ILIAS 8 Install Tutorial for Ubuntu 22.04

Client-Creation, JSON-File, Login

  • This works only with ILIAS versions >=7
  • Since ILIAS 7 it is not possible to have more than one client per installation

Creating a JSON file for configuration parameters

mkdir -p /opt/scripts/clients
nano /opt/scripts/clients/clientname1.json
Paste these lines in: 
{
    "common": {
        "client_id": "test8",
        "server_timezone": "Europe/Berlin",
        "register_nic": false
    },
    "database": {
        "type": "innodb",
        "host": "localhost",
        "port": "3306",
        "database": "iliasdb1",
        "user": "ildbuser1",
        "password": "password",
        "create_database": true
    },
    "filesystem": {
        "data_dir": "/opt/iliasdata"
    },
    "http": {
        "path": "https://bbs-ilias.de"
    },
    "language": {
        "default_language": "de",
        "install_languages": [
            "de",
            "en"
        ],
        "install_local_languages": [
            "de"
        ]
    },
    "logging": {
        "enable": true,
        "path_to_logfile": "/opt/iliasdata/log/ilias.log",
        "errorlog_dir": "/opt/iliasdata/errorlog/"
    },
    "utilities": {
        "path_to_convert": "/usr/bin/convert",
        "path_to_zip": "/usr/bin/zip",
        "path_to_unzip": "/usr/bin/unzip"
    },
    "pdfgeneration": {
        "path_to_phantom_js": "/usr/bin/phantomjs"
    },
    "preview": {
        "path_to_ghostscript": "/usr/bin/gs"
    },
    "mediaobject": {
        "path_to_ffmpeg": "/usr/bin/ffmpeg"
    },
    "style": {
        "manage_system_styles": true,
        "path_to_lessc": "/usr/bin/less"
    },
    "globalcache": {
        "service": "apc",
        "components": {
            "clng": true,
            "comp": true,
            "events": true,
            "global_screen": true,
            "obj_def": true,
            "ilctrl": true,
            "tpl": true,
            "tpl_blocks": true,
            "tpl_variables": true
        }
    },
    "backgroundtasks": {
        "type": "sync",
        "max_number_of_concurrent_tasks": 3
    },
    "mathjax": {
        "client_enabled": true,
        "client_polyfill_url": "",
        "client_script_url": "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mathjax@2.7.9/MathJax.js?config=TeX-AMS-MML_HTMLorMML,Safe",
        "client_limiter": 0,
        "server_enabled": false,
        "server_address": "http://localhost:8003",
        "server_timeout": 5,
        "server_for_browser": true,
        "server_for_export": true,
        "server_for_pdf": true
    },
    "webservices": {
        "soap_user_administration": false,
        "soap_wsdl_path": "http://localhost/ilias/webservice/soap/server.php?wsdl",
        "soap_connect_timeout": 30,
        "rpc_server_host": "127.0.0.1",
        "rpc_server_port": "11111"
    },
    "chatroom": {
        "address": "chat.bbs-ilias.de",
        "port": 443,
        "https": {
            "cert": "/etc/letsencrypt/live/chat.bbs-ilias.de/fullchain.pem",
            "key": "/etc/letsencrypt/live/chat.bbs-ilias.de/privkey.pem",
            "dhparam": "/etc/letsencrypt/live/chat.bbs-ilias.de/dhparam.pem"
        },
        "log": "/opt/iliasdata/log/chat.log",
        "log_level": "warning",
        "error_log": "/opt/iliasdata/log/chaterror.log",
        "deletion_interval": {
            "deletion_unit": "months",
            "deletion_value": "6",
            "deletion_time": "23:45"
        }
    },
    "systemfolder": {
        "client": {
            "name": "test7",
            "description": "Test Installation for ILIAS 7",
            "institution": "Atomic Powerplant Springfield"
        },
        "contact": {
            "firstname": "Homer",
            "lastname": "Simpson",
            "title": "Sir",
            "position": "Security Inspector Sector 7G",
            "institution": "Atomic Powerplant Springfield",
            "street": "742 Evergreen Terrace",
            "zipcode": "12345",
            "city": "Springfield",
            "country": "USA",
            "phone": "(939) 555-0113",
            "email": "Chunkylover53@aol.com"
        }
    }
}
  • Edit all values accordingly too your needs

Creating the client itself

cd /var/www/html/ilias
 
#To make sudo -u www-data work:
chown -R www-data:www-data /opt/scripts/clients/clientname1.json
chown -R www-data:www-data /opt/iliasdata
chmod -R 770 /opt/iliasdata
 
cd /var/www/ilias
 
#This starts the installation process:
sudo -u www-data php setup/setup.php install /opt/scripts/clients/clientname1.json
 
#You can run the script multiple times, no problem. This yould be the case if you wand to change values.
  • A lot of setting options from ILIAS->Administration moved since ILIAS 7 to this script
  • Repeat the execution of the script everytime you have something to change:
    • sudo -u www-data php setup/setup.php install /opt/scripts/clients/clientname1.json

First Login

Create an index.php file

rm /var/www/html/index.html
nano /var/www/html/index.php
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<?php
/* Redirect browser */
header("Location: ./ilias/login.php");
 
/* Make sure that code below does not get executed when we redirect. */
exit;
?>

Tata: First Login

  • URL:
    •  https://yourserver.com/ilias/login.php
  • Credentials:
    • User: root
    • Passwort: homer


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