudo rm -r Open-eClass-3.10.12
sudo chmod -R 777 .
Once you installed Open eClass, you should see the following directory structure:
/var/www/openeclass/
├── assets/
├── composer.json
├── composer.lock
├── config/
├── installer/
├── library/
├── public/
├── services/
├── src/
├── templates/
├── themes/
└── vendor/
Now, we need to configure Open eClass to connect to the database we created earlier.
Edit the config.php file using the following command:
sudo nano /var/www/openeclass/config/config.php
Replace the database name, username, and password with the credentials you created earlier:
$config['db']['dbName'] = 'openeclass';
$config['db']['dbUser'] = 'eclassuser';
$config['db']['dbPassword'] = 'eclasspassword';
Save the changes and exit the editor.
Finally, we need to configure Nginx to serve Open eClass.
Create a new Nginx configuration file using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/openeclass.conf
Add the following content to this file:
server {
listen 80;
server_name yourdomain.com;
root /var/www/openeclass;
index index.php;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
include fastcgi_params;
}
}
Replace the yourdomain.com with your domain or IP address.
Save the changes and exit the editor.
Now, start the Nginx and PHP-FPM services using the following command:
sudo systemctl enable nginx
sudo systemctl restart nginx
sudo systemctl enable php-fpm
sudo systemctl restart php-fpm
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
sudo systemctl restart mariadb
Open eClass is now installed and configured on your Void Linux system. You can access it by navigating to http://yourdomain.com/ in your web browser.
Conclusion
In this tutorial, we learned how to install Open eClass on Void Linux. Now, you can create and manage your educational content online using Open eClass.
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