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< h1 > Chamilo 1.9 - Installation Guide< / h1 >
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< a href = "index.html" > Documentation< / a > > Installation Guide
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< p > < / p >
< p > Thank you for downloading Chamilo 1.9< / p >
< ul >
< li > Test Chamilo on < a href = "http://campus.chamilo.org" > Free Campus< / a > < / li >
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< p > This guide explains how to install Chamilo FREE. Please read this fully before proceeding with the installation.< / p >
< h2 > < b > Contents< / b > < / h2 >
< ol >
< li > < a href = "#1._Pre-requisites" > Pre-requisites< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "#2._Installation_of_Chamilo_LMS" > Installation of Chamilo LMS< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "#3._Upgrade_from_a_previous_version_of" > Upgrade from a previous version of Chamilo/Dok€os< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "#4._Troubleshooting" > Troubleshooting< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "#5._Administration_section" > Administration section< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "#6._LDAP" > LDAP < / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "#7._Mathematical_formulas" > Mathematical formulas with LaTeX< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "#8._ASCIIMathML_mathematical_formulas" > Mathematical formulas with ASCIIMathML< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "#9._WIRIS_mathematical_formulas" > Mathematical formulas with WIRIS< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "#10._Xapian_fulltext_indexing" > Full-text indexation with Xapian< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "#11._Chamilo_rapid_ppt_conversion" > Chamilo Rapid - PPT conversion system< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "#12._Setting_cron_up" > Setting chronological tasks< / a > < / li >
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< h2 > < a name = "1._Pre-requisites" > < / a > 1. Pre-requisites< / h2 >
Chamilo
can be installed on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and UNIX servers
indifferently. However, we recommend the use of Linux server for
optimal flexibility, remote control and scalability. < br / >
< br / >
Chamilo is mainly a LMS running < span style = "font-weight: bold;" > Apache 1.3, 2.0< / span > , < span style = "font-weight: bold;" > MySQL 5.1< / span > and < span style = "font-weight: bold;" > PHP 5.2< / span > (the so called < span style = "font-weight: bold;" > AMP< / span > trilogy). < br / >
< br / >
All these software are open source and freely available. < br / >
< br / >
To run Chamilo < span style = "font-weight: bold;" > LMS< / span > on your server, you need to install WAMP, LAMP or MAMP:
< ul >
< li > To install < span style = "font-weight: bold;" > WAMP< / span > (AMP on Windows), we recommend the < a href = "http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html" > XAMPP< / a > .exe installer< a href = "http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html" > < / a > < / li >
< li > To install < span style = "font-weight: bold;" > LAMP< / span >
(AMP on Linux), use the Package manager of your favourite distribution (Synaptic, RPMFinder etc.).
For instance, on a Ubuntu server, use Shell or Synaptic following the
< a href = "http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Feisty#Apache_HTTP_Server" > Ubuntuguide on Apache< / a > and the following sections< / li >
< li > To install < span style = "font-weight: bold;" > MAMP< / span > (AMP on Mac OS X), refer to the < a href = "http://www.mamp.info/en/index.php" > MAMP< / a > dedicated website< a href = "http://www.mamp.info/en/index.php" > < / a > < / li >
< / ul >
< br / >
< h3 > < span style = "font-weight: bold;" > MySQL database server< / span > < / h3 >
You will need a login and password allowing to administrate and create
at least one database. By default, Chamilo will create a new database
for each course created. It means your host should allow you to create
and administrate several databases. You can also install Chamilo using
only one database, in that case you have to select this option during
the installation.< span style = "font-weight: bold;" > < br / >
< / span >
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< h2 > < a name = "2._Installation_of_Chamilo_LMS" > < / a > < span style = "font-weight: bold;" > 2. Installation of Chamilo LMS< / span > < / h2 >
< ul >
< li > < a href = "http://www.chamilo.org/download" > Download Chamilo LMS< / a > < / li >
< li > Unzip it< / li >
< li > Copy the Chamilo directory in your Apache web directory. This can be
< span style = "font-weight: bold;" > C:\xampp\htdocs\< / span > on a Windows server or < span style = "font-weight: bold;" > /var/www/html/< / span > on a Linux server< / li >
< li > Open your web browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox...) and type
< span style = "font-weight: bold;" > http://localhost/chamilo/< / span > if you install locally or
< span style = "font-weight: bold;" > http://www.domain.com/chamilo/< / span > if you install remotely< / li >
< li > Follow the web installation process. You can accept all default
values. Consider changing the admin password to remember it. < / li >
< / ul >
< br / >
The following directories need to be readable, writeable and executable for everyone (replace [chamilo] with the directory where your Chamilo installation is located):
< ul >
< li > [chamilo]/main/inc/conf/< / li >
< li > [chamilo]/main/upload/users/< / li >
< li > [chamilo]/main/default_course_document/images/< / li >
< li > [chamilo]/archive/< / li >
< li > [chamilo]/courses/< / li >
< li > [chamilo]/home/< / li >
< / ul >
Optionally, you can do the same to the following directories if you want to
enable CSS styles package upload and sub-language definition:
< ul >
< li > [chamilo]/main/css/< / li >
< li > [chamilo]/main/lang/< / li >
< / ul >
Since Chamilo 1.8.8, you can also enable full-text indexing features which
require the php5-xapian PHP's extension module to be installed. If you do use
it, you will need to allow your system to write into the sarchdb directory:
< ul >
< li > [chamilo]/searchdb< / li >
< / ul >
< p > On Linux, Mac OS X and BSD operating systems you can use the CHMOD
0777 command for this (although we recommend you seek advice from an
experienced system administrator to avoid security issues).
