In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Omeka on Arch Linux. Omeka is a free, open-source content management system that allows you to create and publish digital exhibits and collections.
Before you start installing Omeka, you need to have the following:
The first step is to update the system packages and repositories using the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
Omeka requires a web server and a database server to run. We will install Apache as the web server and MySQL as the database server.
sudo pacman -S apache
sudo pacman -S mysql
Omeka is written in PHP, so we need to install PHP and its extensions. You can install PHP and the required extensions by running the following command:
sudo pacman -S php php-apache php-gd php-mysql php-intl php-zip php-xml
Once the installation is complete, restart Apache to apply the changes.
sudo systemctl restart httpd
Next, we will download the latest version of Omeka from the official website using the following command:
wget http://omeka.org/files/omeka-2.7.1.zip
Extract the downloaded file using the following command:
unzip omeka-2.7.1.zip
Move the extracted directory to the Apache web root directory.
sudo mv omeka-2.7.1 /srv/http/omeka
The next step is to create a MySQL database and user for Omeka. Log in to the MySQL shell using the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Create a new database for Omeka using the following command:
CREATE DATABASE omeka_db;
Create a new user and grant permissions to the Omeka database using the following command:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON omeka_db.* TO 'omeka_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
Replace the "omeka_user" and "password" with your desired values.
Exit the MySQL shell.
exit
Create a new virtual host configuration file for Omeka using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/omeka.conf
Add the following configuration to the file and save it.
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
DocumentRoot "/srv/http/omeka"
ServerName omeka.example.com
ErrorLog "/var/log/httpd/omeka.error_log"
CustomLog "/var/log/httpd/omeka.access_log" common
<Directory "/srv/http/omeka">
Require all granted
AllowOverride All
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Replace "omeka.example.com" with your domain name.
Enable the newly created virtual host configuration using the following command:
sudo a2ensite omeka.conf
sudo systemctl reload httpd
Open your web browser and go to the following URL:
http://omeka.example.com/install/install.php
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. You will be prompted to enter the MySQL database credentials that you configured in Step 5.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Omeka on Arch Linux.
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