Installing LearningLocker (v1) on CentOS 7.0

1.0 - Prepare CentOS 7.0 for LearningLocker (v1) Installation.md

Prepare CentOS 7.0 Server for LearningLocker (v1) LRS

Assumptions:

• CentOS 7.0 x64 is installed (default install from DigitalOcean Droplet Manager)
• Logged in via ssh key with root privileges
• Using MongoDB as database

Install Remi Collet Repository:

yum install epel-release
rpm -Uvh http://rpms.famillecollet.com/enterprise/remi-release-7.rpm
yum install yum-utils
yum-config-manager --enable remi remi-php56

Install Apache:

yum install httpd

Install PHP and necessary PHP modules:

yum install php php-common php-cli php-pear php-mysqlnd php-pecl-mongo php-gd php-mbstring php-mcrypt php-xml php-bcmath

Install MongoDB

yum install mongodb mongodb-server

Install NodeJs:

yum install nodejs

Install Node Package Manager (NPM):

yum install npm

Install Bower:

npm install -g bower

Install GIT:

yum install git

Install DeltaRPM:

yum install deltarpm

Update CentOS

yum update

Start the Firewall Daemon and enable automatic startup

systemctl start firewalld.service
systemctl enable firewalld.service

Allow HTTP Access through Firewall

firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-service=http
firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-service=https
systemctl restart firewalld.service

Start Apache HTTP Daemon and enable automatic startup

systemctl start httpd.service
systemctl enable httpd.service

Start MongoDB and enable automatic startup

systemctl start mongod
systemctl enable mongod

Install Composer and set global launch

curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer

2.0 - Install and Configure LearningLocker (v1).md

Install and Configure LearningLocker(v1)

Assumptions:

• Commands are issued from LL installation directory
• Using MongoDB as database

Clone LearningLocker via Git:

cd /var/www
git clone https://github.com/LearningLocker/learninglocker.git learninglocker

Install LearningLocker

cd learninglocker
composer install

Create a new MongoDB database:

mongo
use learninglocker

Create MongoDB database user:

db.createUser({user:"username",pwd:"password",roles:["readWrite"]})
exit

Modify app/config/database.php with database credentials:

vi app/config/database.php

Finalize LL MongoDB setup:

php artisan migrate

Set Apache DocumentRoot and Directory Settings:

vi /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
DocumentRoot "/var/www/learninglocker/public"
<Directory "/var/www/learninglocker/public">
  AllowOverride All
</Directory>

Restart Apache

systemctl restart httpd.service

Set ownership of directories to Apache

chown -R apache.apache /var/www/learninglocker

Adjust url and timezone values in app/config/app.php

Adjust Encryption Key in app/config/app.php

php artisan key:generate

Adjust email settings in app/config/mail.php

Create your admin user at http://yoursite.com/register