On Windows, you may need to check the properties of the folders (by
right-clicking on them).< / p >
< p >
2.5. The following directory needs to be readable and writeable for the web browser,
only during the installation process:< / p >
< ul >
< li > chamilo/main/inc/conf/ (if present)< / li >
< / ul >
< p > On Linux, Mac OS X and BSD operating systems you can use the CHMOD
666 command for this (although we recommend you seek advice from an
experienced system administrator).
In Windows, you may need to check the properties of the files and
folders (by right-clicking on them).< / p >
< p >
< b > NOTES:< / b > < br / >
Do not modify the home_*.html files directly. Instead,
choose "Configure the homepage" in the Chamilo administration section.< / p >
< p > < span style = "font-weight: bold;" > Windows< / span > : with all-in-one packages
like XAMPP, you can install Chamilo easily. In this case (and unless you use it
in production), the login and password for MySQL will probably remain empty.< / p >
< p > < / p >
< h3 > < strong > Configuration and security after installation< / strong > < / h3 >
< ul >
< li > < strong > Protect your configuration file: < / strong >
make sure no one can overwrite it. You can find the config file in
< em > (chamilo folder)< / em > /main/inc/conf/configuration.php.
Make it read-only (windows/xwindows: right-click the file to edit the
properties. linux/bsd/macosx: use the chmod 444 command). The config
file is created by Apache so you may need to be root user to change its
permissions.< / li >
< li > < strong > Protect your installation folder: < / strong >
if the < em > (chamilo folder)< / em > /main/install
folder is still accessible, someone could install over your existing
version (you could lose your data that way). Move the folder somewhere
out of the web directories so it is not accessible, change its name, or
edit its properties so no one can read or execute it.< / li >
< li > < strong > For better security: < / strong >
making the files world-writable will help you install, and solves many
issues for people without much admin experience. However, it's better
security to make the owner of the apache process (often called apache
or www-data) also owner of all the chamilo files and folders. Ths way,
these files need only be readable and writable by the Apache process
owner, not by the entire world.< / li >
< li > < strong > Configure your Chamilo installation: < / strong >
in the administration section of Chamilo, you can use the Chamilo Config Settings to adjust the behavior of your installation.< / li >
< li > < strong > Configure Chamilo mail: < / strong >
most of Chamilo uses the mail settings from the php.ini file. However,
the announcements tool uses phpMailer (another free software project)
and the settings for this tool can be adjusted in < em > (chamilo folder)< / em > /main/inc/conf/mail.conf.php.< / li >
< li > Check our new < a href = "./security.html" > security guide< / a > for more< / li >
< / ul >
< br / >
< h3 > PHP configuration< / h3 >
To get the best of Chamilo, you need to finetune PHP settings. Consider : < br / >
< ul >
< li > Editing php.ini file (on windows can be located at
< span style = "font-weight: bold;" > C:\xampp\php\php.ini< / span > ,
on Ubuntu Linux :
< span style = "font-weight: bold;" > /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini< / span > < / li >
< li > search the word "max" and increase values to optimise the server< / li >
< li > we recommend the following values : < / li >
< / ul >
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max_execution_time = 300; Maximum execution time of each script, in seconds< br / >
max_input_time = 600; Maximum amount of time each script may spend parsing request data< br / >
memory_limit = 256M; Maximum amount of memory a script may consume (128MB)< br / >
post_max_size = 64M;< br / >
upload_max_filesize = 100M;< br / >
< / div >
< p > Some users could meet problems if their PHP settings don't fit
these ones:< / p >
< ul >
< li > short_open_tag = Off< / li >
< li > safe_mode = Off< / li >
< li > magic_quotes_gpc = On< / li >
< li > magic_quotes_runtime = Off< / li >
< / ul >
< p >
Past Chamilo versions required register_globals to be set to On. This is
no longer necessary, this can be set to Off and Chamilo will work fine.
