Table of Contents

ILIAS 4.X installation ................................................................................................................................ 3

Training Agenda: Configuring PHP .......................................................................................................... 4
Training Agenda: Database ..................................................................................................................... 8
Training Agenda: Prepare ...................................................................................................................... 12
Training Agenda: Upload Package ......................................................................................................... 15
Training Agenda: Fix the Installation Code............................................................................................ 19
Training Agenda: Setup ......................................................................................................................... 24
Congratulations ..................................................................................................................................... 31
Learn more ............................................................................................................................................ 32
ILIAS 4.X installation

In general ILIAS should be installable on every server that runs a common

PHP/Apache/MySQL combination. The following explains how to install ILIAS 4.X on shared
hosting with the use of cPanel .

General Requirements:
Apache Webserver.
PHP: 5.1.4 - 5.3.x, including support for GD, DOM, XSL.
MySQL Database: 5.0.x, 5.1.32 - 5.1.x.
ImageMagick.
Info-Zip and Info-Unzip.
Training Agenda: Configuring PHP

Configuring PHP or php.ini.

Access your cPanel:

1. Type: https://domain:2083
into your preferred Internet
browser.
2. Enter your cPanel username
into the Name field.
3. Enter your password into the
Password field.
4. Click Login.

Open the File Manager. The File Manager is

cPanel’s built-in web application for
managing and manipulating your website’s
files from your personal computer. Most
users will feel comfortable using this file
management tool. cPanel provides a number
of ways files can be manipulated within the
File Manager.
Your web site is made up of a group of files and directories, much like your Documents
folder on your home computer. Only in this case, everyone in the world can see some of
your files. To give you an idea of how the directories and files work, we'll look at a view of
the file manager.
There are three main directories to be concerned with:
/home/hosting-name/ - This is your home directory. All of your files are stored within this
directory. Files placed directly in this directory will not be visible on the internet. You will
start out in your home directory when connecting by FTP, Web Disk or the File Manager.
/home/hosting-name/public_html/ (www) - The public_html directory contains the files
for your site. Files in public_html and any subdirectories of public_html will be able to be
viewed by anyone on the internet.. (/home/thuizpac/www/ is the same directory as
/home/thuizpac/public_html/).
/home/hosting-name/public_ftp/ - This is the directory used for anonymous FTP access.
Any files in this directory can be downloaded by anyone if anonymous FTP access is enabled.
Select the php.ini file and click Edit . This
opens an editor for the selected php.ini file.

If encodings are not important to you,

because you will only be working with
english or other western languages you can
disable this dialog, Click edit to start editing
the file.

We recommend the following settings in your php.ini

Please adapt the values for your individual
needs. If everything works fine, you may
consider to set "display_errors" to "Off" and
to write PHP errors to a log file. The
maximum size of files to upload is not
handled in ILIAS but in the php.ini of your
server. 8MB is the default value of PHP. But if
you want to publish SCORM modules or
videos, this size is far to small. Scroll down
an you find the PHP info page included. At
the beginning of this long page there is a row
called "Configuration File (php.ini)" Path. If
you go there and open the file php.ini you
have to look for "upload_max_filesize" and
"post_max_size" these properties need to be
updated.</
Training Agenda: Database

First we will need to setup our database to store the data of the ILIAS platform.

Access your cPanel.

Databases offer a method for managing

large amounts of information easily over the
web. They are necessary to run many web-
based applications such as bulletin boards,
content management systems, online retail
shops and learning management systems.

To create the database: In the New Database

field, type in a name for the database then
click Create Database.
Click Go Back. To return to the database
management.

The new database will appear in the Current

Databases table.

After you create the database, you will need

to add users and their privileges so that the
database can be filled and managed. Please
note that MySQL user accounts must be
created separately from mail and web
administrator accounts.
To create a new user account:
1. Under Add New User, enter a
username.
2. Enter a password in the
Password field.
3. Retype the password in the
Password (Again) field.
4. Click Create User.
Click Go Back. To return to the database
management.

Now we will need to add the user to the

database.

