Where may I find instructions to install Gibbon on Ubuntu.
Here is what I have so far:
Windows 11 Host O/S
VirtualBox with Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS Guest OS
Downloaded and installed and working XAMPP:, using:
xampp-linux-x64-8.1.25-0-installer.run
Apache WebServer, MySQL Database and ProFTPD running using the XAMPP8.1.25-0
Downloaded and unzipped Gibbon GibbonEduCore-InstallBundle.zip
Copied all extracted files into:
/opt/lampp/htdocs/gibbon
all above done using sudo…
Where do I go from here as I am stuck when going to the webpage:
localhost
the following error:
Oh no!
Something has gone wrong: the Gibbons have escaped!
An error has occurred. This could mean a number of different things, but generally indicates that you have a misspelt address, or are trying to access a page that you are not permitted to access. If you cannot solve this problem by retyping the address, or through other means, please contact your system administrator.
I have come across this link and want to confirm if it’s still valid for the latest versions of Gibbon and Ubuntu?
on “how to forge”
how-to-install-gibbon-lms-on-ubuntu-20-04/#configure-apache-for-gibbon
Hi not sure why you are trying to install it on a virtual machine using xampp, if you want to setup on windows you could use laragon https://laragon.org/
It will install a local webserver, and create a local url to play around with Gibbon
@tmike trying it out on VM because it’s a proof of concept for an NGO in Tanzania. If needed, I have complete control on the environment without affecting my own computing environment (laptop/desktop)
I personally think if this works out, you can even provide a VM on your site for anyone to download and try out the s/w - may be different flavours of OS.
Gibbon is a web app, just need to run it on a public web server. Hosting and maintaining a vm image would be a lot of additional work. Running a webserver on your windows machine will not hinder your work, it’s only a small service running in the background and will only take you 5 mins to be up and running.
While you could create a vm, it seems a bit overkill, would you setup wordpress on a vm?
Did you run these commands
sudo nano /etc/php/8.*/apache2/php.ini
Make sure you replace the * with the correct number based on the version you have.
Then in the nano editor you can change the value of this variables:
(you can search for them using ‘ctrl’ + ‘w’ - type ‘variable_name’ and press enter, than change the value
memory_limit = 256M
upload_max_filesize = 256M
max_execution_time = 360
max_input_vars = 5000 (make sure you delete ‘’;‘’ at the beginning of the text in the editor )
date.timezone = Europe/Rome
When you are done you can save by using ‘ctrl’ + ‘o’
Then press ‘Ctrl’ + ‘x’ to exit nano.
sudo service apache2 reload
sudo service apache2 restart
I have just setup a virtualbox vm - installed apache using the link I posted, went through the install How to install gibbon for noobs (like me) on debian 12 or Ubuntu and similar and its running fine, I would suggest not using XAMP and just setting up a webserver, and make sure you follow all the steps in [dardiv] instructions.
@tmike worked like a charm…thanks.
Now to get gibbon working.
Why VM?
Goal is to stay off grid (internet) - this is in remote locations where internet is costly, slow, unreliable at best…
so if we can get gibbon working on a local lan that would be a huge win for a start. As I mentioned earlier - it’s still a POC. FYI…never heard of gibbon before last week.