It is considered a bad choice in terms of security to set register_globals to On.< / p >
< p > < strong > Note:< / strong > if you are using PHP 5.3 or higher, you need to set
your < em > date.timezone< / em > setting to whatever your server's timezone is.
For example, if your server is in the 'America/New_York' timezone, set this
in your php.ini:< / p >
< div class = "code" >
date.timezone = 'America/New_York'
< / div >
< p > < strong > BSD users:< / strong > these php libraries have to be included during
php installation:< / p >
< ul >
< li > php-mysql The mysql shared extension for php< / li >
< li > php-pcre The pcre shared extension for php< / li >
< li > php-session The session shared extension for php< / li >
< li > php-zlib The zlib shared extension for php< / li >
< li > (optional) php-ldap if you want to be able to use LDAP authentication< / li >
< / ul >
< p > You might also add the following php modules and packages:< / p >
< ul >
< li > php-ctype< / li >
< li > php-gd< / li >
< li > php-iconv< / li >
< li > php-json< / li >
< li > php-mbstring< / li >
< / ul >
< p > < a href = "http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/index.html" > < / a > < br / > < / p >
< hr / >
< h2 > < a name = "3._Upgrade_from_a_previous_version_of" > < / a > 3. Upgrade from a
previous version of Chamilo or Dok€os (versions < 2.0 ) < / h2 >
Before upgrading we < b > heavily< / b > recommend you do a full backup of the previous
Chamilo or Dok€os directories and databases. If you are unsure how to achieve this
please ask your hosting provider for advice.< br / >
< br / >
< em > NOTE: < / em > This version of Chamilo can only be used to upgrade from
smaller versions of Chamilo or Dok€os. For example, you cannot use the normal
upgrade scripts from Chamilo 1.8.8.4 to upgrade from Dok€os 2.0. If you need this,
please contact one of the Chamilo Association's official providers.
< p > < / p >
< h3 > 3.1 Upgrading from Chamilo 1.8.8 or 1.8.8.2< / h3 >
< ul >
< li > check that you haven't left any customised stylesheet or image*< / li >
< li > download the Chamilo 1.8.8.4 install package from the < a href = "http://www.chamilo.org/download" > Chamilo download page< / a > < / li >
< li > unzip the new files of Chamilo 1.8.8.4 over the files of the older version (or unzip the files in one folder and then copy the files from there to the older version's directory)< / li >
< li > update $_configuration['system_version'] to '1.8.8.4' in the main/inc/conf/configuration.php file< / li >
< li > that's it! You are now using Chamilo 1.8.8.4< / li >
< / ul >
< h3 > 3.1 Upgrading from Chamilo 1.8.x< / h3 >
< ul >
< li > check that you haven't left any customised stylesheet or image*< / li >
< li > download the Chamilo 1.8.8.4 install package from the < a href = "http://www.chamilo.org/download" > Chamilo download page< / a > < / li >
< li > unzip the new files of Chamilo 1.8.8.4 over the files of the older version (or unzip the files in one folder and then copy the files from there to the older version's directory)< / li >
< li > point your browser on your portal URL + main/install/< / li >
< li > choose your language and click < span style = "font-style: italic;" > Upgrade from 1.8.x< / span > < / li >
< / ul >
< br / >
< h3 > 3.2 Upgrading from Dok€os 1.8.x< / h3 >
< em > If you upgrade from Dok€os 1.8.x< / em > :
< ul >
< li > check that you haven't left any customised stylesheet or image*< / li >
< li > download the Chamilo 1.8.8.4 install package from the < a href = "http://www.chamilo.org/download" > Chamilo download page< / a > < / li >
< li > unzip the new files of Chamilo 1.8.8.4 over the files of the older version (or unzip the files in one folder and then copy the files from there to the older version's directory)< / li >
< li > point your browser on your portal URL + main/install/< / li >
< li > choose your language and click < span style = "font-style: italic;" > Upgrade from 1.8.x< / span > < / li >
< / ul >
< br / >
< font size = "-1" > * Styles and images are located in the main/css or main/img
directories. You can still recover them from your backup if you have made it.
