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Open-School v2.5

Open-School Installation Guide

Table of Contents

Preface

System requirements

Server requirements

Server configuration

Obtaining the software Installation Package

Downloading the Installation package from the Internet

Upgrading between major versions

Installation

Licensing

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Installation Wizard

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Updates and new releases

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Preface
Open-School Installation Guide describes how to download, install and configure Open-School
on your hosted or local server system. The guide is primarily written for users and IT administrators who
are familiar with the basic configuration of server-management systems which support MySQL and PHP
(Example: WAMP).
Users who do not have technical knowledge are encouraged to purchase Open-School Premium version
from (https://open-school.org/pricing), and our expert team will assist you in setting up Open-School for
you. You will also be eligible for 12 months of support on your installation from date of license issue.

Open-School Home page: https://open-school.org/home

Open-School Product Tour: https://open-school.org/product

Open-School FAQ: https://open-school.org/help

If you need further assistance regarding any topic related to Open-School, please visit:
https://open-school.org/help

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System requirements
Open-School can be installed on a hosted server or on a local server. Before you proceed
with the Open-School installation on a local machine, please make sure that your computer
confirms to the following specifications.
Windows
Windows 2000 (Service Pack 2 or higher), Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista,
Windows 7 or higher
1 GB RAM (2 GB RAM recommended)
At least 108 MB available disk space for a default install via download. (After installation and
deletion of temporary installation files, Open-School will use approximately 110 MB disk space)
1024 x 768 or higher resolution with at least 256 colors
Mac OS X
Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or higher
512 MB RAM
108 MB available disk space
1024 x 768 or higher resolution with 16.7 Million colors
Linux
Linux kernel version 2.4 or higher, glibc2 version 2.3.2 or higher
1 GB RAM (2GB recommended)
108 MB available disk space
X-Server with 1024 x 768 or higher resolution with at least 256 colors

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System requirements
For both Local and hosted servers, please make sure that your server should have the following
installed and configured correctly.
Php version 5
Apache 2.3
MySQL database.
If your system does not conform to all of the system requirements, please share this document
with your Server Administrator or IT Administrator.

Server Configuration
1. Apache server settings
->Enable rewrite module
->Give read-write access (755) for the below listed folders
a. application-root-folder/protected/runtime
b. application-root-folder/assets
c. application-root-folder/protected/config

2. PHP settings
->Enable pdo_mysql extension
->Enable curl extension
->Set max_execution_time = 3000 ms in php.ini
->Set post_max_size = 8 MB in php.ini
->Set upload_max_filesize = 20 MB in php.ini

3. The application root folder name should be a single word, without spaces and without
special characters.

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Obtaining the software Installation Package

Open-School software is available in a three flavors:
1. Open-school Community Edition:
a. Open-Source License
b. Five Core Modules
c. Unlimited Courses and Batches
d. No Support
2. Open-school Professional Edition:
a. Life time License
b. All Core Modules
c. Advanced Fee Module
d. Unlimited Students
e. Unlimited Courses and Batches
f. Translation/ Localization
g. Initial Training with account manager
h. 12 months of E-mail Support
3. Open-school Premium Edition:
a. Life time License
b. All Core Modules
c. All premium modules + Add-on Modules
d. Unlimited Students
e. Unlimited Batches & Courses
f. Translation/ Localization
g. Initial Training with account manager
h. 12 months of Priority Support
Please take note that Open-School Community Edition is meant to be used by developers for
personal use or for testing purposes. If you are an End-user or a Consultant for an End-user we
suggest going with one of the Paid and supported versions. Open-School community edition can
be downloaded from here (sourceforge.net). The Installation package for the paid versions of
Open School can be accessed only after making the purchase of a commercial license here
(https://open-school.org/pricing).

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Downloading the Installation package from the Internet

Once you have made the purchase of Open-School please go to:
https://open-school.org/download

Step: 1
o Click on Download Application. It redirects to the download page.

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Step: 2
o Click on Download

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Upgrading between major versions

While an installation of Open-School can be upgraded to a newer version, we
recommend that you do not upgrade on your system from one major version to another. Instead,
make sure that completely remove the older installation before installing the newer one.

Installation
This chapter helps you install the software on the Windows platform using the native
Windows installer.

Step: 3
o Go to the downloads folder on your PC
o Open up your FTP software and extract the downloaded .zip file to your server

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Licensing
The validity of one Open-school license is for Lifetime. You can avail the support from
us for twelve months. If you wish to have access to our support after the first year expires please
contact our support team.

Step: 5
o Click on Manage licenses to get your License-Key

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Installation Wizard

Step: 6
Browse to the Open-School Installation folder using a Web browser to get to this screen
o Enter your licenses key
o Enter you registered email-id
o Click on start

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Step: 7

o If Open-school is compatible with your server-environment, it will display OK.

o Read the license agreement and click on next

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Step: 8

In this screen
o Check the port number is correct or not
o Enter the name for your Open-School data-base (example: MYDB)
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o Enter your preferred Admin user password
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Security tip: Please make sure that the Password contains at least one Lower
case character, one upper case character and numeric values.
o After filling all the fields, click on next.
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Step: 9

In this screen
o If you want some sample data in the application, please select install sample data
If you dont want sample data, please ignore it.
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o Click on the Next button
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Step: 10

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Enter your school name

Enter your school address
Enter the country name where your school is situated
Enter your State
Enter Zip/Pin Code
Enter School Url
Before clicking register cross check all the details and click on Register

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Step: 10

In this screen
o After finishing registration it displays both the username and password, take note of
both the username and password and click on go to site.

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Step: 11
o Enter you username and password and click on the login button for accessing the
Open-School Admin portal.
o Other users can be created from the Settings page.

Updates and New releases

We frequently release new versions of Open-School and they have more features and
improvements over the older versions. You can Sign-up for our mailing list, to get news
and updates about new releases.
You can also check-out the latest updates about Open-School on our Website and on our
Facebook pages:

https://open-school.org/
https://www.facebook.com/openschoolv2

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