Installing FreePBX 2.11 on Centos 6.3
- Nathaniel Halbrooks
- 1 Initial System Setup
- 2 Install Dependencies for Google Voice
- 2.1 Install iksemel
- 3 Install and Configure Asteriskfreepbx-2.11.0.43.tgz
- 4 Install and Configure FreePBX
- 4.1 Download and extract FreePBX.
- 4.2 Now create the Asterisk user and set ownership permissions.
- 4.3 A few small modifications to Apache.
- 4.4 Configure Asterisk database in MYSQL.
- 4.5 Set permissions on MYSQL database.
- 4.6 Restart Asterisk and install FreePBX.
- 4.7 Finally, one last mod and start FreePBX.
- 5 Start FreePBX
- 5.1 Navigate:
Initial System Setup
You MUST run all of these commands as the root user!
You MUST disable selinux. selinux can cause strange behavior during the install
Disable selinux
In /etc/sysconfig/selinux , change the following lines:
--- begin lines ---
SELINUX=disabled
SELINUXTYPE=targeted
--- end lines --- |
reboot, and verify the selinux status by running 'sestatus'. It should say:
SELinux status: disabled |
Update Your System
yum -y update
yum groupinstall core
yum groupinstall base |
Install Required Dependencies
IPTables
Keeping IPTables turned off indefinitely is strongly discouraged. You will incur the wrath of high fees and hackers
You must disable the default iptables. You can re-enable it later, once you have made the appropriate changes. Information on iptables can be found with a quick Google search. If iptables is left running, it will (at very least) block you from accessing the web interface.
See the current status:
Disable iptables:
Stop the service (this skips rebooting again):
Auto Start MySQL
You must have mysql running for freepbx to operate normally. You need to set it to start at boot time. with the following command:
Then start mysqld if you don't plan on rebooting during the installation phase:
Auto Start Apache
You will want Apache running, so you can access the FreePBX admin interface, You need to set it to start at boot time. with the following command:
Then start apache if you don't plan on rebooting during the installation phase:
Install PearDB
You may receive a warning:
At this time it is safe to ignore that message
Reboot server
Install Dependencies for Google Voice
Install iksemel
Install and Configure Asteriskfreepbx-2.11.0.43.tgz
Download Asterisk source files.
Compile and install DAHDI.
If you have no TDM cards you can skip this step
If you encounter this message: You do not appear to have the sources for the 2.6.32-358.23.2.el6.x86_64 kernel installed.
Run this command:
If that doesn't fix the problem, you may have removed the directory /usr/src/kernels . It's easy to fix. Just run these two commands:
You can now repeat the installation steps below.
Compile and install LIBPRI.
If you have no TDM cards you can skip this step
Compile and install Asterisk
During the make menuselect, please choose all options you wish to compile into Asterisk.
For example, if you want to enable srtp, be sure to enable it at:
Install Asterisk-Extra-Sounds
Install and Configure FreePBX
Download and extract FreePBX.
Now create the Asterisk user and set ownership permissions.
A few small modifications to Apache.
Configure Asterisk database in MYSQL.
Set permissions on MYSQL database.
Restart Asterisk and install FreePBX.
** If “. /install_amp” fails to run correctly, in terminal type:
Finally, one last mod and start FreePBX.
Start FreePBX
Navigate:
http://yourlocalipaddress/html or if you prefer http://localhost/admin
After you enable and update the modules in FreePBX You might see the following error.
Symlink from modules failed
To correct this error do the following:
Delete the list of failed files
Then on the FreePBX webUI go to the ‘Module Admin’ and uninstall and reinstall the ‘Camp On’ module. This should resolve the Symlink issue.