Any modified style or image that uses the default style/image name will be
overwritten by the next step. To avoid loosing your customisations, always
ensure you copy the styles/images under a new name and use and modify the
copy, not the original. The original will always be overwritten by newer
versions. In Dok€os 1.8.5, we have changed the name of several CSS themes.
Backwards compatibility is ensured by the fact that an upgrade only adds the
new themes, but you should try and use these new themes rather than sticking
to the old ones which will be deprecated shortly (not maintained).< / font >
< br / >
< p > < / p >
< h3 > 3.3 Upgrading from Dok€os 1.6.x< / h3 >
< em > If you upgrade from a lower version of Dok€os (1.6.x)< / em > , the first
and most important thing to do is to *move* your current directory to another
place.< br / >
An easy way to do that is to create a subdirectory called "old_version"
in your current Chamilo/Dok€os directory and move everything in there using a
simple "move" command (i.e. under Linux: mkdir old_version; mv *
old_verion/), then make the old_version/ directory writeable by the web
server so that courses/ and upload/ directories can be moved from the
old to the new installation.< br / >
< br / >
The complete process is as follow:
< ul >
< li > move the current Dok€os directory contents to a subdirectory called
< em > old_version< / em > and make it writeable by the web server. This
is important to allow the move of the courses/ and upload/ directories
to the new install< / li >
< li > download the Chamilo 1.8.8.4 install package from the
< a href = "http://www.chamilo.org/download" > Chamilo download page< / a > < / li >
< li > unzip the new files of Chamilo 1.8.8.4 in the main Chamilo/Dok€os directory. The
new directory < em > main< / em > should be located directly inside your
Chamilo/Dok€os root folder< / li >
< li > point your browser on your portal URL< / li >
< li > choose your language and click < span style = "font-style: italic;" > Upgrade from 1.6.x< / span > and confirm the
current directory of the old version< / li >
< / ul >
< br / >
< em > NOTE: < / em > The upgrade from 1.6.x to 1.8.x implies a revision of
the customised graphics and styles. The new version uses a complete new
set of icons and styles, which means the ones from version 1.6 cannot be
simply reused. The good news is the version 1.8.x allows you to create
your own style in a separate css folder, that you can then reuse through
all the 1.8.x versions
< br / >
< p > < / p >
< p >
< b > WARNING:< / b > < br / >
Do not delete the previous Chamilo/Dok€os installation directory before installing
the new one. When the update is successfully finished, you can remove
the old path.< / p >
< p >
< b > NOTE:< / b > < br / >
Do not modify the home_*.html files directly. Instead,
choose "Configure the homepage" in the Chamilo administration section.< / p >
< p > < / p >
< h3 > 3.4 In both last cases< / h3 >
The following directories need to be readable, writeable and executable for the web server:
< ul >
< li > chamilo/main/inc/conf/< / li >
< li > chamilo/main/upload/users/< / li >
< li > chamilo/main/default_course_document/< / li >
< li > chamilo/archive/< / li >
< li > chamilo/courses/< / li >
< li > chamilo/home/< / li >
< / ul >
On Linux, Mac OS X and BSD operating systems you can quick-fix this using the
CHMOD 777 command, but if you are unsure, we recommend you seek advice for
your own OS on < a href = "http://www.chamilo.org/forum" > our forum< / a > .
In Windows, you may need to check the properties of the folders.
