How to Install Open Web Analytics on NetBSD

Open Web Analytics is a popular open source web analytics software that enables you to track the performance of your website and gather useful insights about your visitors. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Open Web Analytics on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following requirements:

• A NetBSD server or virtual machine
• Root access or sudo privileges
• Basic knowledge of Unix command-line interface

Steps

Follow the below steps to install Open Web Analytics on NetBSD:

Step 1: Update your NetBSD System

Before installing Open Web Analytics, it is a good practice to update your system packages to ensure that you are using the latest versions of software. Run the following command:

sudo pkgin update && sudo pkgin upgrade

Step 2: Install Apache web server

Open Web Analytics requires a web server to function properly. In this tutorial, we will be using the Apache web server. Run the following command to install Apache:

sudo pkgin install apache

Step 3: Install PHP and required extensions

Open Web Analytics is built using PHP programming language, so we need to install it along with some required PHP extensions. Run the following command to install PHP and its extensions:

sudo pkgin install php php-gd php-mysqli php-curl

Step 4: Install MySQL Server

Open Web Analytics uses MySQL database to store its data. Run the following command to install MySQL:

sudo pkgin install mysql-server

Step 5: Create MySQL database and user for Open Web Analytics

Create a new MySQL database and user for Open Web Analytics using the following commands:

sudo mysql -u root -p

CREATE DATABASE owa;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON owa.* TO 'owauser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'owapassword';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Make sure to replace owapassword and owauser with your desired password and username.

Step 6: Download and install Open Web Analytics

Download and install Open Web Analytics using the following commands:

cd /var/www
sudo wget https://github.com/Open-Web-Analytics/Open-Web-Analytics/releases/download/1.13.2/owa_1.13.2.tar.gz
sudo tar xzf owa_1.13.2.tar.gz
sudo chown -R www:www openwebanalytics

Step 7: Configure Apache for Open Web Analytics

Create a new Apache configuration file for Open Web Analytics using the following command:

sudo nano /usr/pkg/etc/httpd/conf/owa.conf

Add the following content to the configuration file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
        ServerAdmin admin@example.com
        ServerName yourdomain.com
        DocumentRoot /var/www/openwebanalytics
        <Directory /var/www/openwebanalytics>
                Options FollowSymLinks
                AllowOverride All
                Order allow,deny
                allow from all
        </Directory>
        ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/owa_error.log
        CustomLog /var/log/httpd/owa_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Replace yourdomain.com and admin@example.com with your domain and email address respectively.

Step 8: Enable Apache and MySQL services

Finally, start and enable Apache and MySQL services using the following commands:

sudo /usr/pkg/etc/rc.d/apache start
sudo /usr/pkg/etc/rc.d/apache enable
sudo /usr/pkg/etc/rc.d/mysql start
sudo /usr/pkg/etc/rc.d/mysql enable

Conclusion

That’s it! You have successfully installed Open Web Analytics on NetBSD. You can now access it by navigating to http://yourdomain.com in your web browser.

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