Saturday, September 9, 2017

How to Install SubjectPlus 4.6 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

SubjectPlus is an open-source tool for creating subject guides and managing library content. This guide walks you through the installation of SubjectPlus version 4.6 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.


Step 1: Upgrade Ubuntu Packages

sudo apt update

sudo apt upgrade


Step 2: Install PHP 7.4

sudo apt -y install software-properties-common

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt -y install php7.4

Install the required PHP extensions:

sudo apt-get install -y php7.4-cli php7.4-json php7.4-common php7.4-mysql php7.4-zip php7.4-gd php7.4-mbstring php7.4-curl php7.4-xml php7.4-bcmath

Check the PHP version:

php -v


Step 3: Install Apache Web Server

sudo apt install apache2

sudo systemctl restart apache2


Step 4: Install Database Server (MariaDB)

sudo apt install mariadb-server

sudo mysqladmin -u root password 'your_password'

Log into MySQL to create the SubjectPlus database:

sudo mysql

In the MySQL shell:

CREATE DATABASE subjectsplus;

exit;

Restart services:

sudo service apache2 restart

sudo service mysql restart


Step 5: Download and Configure SubjectPlus

Create working directories:

sudo mkdir /sp

cd /sp/

sudo apt-get install unzip

mkdir -p /var/www/html/sp

Download SubjectPlus 4.6:

wget https://github.com/subjectsplus/SubjectsPlus/archive/refs/tags/v4.6.zip

ls  # to verify the downloaded file name

Unzip the archive:

unzip -q /sp/v4.6.zip -d /var/www/html/

mv /var/www/html/SubjectsPlus-4.6/ /var/www/html/sp/


Step 6: Set Permissions

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/sp/

sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/sp/


Step 7: Proceed with Web Installation

Open a web browser and go to:

http://your_server_ip/sp/control

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Admin interface page:

http://your_server_ip/sp/control/


Optional: Install phpMyAdmin (for DB Management)

sudo apt install phpmyadmin


 You're All Set!

SubjectPlus 4.6 is now installed on your Ubuntu 22.04 server. You can start customizing and adding content through the web interface.

 

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