Chamilo Lms

Abstract

1. Introduction

Chamilo is an e-learning platform (also called "LMS" for Learning Management System) published under the GNU/GPLv3+ license. It has been used by more than 40M people worldwide since its start in 2010.

2. Objective

Chamilo is a learning management system focused on ease of use and accessibility

This project demonstrates how PHP can be applied to a real-world Full Stack Web Development problem.

4. Technology Stack

• A web server with a virtualhost in a domain or subdomain (not in a subfolder inside a domain with another application).
• A working PHP configuration with PHP 8.3, 8.4 or 8.5
• MariaDB 10 or higer (alternatively, MySQL 5.7 or higher can also be used)

5. System Requirements

General requirements for this technology stack — check the README for exact versions.

• PHP 7.4+ with a web server (XAMPP / WAMP / LAMP)
• MySQL / MariaDB
• phpMyAdmin (optional)
• Git (to clone the repository)

6. Installation & Setup

git clone https://github.com/chamilo/chamilo-lms.git
cd chamilo-lms

Full setup instructions are in the project README.

7. Future Enhancements

Suggested extensions you can add to make this your own project.

• Add role-based access control
• Deploy on a VPS or cPanel hosting with a custom domain
• Add automated tests and a CI pipeline

8. Viva / Review Questions

Common questions examiners ask for projects in this domain.

1. Explain the frontend, backend and database layers of this application.
2. How is user authentication and authorisation implemented?
3. Describe the main database tables / collections and their relationships.
4. Which REST APIs or routes are exposed and what do they return?
5. How would you deploy this application to production?

9. Source Code & License

This project is developed by chamilo and published on GitHub under the GNU General Public License v3.0. Please follow the license terms and credit the original author when you use or modify this code.