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- A server running Ubuntu 18.04.<\/li>\n
- A non-root user with sudo privileges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Getting Started<\/h2>\n
First, update your system with the latest version by running the following command:<\/p>\n
sudo apt-get update -yOnce your system is updated, restart your system to apply the changes.<\/p>\n
Install LAMP Server<\/h2>\n
Elgg is written in PHP and uses MariaDB to store their database. So, you will need to install Apache, PHP and MariaDB server to your system.<\/p>\n
You can install all the packages by running the following command:<\/p>\n
sudo apt-get install apache2 mariadb-server php7.2 libapache2-mod-php7.2 php7.2-common php7.2-sqlite3 php7.2-curl php7.2-intl php7.2-mbstring php7.2-xmlrpc php7.2-mysql php7.2-gd php7.2-xml php7.2-cli php7.2-zip unzip wget -y<\/code><\/pre>\nOnce all the packages are installed, open the PHP default configuration file and make some changes:<\/p>\n
sudo nano \/etc\/php\/7.2\/apache2\/php.ini<\/code><\/pre>\nMake the following changes:<\/p>\n
memory_limit = 256M \nupload_max_filesize = 100M \nmax_execution_time = 360 \ndate.timezone = Asia\/Kolkata \n<\/pre>\n
Save and close the file. Then, start Apache and MariaDB service and enable them to start on boot time:<\/p>\n
sudo systemctl start apache2Configure Database<\/h2>\n
By default, MariaDB is not secure. So, you will need to secure it first. You can secure it by running the following command:<\/p>\n
sudo mysql_secure_installation<\/code><\/pre>\nAnswer all the questions as shown below:<\/p>\n
Enter current password for root (enter for none): Set root password? [Y\/n]: N 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 \n<\/pre>\n
Once the MariaDB is secured, log in to MariaDB shell:<\/p>\n
mysql -u root -p<\/code><\/pre>\nEnter your root password, then create a database and user for Elgg:<\/p>\n
MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE DATABASE elggdb;Replace the word ‘howtoforge’ in the command above with a secure password. Next, grant all the privileges to the Elgg database:<\/p>\n
MariaDB [(none)]> GRANT ALL ON elggdb.* TO 'elgg'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'howtoforge' WITH GRANT OPTION;<\/code><\/pre>\nReplace the word ‘howtoforge’ in the command above with a secure password.\u00a0<\/span>Next, flush the privileges and exit from the MariaDB shell:<\/p>\n
MariaDB [(none)]> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;Install Elgg on Ubuntu<\/h2>\n
First, download the latest version of Elgg with the following command:<\/p>\n
cd \/tmpNext, unzip the downloaded file with the following command:<\/p>\n
unzip elgg-2.3.9.zip<\/code><\/pre>\nNext, copy the extracted directory to the Apache root directory:<\/p>\n
sudo cp -r elgg-2.3.9 \/var\/www\/html\/elgg<\/code><\/pre>\nNext, create a data directory for Elgg:<\/p>\n
sudo mkdir \/var\/www\/html\/elgg\/data<\/code><\/pre>\nNext, give proper permissions to the Elgg:<\/p>\n
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data \/var\/www\/html\/elgg\/Configure Apache for Elgg<\/h2>\n
Next, create an Apache virtual host file for Elgg with the following command:<\/p>\n
sudo nano \/etc\/apache2\/sites-available\/elgg.conf<\/code><\/pre>\nadd the following lines:<\/p>\n
<VirtualHost *:80> \nServerAdmin [email\u00a0protected]<\/a> \nDocumentRoot \/var\/www\/html\/elgg\/ \nServerName example.com \n<Directory \/var\/www\/html\/elgg\/> \nOptions FollowSymLinks \nAllowOverride All \n<\/Directory> \nErrorLog \/var\/log\/apache2\/elgg-error_log \nCustomLog \/var\/log\/apache2\/elgg-access_log common \n<\/VirtualHost> \n<\/pre>\n
Replace example.com with your domain name. Save and close the file. Then, enable Apache virtual host file with the following command:<\/p>\n
sudo a2ensite elgg.conf<\/code><\/pre>\nNext, enable Apache rewrite module and restart Apache web service with the following command:<\/p>\n
sudo a2enmod rewriteAccess Elgg Web Interface<\/h2>\n
Now, open your web browser and type the URL http:\/\/example.com. You will be redirected to the following page:<\/p>\n
![\"Welcome](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/how-to-install-elgg-social-network-on-ubuntu-18-04-lts.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nClick on the Next<\/strong> button. You should see the following page:<\/p>\n
![\"Requirements](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/how-to-install-elgg-social-network-on-ubuntu-18-04-lts-1.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nOnce all the Elgg requirements are satisfies. Click on the Next<\/strong> button. You should see the following page:<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nProvide your database details and click on the Next<\/strong> button. You should see the following page:<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nNow, provide your site name, data directory ‘\/var\/www\/<\/span>html\/<\/span>elgg\/data’<\/span>, site URL. Then, click on the Next<\/strong> button. You should see the following page:<\/p>\n
![\"Create](\"https:\/\/afaghhosting.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/how-to-install-elgg-social-network-on-ubuntu-18-04-lts-4.png\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nNow, provide your admin username and password. Then, click on the Next<\/strong> button. Once the installation has been finished, you should see the following page:<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nNow, click on the Go to site<\/strong> button. You should see the Elgg dashboard in the following page:<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nAn this is how the Elgg frontend looks like:<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n