How to Install Open Web Analytics on Elementary OS Latest

Open Web Analytics is a free and open-source web analytics software that can be installed on various platforms. In this tutorial, we will be looking at how to install Open Web Analytics on Elementary OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you start the installation process, ensure that the following dependencies are installed:

• Apache
• PHP (version 7.1 or greater)
• MySQL/MariaDB

You can install those dependencies using the following command:

sudo apt install apache2 php mysql-server

Installation Steps

1. Download Open Web Analytics using the following command:

wget https://github.com/OpenWebAnalytics/Open-Web-Analytics/releases/download/1.7.4/owa_1.7.4.zip

2. Unzip the downloaded file:

unzip owa_1.7.4.zip

3. Move the directory to /var/www/html

sudo mv owa_1.7.4 /var/www/html/owa

4. Change the ownership of the directory to the web server:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/owa

5. Create a new MySQL database and user:

sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE owa_db;
CREATE USER 'owa_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON owa_db.* TO 'owa_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit

6. Edit the owa/config.php file:

sudo nano /var/www/html/owa/config.php

Update the following sections:

• $owa_db_host - change to localhost
• $owa_db_user - change to your created database user
• $owa_db_password - change to your created database user password
• $owa_db_name - change to the name of the created database

Save and exit the file.

7. Restart Apache and MySQL servers:

sudo service apache2 restart
sudo service mysql restart

8. Access Open Web Analytics through your web browser by visiting:

http://your_server_ip/owa/

You should see the Open Web Analytics login page where you can create a user account and start tracking your website's analytics.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Open Web Analytics on Elementary OS Latest.

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