ILIAS is an open-source, next-generation learning management system (LMS) packed with powerful modules to build and manage online courses for students, teachers, and anyone who wants to build their online courses. ILIAS comes with support for collaboration, communication, evaluation, and assessment and is built with popular web tools like PHP, MySQL, jQuery, Bootstrap, and more. This LMS is robust and mobile-friendly and responsive out-of-the-box so your students and teachers can enjoy reading and interact with your portal from any device. ILIAS comes with an intuitive and powerful backend that will get you started right away with solutions for large businesses, universities, and schools to create tailored, individual learning scenarios very easily. For more about ILIAS, please check their Homepage To get started with installing ILIAS, follow the steps below:
Install Apache2 HTTP Server
You will need a web server to run ILIAS and Apache2 HTTP server is the most popular open-source web server available today. So go and get it for ILIAS. To install the Apache2 server, run the commands below: After installing the Apache2 webserver, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable the Apache2 service to always start up with the server boots. Now that Apache2 is installed. to test whether the web server is working, open your browser and browse to the URL below. If you see the page above, then Apache2 is successfully installed.
Install MariaDB Database Server
ILIAS also needs a database server to store its content. and MariaDB database server is a great place to start when looking at open-source database servers to use with ILIAS. To install MariaDB run the commands below. After installing MariaDB, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable the MariaDB service always to start up when the server boots. Run these on Ubuntu After that, run the commands below to secure the MariaDB server by creating a root password and disallowing remote root access. When prompted, answer the questions below by following the guide.
Enter current password for root (enter for none): Just press the Enter Set root password? [Y/n]: Y New password: Enter password Re-enter new password: Repeat password Remove anonymous users? [Y/n]: Y Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n]: Y Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n]: Y Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n]: Y
Restart MariaDB server To test if MariaDB is installed, type the commands below to logon into the MariaDB server Then type the password you created above to sign on. if successful, you should see MariaDB welcome message
Install PHP 7.2 and Related Modules
ILIAS is a PHP-based CMS and PHP is required. However, PHP 7.2 may not be available in Ubuntu’s default repositories. To run PHP 7.2 on Ubuntu 16.04 and previous, you may need to run the commands below: Then update and upgrade to PHP 7.2 Next, run the commands below to install PHP 7.2 and related modules. After installing PHP 7.2, run the commands below to open the PHP default configuration file for Apache2. The lines below are a good setting for most PHP-based CMS. Update the configuration file with these and save. Every time you make changes to the PHP configuration file, you should also restart the Apache2 web server. To do so, run the commands below: Now that PHP is installed, to test whether it’s functioning, create a test file called phpinfo.php in the Apache2 default root directory. ( /var/www/html/) Then type the content below and save the file. Next, open your browser and browse to the server’s hostname or IP address followed by phpinfo.php You should see the PHP default test page.
ILIAS Database
Now that you’ve installed all the packages that are required, continue below to start configuring the servers. First, create an ILIAS database. Run the commands below to log on to MariaDB. When prompted for a password, type the root password you created above. Then create a database called ilias Create a database user called iliasuser with a new password Then grant the user full access to the ilias database. Finally, save your changes and exit.
Download ILIAS Latest Release
After installing the server and packages above, go and get the latest copy of ILIAS from its download site. After downloading, use the commands below to extract the archived content into the Apache2 root directory. Create an extra directory outside of the ilias root directory. Then run the commands below to set the correct permissions for the ILIAS root directory and give Apache2 control.
Configure Apache2
Finally, configure the Apahce2 site configuration file for ILIAS. This file will control how users access ILIAS content. Run the commands below to create a new configuration file called ilias. conf Then copy and paste the content below into the file and save it. Replace the highlighted line with your domain name and directory root location. Save the file and exit.
Enable the ILIAS and Rewrite Module
After configuring the VirtualHost above, enable it by running the commands below Then open your browser and browse to the server domain name. You should see the ILIAS setup wizard complete. ILIAS should begin its installation wizard. Validate that all requirements are met, then continue ILIAS supports multiple clients with different databases. Below you enter the base data directory, log file location, and the paths to third-party tools. These settings are valid for all clients you create later on. Data Directory: /var/www/extras Path to Log File: /var/www/extras/logs Please choose a client ID. Any letter (except umlauts) or number is allowed. The client ID must be in one word. Next, you enter your database connection data. The setup establishes a test connection to verify your settings and to test if the database exists. If the database does not yet exist, you may prompt Setup in the next installation step to create the database for you. Choose a database type. and continue Please choose additional languages and/or remove selected languages. The default language specified the language for new user accounts or users who haven’t selected a preferred language yet. Here you indicate additional client information and the contact data of the system administrator of this client. All information is stored in your database. On the next screen, you may optionally register your installation at the ILIAS open-source project server. Here you can skip registration When you’re done, your site should be up and ready to use. Login with the admin account created above and begin setting up your environment. That’s it! Log in and begin building your courses. Enjoy~ Congratulation! You have successfully installed ILIAS LMS on Ubuntu 16.04 | 18.04 You may also like the post below:
