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SuhelMehta9 edited this page Oct 5, 2019 · 2 revisions

How To Install?

pre-requisites

openSIS requires the following pre-requisite software:

Apache 2.4 and above
MySQL 5.0 and above
PHP 5.5 or above

If you have installed the above-mentioned software in your computer already, you can proceed to openSIS installation, otherwise, follow the links below to download and install the pre-requisite software.

Download and install Apache and PHP

XAMPP Linux:

https://www.apachefriends.org/download.html

This will install Apache web server, MySQL database and PHP 5.x.

Or,

Bitnami Linux LAPPStack:

http://bitnami.org/stack/lampstack

This will install Apache web server, MySQL database and PHP 5.x.

After installing the pre-requisites software, follow the openSIS Installation procedure.

Installation Procedure

  1. Clone the repository in your web server directory with the command: git clone https://github.com/gne-ldh/sudo-su.git

  2. Give read-write permission of the files to the web server user (e.g. www-data) using chown (on linux) using command: sudo chown -R www-data:www-data sudo-su

  3. Open the files in your web browser by typing "http://localhost/sudo-su" and follow the installation instructions.

Installation instruction

Open the files in your web browser by typing "http://localhost/sudo-su"

The automated installer will guide you through the setup step by step.

Step1: Choose New Installation

Click on the "New Installation"

New Installation

Step2: System Requirements

The installer will automatically check for the system requirement and let you know for resolve the issue accordingly.

System Requirements

Step3: Database Connection

you will be asked to provide MySQL connection information. Keep the Server Input field as “localhost”. openSIS is designed to be installed only on localhost. If you use any IP Address viz. 127.0.0.1 it will not install.

Provide the admin username and password for MySQL so the application can connect to MySQL database.

Database Connection

Note: Remember that if you provided wrong details for MySQL connection in Step 3, you will be redirected to an error page. Click “Retry” and provide the correct connection information.

Step4: Database Creation

Here you will need to enter the name for the database you want to use for openSIS. The system defaults to openSIS; you can leave it as is or give a different name.

Database Creation

If you already have created a database and trying to install it again, then check the “Remove data from existing database” option to remove the old database.

Step5: College Information

In Step 5, provide the College name, begin date and end date of the College year that you are creating. You can also check the “Install with sample school data” option to install the sample school.

College Information

The data in the sample school will act as a guide to help you configure your own College properly.

Step6: Site Admin Account Setup

In Step 6, enter Administrator’s First Name, Last Name, Username and Password you would like to use for administering openSIS. Password must have a number and special character.

Site Admin Account Setup

Step7: Complete

Finally you have your application setup and ready to use. Click on the login button and login to the application using the administrator Username/Password you provided during installation in step 6.

Complete

Login image

Congratulations! You have successfully installed openSIS.

Note

As a security measure, the install folder will be deleted automatically after the installation. If you need to re-install openSIS, please clone the file again.

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