How to Install OpenOLAT on Manjaro

OpenOLAT is a web-based learning management system that offers a wide range of features for e-learning, online courses, and collaboration. In this tutorial, we will walk through the steps to install OpenOLAT on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before installing OpenOLAT on Manjaro, you need to have the following prerequisites installed:

• Apache web server
• PHP (version 7.1 or higher)
• MySQL database server

Step 1: Download OpenOLAT

To download OpenOLAT, visit the official download page at https://www.openolat.com/?lang=en and select the Linux version.

After downloading the file, navigate to the Downloads directory on the terminal and extract the file.

$ cd /Downloads
$ tar -xzvf openolat_linux_x64.tar.gz

Step 2: Move OpenOLAT files to the web server directory

Move the extracted OpenOLAT files to the directory where you want to host your web server files. In this tutorial, we will use the default Apache web server directory /var/www/html/.

$ sudo mv openolat /var/www/html/

Step 3: Install required PHP modules

OpenOLAT requires some PHP modules to function properly. Install the following PHP extension modules:

$ sudo pacman -S php-gd php-intl php-json php-mbstring php-mcrypt php-mysql php-redis php-xmlrpc

Step 4: Create a new MySQL Database for OpenOLAT

Create a new MySQL database for OpenOLAT installation by logging into the MySQL console:

$ sudo mysql -u root -p

Create a new database:

mysql> CREATE DATABASE openolat;

Create a new MySQL user (replace new_user and new_password with your preferred username and password):

mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON openolat.* TO 'new_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'new_password';

Step 5: Configure OpenOLAT

Configure OpenOLAT by editing the file /var/www/html/openolat/settings/olat.local.properties with your preferred text editor:

$ sudo nano /var/www/html/openolat/settings/olat.local.properties

Change the following properties as shown below:

# MySQL database connection settings
database.url=mysql://new_user:new_password@localhost/openolat

# OpenOLAT URL
server.url=http://localhost:80/openolat

# Disable HTTPS
server.secure=false

Save and close the file.

Step 6: Set directory and file permissions

For OpenOLAT to function properly, you need to set directory and file permissions to allow Apache to read and write files. Run the following command to set the correct permissions:

sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/openolat
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/openolat

Step 7: Restart Apache web server

Restart the Apache web server to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart httpd.service

Step 8: Access OpenOLAT

Open your web browser and navigate to your OpenOLAT installation URL: http://localhost/openolat/

You can now log in to OpenOLAT using the default username (admin) and password (admin).

Congratulations! You have successfully installed OpenOLAT on your Manjaro system.