The new user will appear in the Current

Users table. Privileges define how the user is
able to interact with the database. For
example, they will determine whether or not
the user can add and delete information.
To define a user’s privileges:
1. Under Add User to Database,
select a user from the User
drop-down menu.
2. From the Database drop-
down menu, select the
database to which you wish
to allow the user access.
3. Click Add.
From the MySQL Account Maintenance
screen, select the privileges you wish to
grant the user, or select ALL PRIVILEGES.
Click on Make Changes.

Click Go Back. To return to the database

management.

The new database with the assigned user

will appear in the Current Databases table.
Training Agenda: Prepare

Besides storing data in databases, we also need to store files and logs.

Access your cPanel.

Open the File Manager.

Open the The Home directory .

The New Folder button creates a new folder
in which files can be stored.

We will need to create a directory that is

used for data that does not need to be
stored within the webspace. We will use the
home directory as a base. Files placed
directly in this directory will not be visible on
the internet.

The New Folder button creates a new folder

in which files can be stored.
We will need to create a directory that is
used for logs that do not need to be stored
within the webspace. We will use the home
directory as base. Files placed directly in this
directory will not be visible on the internet.

Both the data and log directory are now

created.
Training Agenda: Upload Package

All preparations are done, so now we can upload the package that contains the bussiness
logic and website. This package can be downloaded from www.ilias.de .

Access your cPanel.

Open the File Manager.

Open the The public_html directory .

The Upload button allows new files to be
uploaded to a specified directory.

Browse to the proper location of the ILIAS

package, ILIAS is available as open source
software under the GNU General Public
License (GPL).

Wait until the file is uploaded, this can take a

while depending on the server.
Click Back to. To return to the file manager.

The ILIAS package has been uploaded.

Select the ilias package and click Extract,

this opens the extract window.
You can change the path where to extract to,
and then click extract files.

The ILIAS package is now being extracted.

The extracted results are shown, click close

to continue.
Training Agenda: Fix the Installation Code

The default code can not be used instantly as the setup fails.

Navigating to the setup page renders errors

as it does not find the correct path to include
the proper files.

The problem is in the /setup/include/inc.setup_header.php. This code fails to detect the

mode in which PHP is running and does not DEFINE the correct absolute path of the ILIAS
application. On the left you can see the original code on the right the corrected one.
Access your cPanel.

Open the File Manager.

Open the The public_html directory .

Open the ilias directory.

Open the setup directory.

Open the include directory.

Replace the inc.setup_header.php file by
selecting it and clicking upload.

Browse to the proper location of the

replacement file.

Confirm the file replacement.

Wait until the file is uploaded, this can take a
while depending on the server.

Click Back to. To return to the file manager.

Your code has now been fixed.
Training Agenda: Setup

Open the ILIAS setup script in your web

browser:
http://www.yourserver.com/ilias/setup/setu
p.php
If all 'preliminaries' are fulfilled you may click
on the Installation link at the end of the page
and follow the instructions.

The Path to the ILIAS data directory must be

an absolut path i.e. it should start with "/",
e.g. "/home4/thuizcom/data2".
The directory is used for data that does not
need to be stored within the webspace.
The Path to the ILIAS log directory must be
an absolut path i.e. it should start with "/",
e.g. "/home4/thuizcom/log2".
Select the proper timezone.

Fill in the Master Password to protect ILIAS

setup from unauthorized access. Save the
basic settings.
Click the Create new client button to
continue to the next step.

You can run on one source multiple

databases, in ILIAS this concepts is called a
Client. Select the proper database type, as
our hosting is running MySQL 5.0 we can
keep the defaults. Click save.
Fill in the database settings, of the database
you created earlier and Click Save.

Click Next to move to step 2.

Since the database has allready been
created, you must uncheck the Create
Database. Click Install Database.

Click Next to move to step 4.

The interface of ILIAS is available in many

languages. Select the languages that you
want for this client. Click Next to move to
step 4.
Fill in the required contact details.

Click the save button.

Click Next to move to step 5.

You can optionally register your server with
the ILIAS open source community. Click save.

Click Finish to terminate the installation.

After all steps are passed you may proceed

to the ILIAS login, either using the *login+ link
or by accessing
http://www.yourserver.com/ilias/login.php
Please use the ILIAS superuser account for
your first login:
User ID: root.
Password: homer.

In the Administration -> System Settings you

may continue with the further configuration
of your ILIAS system.
Congratulations
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