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JoomlaLMS installation tutorial

Table of contents
1. Installation ...................................................................................................................................... 2
1.1 Installation via automatic installer. ................................................................................................ 2
1.2 Installation via Joomla CMS installer. ............................................................................................. 4
2. List of additional plug-ins and modules............................................................................................ 5
3. First Steps ....................................................................................................................................... 6

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1. Installation
1.1 Installation via automatic installer.
You receive JoomlaLMS as a file called XXXXX_JoomlaLMS_X.X.X_PRO_unzip1st.zip or
JoomlaLMS_X.X.X_TRIAL_unzip1st.zip. This file contains JoomlaLMS component itself, various
plug-ins and modules for it, this instruction and order information.
1.1.1. You can find joomlalms_helper.php script in the root of this file. This is an automatic
installer that will install JoomlaLMS and all modules for it altogether in one step. You
wouldn’t need to install them one by one.
1.1.2. Upload joomlalms_helper.php file to the root of your Joomla site.
1.1.3. Upload JoomlaLMS package to the root of your Joomla site (don’t unpack it; you only
have to upload the file called XXXXX_JoomlaLMS_X.X.X_PRO_unzip1st.zip or
JoomlaLMS_X.X.X_TRIAL_unzip1st.zip).
1.1.4. Run the file joomlalms_helper.php from your browser. You should type in the URL
according to this pattern: ‘http://yoursite.com/joomlalms_helper.php’. You will see the
following page:

1.1.5. The installer will test your system for proper configuration and you will be able to
proceed the installation once the test is passed. If one of the steps fails to pass you will
get instructions on how to adjust your site’s configuration. If you get messages but can’t
change your configuration at the moment, you can return to this script any other time
and test your configuration again.

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1.1.6. You will see the picture as follows. At this step the installer will test your system for the
previous JoomlaLMS version and for JoomlaLMS package accessibility in the root of your
site.

1.1.7. To proceed the installation, click the ‘Next’ button. At this step LMS component and the
necessary plug-ins and modules will be installed. This step can take from 10 second up
to 2 minutes depending on the hardware of your server.
1.1.8. After the installation you will see the page as shown on the following picture. You will be
able to see the installation status on it.

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1.2 Installation via Joomla CMS installer.

1.1.1 The detailed instructions you can find on the following page:
http://www.joomlalms.com/lms_help/task,view_by_id/id,35/
1.1.2 Unpack JoomlaLMS package to a local directory.
1.1.3 Log in into Joomla Backend (type in the URL ‘http://yoursite.com/administrator’) to
access the administrator’s interface. You have to have the privileges of
Administrator/SuperAdministrator to install the components.

1.1.4 Click ‘Installers’ -> ‘Components’ in the top menu.

1.1.5 In the ‘Upload Package File’ section select the file 'com_joomla_lms.zip'. This is the
package file which contains all files for the JoomlaLMS component located on your
computer (see Step 1.2.2). Now click the 'Upload File & Install' button. Since the size of
the zip file is about 3 MB, you will have to wait a moment while the file is being
uploaded and unpacked to your server. If the uploading process takes too long try Step
1.2.6.
1.1.6 The backup alternative: You can unpack the contents of 'com_ joomla _lms.zip' and
upload those files to a remote directory using the FTP connection. Then on the server
specify the directory where you want to install the files from and click 'Install'.

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2. List of additional plug-ins and modules

2.1 cb_joomlalms_autoenroll.zip — plug-in for CommunityBuilder component. Allows to enroll
users automatically into courses after their registration.
cb_joomlalms_autoenroll_1.1.zip – a new version of the plug-in for CommunityBuilder 1.1
2.2 jlms_searchbot.zip — a search plug-in for Joomla 1.0.x. Allows to use Joomla search box to
search courses by their name and description.
jlms_searchplugin_1.5.zip contains the same plug-in for Joomla 1.5.x
2.3 mod_jlms_menu.zip — a module for Joomla which shows JoomlaLMS top navigation menu
in the text mode.
mod_jlms_menu_1.5.zip contains the same menu module for Joomla 1.5.x
2.4 mod_lms_courses.zip – a module for Joomla which shows list of user courses for fast
navigation into them.
2.5 joomlalms_paypalbtn.zip – a content plug-in for Joomla. Allows inserting button for
purchasing JoomlaLMS courses into any content page of the site.

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3. First Steps
3.1 First of all go to the JoomlaLMS configuration page (Administrator’s BackEnd ->
Components -> JoomlaLMS -> Configuration) and make sure that all configuration
settings are correct. Especially draw your attention to the file path’s parameters and the
‘Offline mode’. Critical parameters that are not configured will be marked with bold red
font.
3.2 To use JoomlaLMS you should create a Teacher user. Open the page ‘Users
management’ from the ‘Users management’ left menu section, click the ‘New’ button,
select a Joomla user and set a role for him.
3.3 To create a JoomlaLMS link in your FrontEnd menu you should configure the Joomla
menu. To do the following: Navigate to administrator’s BackEnd -> Menu -> mainmenu
-> Click the ‘New’ button -> Select ‘component’ from the ‘components’ section -> Enter
the name of the menu item, select JoomlaLMS from the list of components and click the
‘Save’ button.
3.4 In addition you can configure the list of FrontEnd languages. Check the ‘Languages list’
page in the JoomlaLMS configuration section. You can access it from the JoomlaLMS left
menu -> Configuration -> Languages.
3.5 If you’ve still got any questions feel free to ask them in our support forum at
www.joomlalms.com/support. The Help Guide for JoomlaLMS can be found at
www.joomlalms.com/lms_help . Please, help us to improve it by contributing your
notes. For more information please visit www.joomlalms.com/lms_help .

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