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1. Download the latest version of ExamSys from downloads and unpack into your web root directory.

2. In a browser navigate to the /install path of ExamSys.

3. ExamSys will now check that your system meets some minimum requirements:

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   2. If any requirements are not met you will not be able to proceed with installation until they are resolved.

   3. Once requirements are met you will be able to proceed to the installation screen.

4. On the installation screen you can set the following system settings:

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   Setting Description Default value Company Name The name of the organisation that is running the exam system. University of Server Settings Web Server host Location of webserver. The default value should not need to be changed in most cases. 127.0.0.1 ExamSys data directory Location of datastore for ExamSys to use. The default value is fine for test systems. However, it is advised that the sys admin choses a location outside of the webserver directory on a production system for security and to make the update process more seamless. <ExamSys install directory> Temp Directory Location of system temp directory. Default is the Linux temp directory, other operating system users will need to adjust accordingly. /tmp/ Database Settings DB Username The database user that is to be used to create the ExamSys database. DB Password The password for the above user. Database host Location of database server . The default value should not need to be changed in most cases. 127.0.0.1 Database port Port the database server is accepting connections on. The default value should not need to be changed in most cases. 3306 Database Name A name for the database. examsys Main Database Engine The database engine type. The default value should not need to be changed in most cases. InnoDB Help Database Engine The help system database engine type. The default value should not need to be changed in most cases. MyISAM Basepart of username Prefix to use on database tables. examsys Date/Time Settings Date (MySQL) Dates displayed in ExamSys can be localised to the regions common practice. This setting is the date format returned by the database. The default value should not need to be changed in most cases. %d/%m/%y Long Date (MySQL) Long Dates displayed in ExamSys can be localised to the regions common practice. This setting is the date format  returned by the database. The default value should not need to be changed in most cases. %d/%m/%Y Long Date/Time (MySQL) Long Date/Time displayed in ExamSys can be localised to the regions common practice. This setting is the datetime format  returned by the database. The default value should not need to be changed in most cases. %d/%m/%Y %H:%i Short Date/Time (MySQL) Date/Time displayed in ExamSys can be localised to the regions common practice. This setting is the datetime format  returned by the database. The default value should not need to be changed in most cases. %d/%m/%y %H:%i Long date (PHP) Long Dates displayed in ExamSys can be localised to the regions common practice. This setting is the date format returned by the application. The default value should not need to be changed in most cases. d/m/Y Short date (PHP) Dates displayed in ExamSys can be localised to the regions common practice. This setting is the date format  returned by the application. The default value should not need to be changed in most cases. d/m/y Long time (PHP) Long Date/Time displayed in ExamSys can be localised to the regions common practice. This setting is the time format returned by the application. The default value should not need to be changed in most cases. H:i:s Short time (PHP) Date/Time displayed in ExamSys can be localised to the regions common practice. This setting is the time format returned by the application. The default value should not need to be changed in most cases. H:i Search results lead-in length The length (in characters) of the question lead-in to display in the result set of a question search. The default value should not need to be changed in most cases. 160 Current Timezone The timezone the application should use. <php timezone setting> Authentication Allow via LTI Enable login via LTI. Enabled Internal database Enable login via application database. Enabled Guest log in Allow guest user account login. Used by students during exams when they have forgotten there university username/password. Enabled User impersonation Allow sys admins to impersonate other users. This is helpful when trying to recreate user issues. Enabled Use LDAP Enable login via LDAP. Enabling will open up the server settings for the LDAP server you wish ExamSys to authenticate against. Disabled. Lookup Data (See more information on lookup data) Use LDAP Enable data lookup via LDAP. Enabling will open up the server settings for the LDAP server you wish ExamSys to lookup against. Disbaled. Use XML Enable the use of custom XML based data lookup service. Additional manual configuration in the config file will also be required. Disabled. Sys admin user ExamSys sys admin user Please provide details for a sys admin account. This user will be the initial user you will use to set up ExamSys. ExamSys Help Database Load Help Load the default help system database data on install. Unless you intend to write the help files from scratch it is recommend this setting remains enabled. Enabled Summative Exam Lab Security lock summative exams by ipaddress or hostname. This helps to restrict access to summative exams to only the desired cohort. ip address Support Email Address Comma separated list of support email addresses displayed to users when they encounter an error. Contact Number A maximum of 3 name/number contacts displayed on the invigilator screen.

5. Once installed, a log of the process will be shown highlighting any issues.

   1. A list of common causes of installation errors is available.

6. If installation was successful (no fatal errors) you will be given the option to navigate to the configuration screen to complete more advanced settings.

7. Ensure that the following scripts will be run by the system cron at least one time per day (from ExamSys 7.6.0):

   1. cli/retention.pgp

   2. cli/mail.php

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