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ILIAS 4 Upgrade - On Shared Hosting With Cpanel

This document provides instructions for updating an ILIAS 4.X installation on shared hosting using cPanel. It outlines uploading the ILIAS package, extracting the files, fixing an error in the setup script, and updating the database. The steps include accessing cPanel, uploading and extracting the ILIAS package, correcting an include path, running the setup script, applying database hotfixes, and refreshing languages.

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ILIAS 4 Upgrade - On Shared Hosting With Cpanel

This document provides instructions for updating an ILIAS 4.X installation on shared hosting using cPanel. It outlines uploading the ILIAS package, extracting the files, fixing an error in the setup script, and updating the database. The steps include accessing cPanel, uploading and extracting the ILIAS package, correcting an include path, running the setup script, applying database hotfixes, and refreshing languages.

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Table of Contents

Update ILIAS 4.X ...................................................................................................................................... 3


Training Agenda: Update Package .......................................................................................................... 3
Training Agenda: Fix ................................................................................................................................ 8
Training Agenda: Update Database....................................................................................................... 13
Congratulations ..................................................................................................................................... 16
Learn more ............................................................................................................................................ 17
Update ILIAS 4.X
In this tutorial you will learn how to update ILIAS 4.X on shared hosting that is using cPanel.

Training Agenda: Update Package

Access your cPanel.

Open the File Manager.


Open the The public_html directory .

The Upload button allows new files to be


uploaded to a specified directory.

Browse to the proper location of the ILIAS


package, ILIAS is available as open source
software under the GNU General Public
License (GPL).
Wait until the file is uploaded, this can take a
while depending on the server.

Click Back to. To return to the file manager.

The ILIAS package has been uploaded.


Select the ilias package and click Extract,
this opens the extract window.

You can change the path where to extract to,


and then click extract files.

The ILIAS package is now being extracted.


The extracted results are shown, click close
to continue.
Training Agenda: Fix
The default code can not be used instantly as the setup fails.

Navigating to the setup page renders errors


as it does not find the correct path to include
the proper files.

The problem is in the


/setup/include/inc.setup_header.php. This
code fails to detect the mode in which PHP is
running and does not DEFINE the correct
absolute path of the ILIAS application. On
the left you can see the original code on the
right the corrected one.

Access your cPanel.


Open the File Manager.

Open the The public_html directory .

Open the ilias directory.


Open the setup directory.

Open the include directory.

Replace the inc.setup_header.php file by


selecting it and clicking upload.
Browse to the proper location of the
replacement file.

Confirm the file replacement.

Wait until the file is uploaded, this can take a


while depending on the server.
Click Back to. To return to the file manager.
Your code has now been fixed.
Training Agenda: Update Database

Open the ILIAS setup script in your web


browser:
http://www.yourserver.com/ilias/setup/setu
p.php. Login in with the master password.

Navigate to the list of clients, and click on


Database needs updates.

Click on update Database


Click on Apply Hotfixes.

Navigate to the list of clients, to verify that


the database is OK.
Please use the ILIAS superuser account for
your first login:
User ID: root.
Password: homer.

In the Administration -> System Settings you


may continue with the further configuration
of your ILIAS system.

Refresh all the languages after updating your


ILIAS installation,
Congratulations
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