< p > < / p >
< h3 > 3.5 Quick-upgrade from 1.6.x guide for Linux< / h3 >
The following quick-upgrade guide assumes that:
< ul >
< li > the Chamilo database username (for MySQL) is "chamilo_db_user" and your login is "chamilo_user"< / li >
< li > the chamilo installation is currently in /var/www/chamilo/ and it has 777 permissions< / li >
< li > your portal's URL is http://www.portalurl.com/< / li >
< / ul >
< br / >
On the command-line, type:
< ul >
< li > cd /tmp< / li >
< li > mysqldump -u chamilo_db_user -p --all-databases --result-file=/home/chamilo_user/chamilo_old.sql< / li >
< li > cp -ra /var/www/chamilo /home/chamilo_user/backup_chamilo< / li >
< li > mkdir /var/www/chamilo/old_version< / li >
< li > mv /var/www/chamilo/* /var/www/chamilo/old_version/< / li >
< li > chmod -R 0777 /var/www/chamilo/old_version/< / li >
< li > wget http://chamilo.googlecode.com/files/chamilo-1.8.8.4.tar.gz< / li >
< li > tar zxvf chamilo-1.8.8.4.tar.gz< / li >
< li > sudo cp -ra chamilo-1.8.8.4/* /var/www/chamilo/< / li >
< li > rm chamilo-1.8.8.4.tar.gz< / li >
< li > sudo rm -r chamilo-1.8.8.4/< / li >
< / ul >
< br / >
Then:
< ul >
< li > Direct your browser to http://www.portalurl.com/main/install/< / li >
< li > Proceed with the installation< / li >
< li > Review the directories permissions< / li >
< / ul >
< p > < / p >
< p > < / p >
< hr style = "width: 100%; height: 2px;" / >
< h2 > < a name = "4._Troubleshooting" > < / a > 4. Troubleshooting< / h2 >
< p > If you have problems, go to the < a href = "http://www.chamilo.org" > Chamilo website< / a > and ask a question on the
< a href = "http://forum.chamilo.org" > support forum< / a > . Please read the previous messages first to see if there is
already an answer to your question. We also maintain a list of
< a href = "http://wiki.chamilo.org" > Frequently Asked Questions< / a > .< / p >
< h2 > < / h2 >
< hr style = "width: 100%; height: 2px;" / >
< h2 > < a name = "5._Administration_section" > < / a > 5. Administration section< / h2 >
< p > To access the Chamilo administration section, open browser,
go to your Chamilo adress and log in with the admin user.
Then you will see a "Platform admin section" link in the header of the
web page. There you can manage users, courses, sessions, portal look
and feel, homepage content, course categories etc. < / p >
< p > < / p >
< hr style = "width: 100%; height: 2px;" / >
< h2 > < a name = "6._LDAP" > < / a > 6. LDAP< / h2 >
< p >
< i > This part is optional, only organisations with an LDAP server will need to read this.< / i > < br / >
An LDAP module is already provided in Chamilo, but it has to be configured to make it work.< / p >
< h3 > < b > Compiling< / b > < / h3 >
< p >
Linux servers: It's possible that you have to recompile php with ldap support.
Newer distributions also allow downloading rpms for additional packages.< / p >
< h3 > < b > Activating LDAP in Chamilo< / b > < / h3 >
< p >
In (chamilo folder)/main/inc/conf/configuration.php, around line 90, you see< br / >
//for new login module< br / >
//uncomment these to activate ldap< br / >
//$extAuthSource['ldap']['login'] = "./main/auth/ldap/login.php";< br / >
//$extAuthSource['ldap']['newUser'] = "./main/auth/ldap/newUser.php";< br / >
< br / >
remove the // from the last two lines to activate LDAP.< br / >
< / p >
< h3 > < b > Settings< / b > < / h3 >
< p >
Ask the LDAP server admin for the settings:< / p >
< ul >
< li > ldap server name< / li >
< li > ldap server port (usually 389)< / li >
< li > ldap dc< / li >
< / ul >
Since 1.8.5, you have to change the LDAP settings inside the "Portal
administration" panel, under "Chamilo configuration settings", section
"LDAP".
