How to Install I Librarian on Ubuntu Server Latest

I Librarian is an open-source application that helps in managing digital libraries. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install I Librarian on Ubuntu Server latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation of I Librarian, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

Ubuntu Server latest installed
A user account with sudo privileges
Access to the command-line interface
Updated system packages

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Before installing I Librarian, you need to install the required dependencies. To install them, run the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install apache2 php libapache2-mod-php mariadb-server php-mysqli php-gd php-zip php-curl php-mbstring php-dom unzip wget -y

Step 2: Download and Configure I Librarian

Now that the dependencies are installed, it's time to download and configure I Librarian.

First, navigate to the /var/www directory.
```
cd /var/www
```

Download the latest version of I Librarian.

sudo wget https://i-librarian.net/downloads/ilibrarian_5.0-rc1.zip

Unzip the downloaded file.
```
sudo unzip ilibrarian_5.0-rc1.zip
```

Rename the extracted folder to ilibrarian.

sudo mv ilibrarian_5.0-rc1/ ilibrarian/

Change the permissions of the ilibrarian folder.
```
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data ilibrarian/
```
Create a new virtual host configuration file for I Librarian.
```
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/i-librarian.conf
```

Add the following lines to the file.

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin [email protected]
    DocumentRoot /var/www/ilibrarian/
    ServerName example.com
    <Directory /var/www/ilibrarian/>
        Options +FollowSymlinks
        AllowOverride All
        require all granted
    </Directory>
    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

In this example, we have used example.com as the server name. Replace it with your server name.

Save and close the file.

Enable the virtual host configuration.
```
sudo a2ensite i-librarian.conf
```
Restart the Apache web server.
```
sudo systemctl restart apache2
```

Step 3: Configure MariaDB

I Librarian uses MariaDB as its database backend. To configure MariaDB, follow these steps:

Log in to MariaDB.
```
sudo mysql -u root
```
Create a new database.
```
CREATE DATABASE ilibrarian;
```

Create a new user and grant permissions to the database.

CREATE USER 'ilibrarian'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'ilibrarian123';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ilibrarian.* TO 'ilibrarian'@'localhost';

Replace the username and password with your preferred ones.

Flush the privileges.
```
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
```
Exit MariaDB.
```
exit
```

Step 4: Complete the Installation

Open your web browser and go to http://your-server-ip/ilibrarian/.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

When prompted for the database settings, use the following details:

Database type: MySQLi
Server: localhost
Database name: ilibrarian
Username: ilibrarian
Password: ilibrarian123

After completing the installation, remove the install folder.
```
sudo rm -rf /var/www/ilibrarian/install/
```
Restart the Apache web server.
```
sudo systemctl restart apache2
```

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we explained how to install I Librarian on Ubuntu Server latest. Once installed, you can use it to manage your digital libraries easily.