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+ | ===== Upgrade Guide ===== | ||
+ | Open eClass 3.6 | ||
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+ | The new version of Open eClass retains backward compatibility (with previous versions). For that reason, you can upgrade an already installed platform from prior versions to the current one easily and quickly, following the upgrade instructions provided below. Keeping a safety record of the course contents and the database before beginning to upgrade is recommended. | ||
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+ | * Please ensure that during the platform' | ||
+ | * Also check the platform' | ||
+ | * Before the upgrade procedure please backup both the eCourses files and the platform' | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
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+ | Current version of Open eClass DOESN' | ||
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+ | ===== 1. Upgrade platform' | ||
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+ | ==== 1.1 Unix / Linux Systems ==== | ||
+ | (e.g. Solaris, Redhat, CentOS, Debian, Suse, Ubuntu etc) | ||
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+ | All operations presuppose you have the administrator' | ||
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+ | Due to changes introduced by the new version (3.6) you will have to delete the old and install the new one. To make sure that you old configuration remain intact you must do the following actions: | ||
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+ | We consider that you have downloaded openeclass-3.6.tar.gz on the /tmp directory. | ||
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+ | Go to the directory you have installed in eClass. e.g. | ||
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+ | cd / | ||
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+ | Move the configuration file (eclass/ | ||
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+ | mv / | ||
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+ | Delete all the directories except courses and config e.g. | ||
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+ | cd / | ||
+ | rm -rf images/ include/ info/ install/ manuals/ template/ modules/ | ||
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+ | Unzip and untar openeclass-3.6.tar.gz in a temporary directory (/tmp) e.g. | ||
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+ | tar xzvf / | ||
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+ | Then copy from the temporary directory / | ||
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+ | cp -a / | ||
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+ | So with the above steps you have replaced directory eclass, with the new one. Then move file config.php to directory config. e.g. | ||
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+ | mv / | ||
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+ | Correct (if necessary) the files and sub-directories permissions: | ||
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+ | cd /opt/eclass | ||
+ | chown -R www-data * | ||
+ | find ./ -type f -exec chmod 664 {} \; | ||
+ | find ./ -type d -exec chmod 775 {} \; | ||
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+ | Having completed the previous steps, you will have installed the new eClass version (eClass 3.6) files successfully. Then, move on to the second step in order to upgrade the platform databases. | ||
+ | ==== 1.2 Ms Windows Systems ==== | ||
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+ | The following example assumes that eClass has already been installed to directory '' | ||
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+ | For safety and security reasons, access to phpMyAdmin should be done through the browser' | ||
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+ | Due to changes introduced by the new version (3.6) you will have to delete the old and install the new one. To make sure that you old configuration remain intact you must do the following actions: | ||
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+ | * Move to the eClass installed folder. e.g. '' | ||
+ | * Move the configuration file ('' | ||
+ | * Go to the eclass folder (e.g. '' | ||
+ | * Unzip openeclass-3.6.zip to a temporary folder on the desktop. e.g. '' | ||
+ | * Delete the desktop temporary folder. | ||
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+ | As soon as the above have been completed, you will have installed the new eClass version files (eClass 3.6) successfully. Then, follow the second step so as to upgrade the platform database. | ||
+ | ===== 2. Database Upgrade ===== | ||
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+ | For Unix/Linux systems only: | ||
+ | The process of platform database upgrade includes changes to config.php. | ||
+ | As a result, you will temporarily need to change your access rights | ||
+ | on the config.php file and the /config directory to read-write (chmod 664). | ||
+ | | ||
+ | Enter the following URL on your browser: | ||
+ | http://(url of eclass)/ | ||
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+ | You will be prompted for the username and password of the platform administrator. After entering them, you will be asked to change/ | ||
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+ | In the opposite case (namely if error messages occur), then it is possible for a course not to be operating properly. Such error messages may occur if you have altered the structure of an eclass database table. Note (if possible) the accurate error message you saw. | ||
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+ | If you face any problems with any course after the upgrade, contact us (mailto: | ||
+ | ===== 3. Successfully Upgrade Check ===== | ||
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+ | In order to make sure that the platform has been upgraded, login as administrator and click to "Admin tools" | ||
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+ | You are ready! The upgrade process has been completed successfully. | ||
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+ | Read forward for further additional configuration options. | ||
+ | ===== 4. Optional Further Configuration ===== | ||
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+ | If you want to modify any message of platform then proceed with the following actions: Create a file of type .php with name **english.inc.php** (or **greek.inc.php**) and place it in directory '' | ||
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+ | <?php | ||
+ | $langAboutText = " | ||
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+ | This way, you will preserve custom messages in future upgrades of the platform. | ||
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+ | You can modify the names of the basic roles of the users of the platform by redefining in these files the message variables found in (eClass_path)/ | ||
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+ | You can add text (e.g. information, | ||
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+ | Open eClass supports mathematical symbols in the Exercises, Forums and Announcements subsystems. In Exercises you can add math symbols in the " | ||
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+ | [m]sqrt{x-1}[/ | ||
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+ | the square root of x-1 will appear. Mathematical symbols syntax can be found in the PhpMathPublisher help file. Older versions used the <m> and </m> which are still supported, although using the newer tags in brackets is recommended. | ||
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+ | You can configure several options of platform. After logging as admin user, click in "Admin Tools" and after that, click in " | ||
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+ | By default platform supports uploading of all the usual text, audio, video and image file types. If you desire to add a new file type, type its extension in ' | ||