< br / >
As an example, you should find the following kind of values:< br / >
LDAP main server's address: "myldapserver.com"; // your ldap server< br / >
LDAP main server's port: 389; // your ldap server's port number< br / >
LDAP domain: "dc=xx, dc=yy, dc=zz"; //domain< br / >
< br / >
< h3 > < b > Teacher/student status< / b > < / h3 >
< p >
By default, Chamilo will check if the "employeenumber" field has a value. If it has, then Chamilo will
consider this user as being a teacher.< br / >
If you want to change this behaviour, you can edit main/auth/ldap/authldap.php, function ldap_put_user_info_locally(),
and change the < em > if (empty($info_array[$tutor_field]))< / em > condition to whatever suits you.< br / >
You can also remove this check by removing the condition and leaving only the < em > $status = STUDENT;< / em > line.< / p >
< h3 > < b > Protected LDAP servers< / b > < / h3 >
< p >
Some LDAP servers do not support anonymous use of the directory services.< br / >
In this case, you should fill in the appropriate fields in the
administration panel (e.g. "manager" and "mypassword") and Chamilo will
try to authenticate using these, or fall back to anonymous mode before
giving up.< / p >
< h3 > LDAP import into sessions< / h3 >
< p > There is a new set of scripts now that allow you to insert users
from LDAP directly into a Chamilo session. This, however, relies on a
set of static choices in the LDAP contact attributes.< br / >
The fields used intensively by the Chamlio module are:< br / >
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< li > uid, which is matched to the username in Chamilo< / li >
< li > userPassword, which is matched to the user password, although
this part will only work for non-encrypted passwords for now, but it
shouldn't be necessary if using the LDAP server as authentication< / li >
< li > ou should end with the year of the person registration or any
criteria you will use to filter users, so that they can be retrieved on
that criteria< / li >
< li > sn is used as the lastname field in Chamilo< / li >
< li > givenName is used as the firstname field in Chamilo< / li >
< li > mail is used as the email field in Chamilo< / li >
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< h2 > < a name = "7._Mathematical_formulas" > < / a > 7. Mathematical formulas with LaTeX< / h2 >
< i > This part is optional, only organisations planning to use mathematical formulas inside the online editor might want to read this.< / i > < br / > < br / >
You can enable mathematical equations writing inside the Chamilo online editor (FCKEditor) by applying the following steps:
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< li > 1. Configure your Apache installation to add a cgi-bin directory that contains a symbolic link to the mimetex.cgi in < i > chamilo/main/inc/lib/mimetex/< / i > (*see below, step 4)< / li >
< li > 2. Reload your Apache configuration< / li >
< li > 3. Edit the online editor's configuration file < i > chamilo/main/inc/lib/fckeditor/myconfig.php< / i > and< / li >
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< li > 3.1. Enable the mimetex plugin, find the line //$config['LoadPlugin'][] = 'mimetex'; and modify it to be: < b > $config['LoadPlugin'][] = 'mimetex';< / b > (remove the double slash)< / li >
< li > 3.2. The additional settings < b > $config['MimetexExecutableInstalled']< / b > , < b > $config['MimetexExecutableDetectionMethod']< / b >
and < b > $config['MimetexExecutableDetectionTimeout']< / b > are configured for best probability of automatic detection of the installed on the server file < i > mimetex.cgi< / i > or < i > mimetex.exe< / i > .
In rare cases these options might need to be twicked, see the acccompanying comments about these options within the file < i > myconfig.php< / i > < / li >
< li > 3.3. Once the plugin has been activated, almost in all toolbars the corresponding button appears.
If you need to edit some toolbars, see the configuration files (php) within the directory < i > chamilo/main/inc/lib/fckeditor/toolbars/< / i > .
Here is an example:
< div class = "code" > $config['ToolbarSets']['Normal'] = array(< br / > array('FitWindow','Bold','Image','Link','PasteWord','MP3',< b > 'mimetex'< / b > ,'Table','Subscript','Superscript','ShowBlocks')< br / > );< / div >
The item < b > 'mimetex'< / b > represents the button, you may add it to or remove it from any toolbar.< br / > < br / >
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< li > 4. To install mimetex executable file, make these changes:
< p > Add the corresponding cgi-bin directory to your Apache configuration could be done, in Apache 2, like this:< / p >
< div class = "code" >
ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /var/www/cgi-bin/< br / >
< Directory "/var/www/cgi-bin"> < br / >
AllowOverride None< br / >
Options ExecCGI -MultiViews +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch< br / >
Order allow,deny< br / >
Allow from all< br / >
< /Directory> < br / >
< / div >
< p > Adding a symbolic link can be done, under Windows, by creating a
shortcut to the mimetex.exe file from the cgi-bin directory, or under
Linux by issuing the following command:< / p >
< div class = "code" >
< p > ln -s /var/www/chamilo/main/inc/lib/mimetex/mimetex.cgi /var/www/cgi-bin/mimetex.cgi< / p >
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< p > If you are reluctant to modify your Apache configuration, alternately you may do at step 4 the following:
copy mimetex.exe (for windows) or mimetex.cgi (for linux) from < i > chamilo/main/inc/lib/mimetex/< / i > directory to your < i > cgi-bin/< / i > < / p >
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< li > 5. Make sure that the file mimetex.cgi (or mimetex.exe) has right to be executed by the web-server process. For example, on a Ubuntu Linux system you may write a command like the following:
< div class = "code" >
sudo chmod a+x mimetex.cgi
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< li > 6. Make sure that the file mimetex.cgi (or mimetex.exe) has been uploaded in < b > BINARY< / b > format.
