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Step 1: Install Apache2 HTTP Server | |
Forma CMS requires a web server and Apache2 HTTP server is the most popular open source web server available today… To install Apache2 server, run the commands below: | |
sudo apt update | |
sudo apt install apache2 | |
After installing Apache2, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable Apache2 service to always start up with the server boots… | |
sudo systemctl stop apache2.service | |
sudo systemctl start apache2.service | |
sudo systemctl enable apache2.service | |
Now that Apache2 is installed…. to test whether the web server is working, open your browser and browse to the URL below… | |
http://localhost | |
If you see the page above, then Apache2 is successfully installed… | |
Step 2: Install MariaDB Database Server | |
Forma also requires a database server to store its content… If you’re looking for a truly open source database server, then MariaDB is a great place to start… To install MariaDB run the commands below: | |
sudo apt-get install mariadb-server mariadb-client | |
After installing MariaDB, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable MariaDB service to always start up when the server boots… | |
Run these on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | |
sudo systemctl stop mysql.service | |
sudo systemctl start mysql.service | |
sudo systemctl enable mysql.service | |
Run these on Ubuntu 18.10 and 18.04 LTS | |
sudo systemctl stop mariadb.service | |
sudo systemctl start mariadb.service | |
sudo systemctl enable mariadb.service | |
Next, run the commands below to secure the database server with a root password if you were not prompted to do so during the installation… | |
sudo mysql_secure_installation | |
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 | |
Now that MariaDB is installed, to test whether the database server was successfully installed, run the commands below… | |
sudo mysql -u root -p | |
type the root password when prompted… | |
If you see a similar screen as shown above, then the server was successfully installed… | |
Step 3: Install PHP 7.0 and Related Modules | |
Forma LMS is a PHP based LMS and PHP is required… However, PHP 7.0 may not be available in Ubuntu default repositories… To run PHP 7.0 on Ubuntu 16.04 and previous, you may need to run the commands below: | |
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common | |
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php | |
Then update and upgrade to PHP 7.0 | |
sudo apt update | |
Next, run the commands below to install PHP 7.2 and related modules. | |
sudo apt install php7.0 libapache2-mod-php7.0 php7.0-common php7.0-mysql php7.0-gmp php7.0-ldap php7.0-curl php7.0-intl php7.0-mbstring php7.0-xmlrpc php7.0-gd php7.0-bcmath php7.0-xml php7.0-cli php7.0-zip | |
After installing PHP 7.0, run the commands below to open PHP default configuration file for Apache2… | |
sudo nano /etc/php/7.0/apache2/php.ini | |
The lines below is a good settings for most PHP based LMS… Update the configuration file with these and save…. | |
file_uploads = On | |
allow_url_fopen = On | |
short_open_tag = On | |
memory_limit = 256M | |
upload_max_filesize = 100M | |
max_execution_time = 360 | |
date.timezone = America/Chicago | |
Everytime you make changes to PHP configuration file, you should also restart Apache2 web server… To do so, run the commands below: | |
sudo systemctl restart apache2.service | |
Now that PHP is installed, to test whether it’s functioning, create a test file called phpinfo.php in Apache2 default root directory…. ( /var/www/html/) | |
sudo nano /var/www/html/phpinfo.php | |
Then type the content below and save the file. | |
<?php phpinfo( ); ?> | |
Next, open your browser and browse to the server’s hostname or IP address followed by phpinfo.php | |
http://localhost/phpinfo.php | |
You should see PHP default test page… | |
Step 4: Create Forma Database | |
Now that you’ve installed all the packages that are required for Forma to function, continue below to start configuring the servers. First run the commands below to create a blank Forma database. | |
To logon to MariaDB database server, run the commands below. | |
sudo mysql -u root -p | |
Then create a database called forma | |
CREATE DATABASE forma CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci; | |
Create a database user called formauser with a new password | |
CREATE USER 'formauser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'new_password_here'; | |
Then grant the user full access to the database. | |
GRANT ALL ON forma.* TO 'formauser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'user_password_here' WITH GRANT OPTION; | |
Finally, save your changes and exit. | |
FLUSH PRIVILEGES; | |
EXIT; | |
Step 5: Download Forma Latest Release | |
To get Forma latest release you may want to get it from its download page below | |
http://www.formalms.org/download.html | |
Extract the downloaded content and copy it to Apache2 root directory… | |
cd /tmp | |
wget -c "https://sourceforge.net/projects/forma/files/latest/download?source=files" -O formalms-v2.0.zip | |
sudo unzip -d /var/www/html/forma /tmp/formalms-v2.0.zip | |
Then run the commands below to set the correct permissions for Forma root directory and give Apache2 control…. | |
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/forma/ | |
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/forma/ | |
Step 6: Configure Apache2 | |
Finally, configure Apahce2 site configuration file for Forma. This file will control how users access Forma content. Run the commands below to create a new configuration file called forma.conf | |
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/forma.conf | |
Then copy and paste the content below into the file and save it. Replace the highlighted line with your own domain name and directory root location. | |
<VirtualHost *:80> | |
ServerAdmin admin@example.com | |
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/forma/formalms | |
ServerName example.com | |
ServerAlias www.example.com | |
<Directory /var/www/html/forma/formalms/> | |
Options FollowSymlinks | |
AllowOverride All | |
Require all granted | |
</Directory> | |
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log | |
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined | |
<Directory /var/www/html/forma/formalms/> | |
RewriteEngine on | |
RewriteBase / | |
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f | |
RewriteRule ^(.*) index.php [PT,L] | |
</Directory> | |
</VirtualHost> | |
Save the file and exit. | |
Step 7: Enable the Forma and Rewrite Module | |
After configuring the VirtualHost above, enable it by running the commands below | |
sudo a2ensite forma.conf | |
sudo a2enmod rewrite | |
sudo systemctl restart apache2.service | |
Then open your browser and browse to the server domain name. You should see Forma setup wizard to complete. Please follow the wizard carefully. | |
http://example.com/ | |
Then follow the on-screen instructions… select the installation language and continue… | |
Verify all the requirements are met, then continue… | |
Type in the database connection info you created above and continue.. | |
Next, create an admin account and continue… | |
After that Forma LMS should be installed and ready to use… | |
You will be prompted to download the config.php file and save in Forma root directory… | |
sudo cp ~/Download/config.php /var/www/html/forma/formalms/ | |
Finally, delete the install folder. | |
sudo rm -rf /var/www/html/forma/formalms/install | |
Enjoy! | |
That’s it! |
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