Forma Learning Management System (LMS) On Ubuntu 18.04

formalms.sh

Step 1: Install Apache2 HTTP Server

sudo apt update
sudo apt install apache2

sudo systemctl stop apache2.service
sudo systemctl start apache2.service
sudo systemctl enable apache2.service

http://localhost

Step 2: Install MariaDB Database Server

sudo apt-get install mariadb-server mariadb-client


sudo systemctl stop mariadb.service
sudo systemctl start mariadb.service
sudo systemctl enable mariadb.service

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

sudo mysql -u root -p

Step 3: Install PHP 7.0 and Related Modules

sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
sudo apt update
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


sudo nano /etc/php/7.0/apache2/php.ini

	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

sudo systemctl restart apache2.service

sudo nano /var/www/html/phpinfo.php

	<?php phpinfo( ); ?>


http://localhost/phpinfo.php


Step 4: Create Forma Database

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

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

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/forma/
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/forma/

Step 6: Configure Apache2

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/forma.conf

<VirtualHost *:80>
     ServerAdmin [email protected]
     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>

sudo a2ensite forma.conf
sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo systemctl restart apache2.service

http://localhost/

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

Congratulation! You have successfully installed Forma LMS on Ubuntu 18.04 and 18.10.