Open Web Analytics (OWA) is an open-source web analytics tool that helps you to track and analyze website traffic. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Open Web Analytics on Kali Linux.
First, we need to update the package repositories to ensure that we have the latest versions of packages available. To do so, run the following command:
sudo apt update
Open Web Analytics requires a web server and PHP to run. To install Apache and PHP, run the following command:
sudo apt install apache2 php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-xml php-mbstring
Open Web Analytics uses MySQL as its database backend. To install MySQL, run the following command:
sudo apt install mysql-server mysql-client
Once the installation completes, run the following command to secure the MySQL installation:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Enter your root password and follow the prompts to complete the MySQL installation.
Navigate to the official Open Web Analytics website (http://www.openwebanalytics.com/) and click the "Download" button.
Once the download completes, extract the tarball to the /var/www/html directory by running the following command:
sudo tar -xzf openwebanalytics-<version>.tar.gz -C /var/www/html/
Note: Replace <version> with the latest version in the filename.
We need to set the correct permissions for the Open Web Analytics files so that the web server can access them. Run the following command:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/openwebanalytics/
Log in to the MySQL server with the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter your root password and run the following commands to create a database and user for Open Web Analytics:
CREATE DATABASE owa_db;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON owa_db.* TO 'owa_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;
Note: Replace "password" with a strong password of your choice.
In your web browser, navigate to http://localhost/openwebanalytics/ to begin the installation process.
On the first page, select your preferred language and click "Next".
On the next page, confirm that all of the prerequisites are met and click "Next".
On the "Database Setup" page, enter the following details:
Click "Test Database Settings" to verify that the connection is successful, then click "Next".
On the "Administrator Setup" page, enter your desired administrator username, password, and email address. Click "Next" to continue.
Finally, review your settings on the "Summary" page and click "Finish" to complete the installation.
Open Web Analytics is now installed and ready to use. You can access it at http://localhost/openwebanalytics/.
You can log in to the administration interface using the administrator credentials you created in Step 7.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Open Web Analytics on Kali Linux. Now you can start tracking and analyzing website traffic with OWA.
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