Islandora is an open-source digital repository that allows users to manage and preserve their digital assets. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Islandora on an OpenBSD operating system.
Before you begin, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
Before we begin the installation of Islandora, we must update the OpenBSD system. To update the system, execute the below command:
sudo syspatch
Next, we need to install the dependencies required to run the Islandora application. The following command will download and install the required packages:
sudo pkg_add -iu apache mod_php php-pdo_mysql mysql-server phpmyadmin
This command will install Apache web server, PHP, MySQL Server, and PHPMyAdmin. PHPMyAdmin is a web-based user interface tool for managing and administering MySQL databases.
Once the MySQL server package is installed, we need to initialize the MySQL database files and start the MySQL service. Execute the following commands:
sudo /usr/local/bin/mysql_install_db
sudo rcctl enable mysqld
sudo rcctl start mysqld
Next, we need to create a new MySQL user and database for Islandora. Execute the following commands to create a new database and user with privileges to the new database:
mysql -u root -p
create database islandora;
create user 'islandora'@'localhost' identified by 'password';
grant all privileges on islandora.* to 'islandora'@'localhost';
flush privileges;
exit;
To install Islandora, we need to download and extract the Islandora code from GitHub. Execute the following command to download the Islandora code:
sudo git clone https://github.com/Islandora/islandora.git /var/www/islandora
Next, we need to set the correct permissions for the islandora directory:
sudo chown -R www:www /var/www/islandora
We need to configure Apache server to serve the Islandora application. Execute the below command to create a new Apache configuration file:
sudo vi /etc/httpd.conf
Add the following configuration to the httpd.conf file:
Listen 80
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName your-domain-or-IP
DocumentRoot "/var/www/islandora"
<Directory "/var/www/islandora">
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Save the file and exit the editor.
Restart Apache service to apply the new configuration:
sudo rcctl restart httpd
To complete the Installation, go to your browser and navigate to http://your-domain-or-IP/islandora. The Islandora application will launch, and you can configure it with the installation wizard.
In this tutorial, we have guided you on how to install Islandora on an OpenBSD operating system. Now you have a working Islandora installation, ready to manage and preserve your digital assets.
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