Omeka is a web-based content management system used for creating online exhibitions and online digital archives. It is a popular platform for academics, libraries, and museums.
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Omeka on Debian Latest.
First, connect to your server and update the operating system to the latest version using the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Omeka requires some PHP extensions to be installed to function correctly. You can install them using the following command:
sudo apt install php7.4-dev php7.4-xml php7.4-mbstring php7.4-zip php7.4-mysql
Note: If you are using a different version of PHP, replace php7.4 with your version number in the above command.
If Apache is not installed on your system, you can install it using the following command:
sudo apt install apache2
Once installed, start the Apache service by running:
sudo systemctl start apache2
Omeka requires a database to store its data. You can install MySQL server on your system using the following command:
sudo apt install mysql-server
Start the MySQL service by running:
sudo systemctl start mysql
Once MySQL is installed, you need to create a new database and user for Omeka. You can do this by following these steps:
Run the following command to log in to the MySQL command-line interface:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter the MySQL root password when prompted and press Enter to continue.
Run the following command to create a new database for Omeka:
CREATE DATABASE omeka_db;
You can replace omeka_db with any name you want.
Run the following command to create a new MySQL user for Omeka:
CREATE USER 'omeka_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
Replace omeka_user and password with your desired values.
Run the following command to grant the necessary permissions to the MySQL user:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON omeka_db.* TO 'omeka_user'@'localhost';
Lastly, exit the MySQL command-line interface by running the following command:
exit
Now that all prerequisites are installed and configured, it's time to download and install Omeka. You can do this using the following steps:
Download the latest version of Omeka from the official website using the following command:
cd /tmp
wget https://omeka.org/download/omeka-s-3.1.0.zip
You can replace 3.1.0 with the latest version.
Run the following command to extract the downloaded Omeka archive:
unzip omeka-s-3.1.0.zip
Next, move the extracted Omeka directory to the web root directory using the following command:
sudo mv omeka-s /var/www/html/
You may need to modify file permissions to allow Apache to access the files:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/omeka-s
Navigate to your server's IP address or domain name in a web browser. You should see the Omeka installation wizard. Follow the on-screen instructions to configure the Omeka installation.
During the installation wizard, enter the MySQL database name and user details you created earlier in Step 5.
To ensure that Apache can serve Omeka correctly, a few configuration changes are necessary.
Create a new Apache configuration file for Omeka using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/omeka.conf
Then paste the following configuration:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
ServerName your_domain_name_or_IP_address
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/omeka-s
<Directory /var/www/html/omeka-s>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Run the following command to enable the Omeka configuration:
sudo a2ensite omeka.conf
Finally, restart the Apache service to apply the changes using the following command:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
You have successfully installed Omeka on your Debian Latest server. You can now customize your installation to your needs and start creating your digital collections.
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