This is another common problem; the fix is just to re-upload the file in ASCII format.
You'll need to consult your FTP program's documentation to figure out how to switch modes.
BINARY mode is used for non-text items, such as executables (*.exe), zip files (*.zip), image files (*.jpg, *.gif) and the like.
ASCII mode needs to be used for text only documents, which includes *.txt, *.cgi, *.pl *.css, *.html, etc.
< br / >
You can also try to re upload the mimetex file using the "Upload file" in the "Filemanager" tool in CPanel/Plesk
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< p > As a result of this procedure, a new button becomes available in your Chamilo online editor, that gives you possibility
to insert mathematical formulas into your documents.< / p >
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< h2 > < a name = "8._ASCIIMathML_mathematical_formulas" > < / a > 8. Mathematical formulas with ASCIIMathML< / h2 >
< p > Mathematical formulas may be rendered on web-pages using the script ASCIIMathML.js (a customized version for Chamilo). For more information about this script
and about the ASCIIMath formula syntax see < a href = "http://www1.chapman.edu/~jipsen/mathml/asciimath.html" > http://www1.chapman.edu/~jipsen/mathml/asciimath.html< / a >
and < a href = "http://dlippman.imathas.com/asciimathtex/AMT.html" > http://dlippman.imathas.com/asciimathtex/AMT.html< / a > .< / p >
< p > For writing ASCIIMath formulas in documents, a correspondent plugin for the online editor should be activated. For doing this,
see the platform administration section and open the page "Administration > Configuration settings > Editor".
Enable the setting < strong > "ASCIIMathML mathematical editor"< / strong > .< / p >
< p > Inside documents, the script ASCIIMathML.js renders mathematical formulas in two altrnative ways:< / p >
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< li > By translation ASCIIMath formula notation into MathML code. MathML standard currently is supported by the following browsers:
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< li > Mozilla Firefox, you may consider installing STIX fonts (< a href = "http://www.stixfonts.org" > http://www.stixfonts.org< / a > ) on your client machines for nice looking formulas< / li >
< li > Internet Explorer 6 or higher with the add-on MathPlayer 2.0 or higher (< a href = "http://www.dessci.com/en/products/mathplayer" > http://www.dessci.com/en/products/mathplayer< / a > )< / li >
< li > Opera 9.5 or higher< / li >
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< li > For browser that do not support MathML - by translation ASCIIMath formula notation into TeX notation and passing it to
an external service. The external service produces and returns an image that contains the formula. This way is so called
"image-based fallback".
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< p > For providing < strong > image-based fallback< / strong > in a production system, you should pick up and install on your server software for TeX rendering, such as:< / p >
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< li > mimeTeX - < a href = "http://www.forkosh.dreamhost.com/source_mimetex.html" > http://www.forkosh.dreamhost.com/source_mimetex.html< / a > .
See < a href = "#7._Mathematical_formulas" > "7. Mathematical formulas with LaTeX"< / a > on how to install the mimetex executable file on your server< / li >
< li > mathTeX - < a href = "http://www.forkosh.com/mathtex.html" > http://www.forkosh.com/mathtex.html< / a > . Browse the site for installation instructions< / li >
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< p > As an alternative, you may try to use some public services for TeX rendering, such as:< / p >
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< li > MathTran - < a href = "http://www.mathtran.org" > http://www.mathtran.org< / a > < / li >
< li > Google Chart Tools - < a href = "http://code.google.com/apis/charttools" > http://code.google.com/apis/charttools< / a > < / li >
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< p > Open with a text editor the file < strong > .../chamilo/main/inc/lib/asciimath/ASCIIMathML.js< / strong > .
Find somewhere at the beginning the line that initializes the variable < strong > AMTcgiloc< / strong > .
You may need to alter the setting to be for example:< / p >
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< li > < div class = "code" > var AMTcgiloc = "http://mychamiloserver.org/cgi-bin/mimetex.cgi";< / div > < / li >
< li > < div class = "code" > var AMTcgiloc = "http://mychamiloserver.org/cgi-bin/mathtex.cgi";< / div > < / li >
< li > < div class = "code" > var AMTcgiloc = "http://www.mathtran.org/cgi-bin/mathtran?tex=";< / div > < / li >
< li > < div class = "code" > var AMTcgiloc = "http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=tx& chs=1x0& chl=";< / div > < / li >
< li > ... or something else< / li >
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< p > For testing how the variable < strong > AMTcgiloc< / strong > may be set, there are some examples (as comments) inside the script.< / p >
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< h2 > < a name = "9._WIRIS_mathematical_formulas" > < / a > 9. Mathematical formulas with WIRIS< / h2 >
< p > Installing this plugin you get WIRIS editor and WIRIS CAS. < br / >
This activation is not fully realized unless it has been previously downloaded the < a href = "http://www.wiris.com/plugins/editors/download?filter=fckeditor" target = "_blank" > PHP plugin for FCKeditor WIRIS< / a > and unzipped its contents in the Chamilo's directory main/inc/lib/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/ < br / > This is necessary because Wiris is proprietary software and his services are < a href = "http://www.wiris.com/store/who-pays" target = "_blank" > commercial< / a > . To make adjustments to the plugin, edit configuration.ini file or replace his content by configuration.ini.default Chamilo file.< / p >
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< h2 > < a name = "10._Xapian_fulltext_indexing" > < / a > Full-text indexation with Xapian< / h2 >
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< em > Note< / em > : This step will require a dedicated server or a virtual dedicated server as the packages involved are not available on most shared hosting solutions.< br / >
On Debian or Ubuntu 10.04 and superior, you will simply need to install the php5-xapian package and restart your web server:
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sudo apt-get install php5-xapian
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
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Then go to your administration page -> Configuration settings -> Search
and enable the search tool. Follow the recommendations on the page to get the
complete indexing suite installed. Once you're done, all documents you import
into your Chamilo portal in a recognized format will be indexed and searchable.
Chamilo Administrators training (which you can ask any Chamilo's Official
Provider for) include a full review of the full-text search feature.
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< h2 > < a name = "11._Chamilo_rapid_ppt_conversion" > < / a > Chamilo Rapid - PPT conversion system< / h2 >
< p >
< em > Note< / em > : This step will require a dedicated server or a virtual dedicated server as the packages involved are not available on most shared hosting solutions.< br / >
On Debian or Ubuntu 10.04 and superior, install OpenOffice.org v3 (this might work with LibreOffice) and start it as a headless server:
< pre >
sudo apt-get install openoffice.org
sudo soffice -nologo -nofirststartwizard -headless -norestore -invisible "-accept=socket,host=localhost,port=2002,tcpNoDelay=1;urp;"
< / pre >
Then go to your administration page -> < i > Chamilo Rapid< / i > and set the host to "localhost" and the port to "2002". Save. Go to your course, learning path tool and see the new icon appeared. Import your PPT. This should work.
< em > Note< / em > : Sometimes, this doesn't work out so easily. You can probably ask for the assistance of any system administrator around with a bit of Java and PHP experience, or you can always ask one of the Chamilo's Official Providers for assistance (ask for a guaranteed commercial contract).
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< h2 > < a name = "12._Setting_cron_up" > < / a > Setting chronological tasks< / h2 >
< p >
Since Chamilo 1.8.8, a few tasks need to be executed regularly in order to get
the best out of your server resources. One of such tasks (and the only one
around at the time of Chamilo 1.8.8) is the sending of internal messaging
notifications by e-mail, i.e. when you receive an e-mail from another person or
from a group inside the internal messaging system of Chamilo, if all e-mails are
sent immediately, then you might not have the chance to receive them at your
pace, once a day or even once a week. For cases like this you, as a Chamilo
administrator, should setup a cron process on the server to check the queue of
e-mails and send is timely.< / p >
< p >
Setting up a cron task is easy and there are several ways to do it. We recommend
you have a look at the < a href = "http://drupal.org/cron" > Drupal documentation
for setting up cron< / a > and define your own cron process as:
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35 * * * * wget -O - -q -t 1 http://campus.example.com/main/cron/run.php
< / pre >
Make sure you have a look into run.php as maybe you want to change a few
settings there.
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