How to Install Omeka S on OpenBSD

This tutorial will guide you on how to install Omeka S, a free and open source web publishing software, on OpenBSD. Before we begin, ensure you have a working OpenBSD installed on your machine.

Step 1: Install Required Packages

Omeka S requires Apache, PHP, and MySQL to run. To install these packages, execute the following command:

$ doas pkg_add -i apache php php-pdo_mysql mysql-server

Step 2: Configure MySQL

Once MySQL is installed, we need to configure it by running the following command:

$ doas rcctl enable mysqld
$ doas rcctl start mysqld
$ doas mysql_secure_installation

During the configuration process, you will be prompted to set a root password, remove anonymous users, disallow root login remotely, and remove test databases. Follow the prompts to complete the configuration.

Step 3: Configure Apache

Next, we need to configure Apache. Open the configuration file /etc/httpd.conf in your preferred text editor:

$ doas vi /etc/httpd.conf

Find the line #LoadModule php7_module lib/httpd/modules/libphp7.so and remove the # to enable it. Save and close the file.

Step 4: Install Omeka S

Download the latest version of Omeka S using the following command:

$ cd /var/www/htdocs
$ doas ftp https://omeka.org/s/download/omeka-s-latest.zip

Extract the downloaded file using the following commands:

$ doas unzip omeka-s-latest.zip
$ doas mv omeka-s-* omeka-s

Set proper file permissions using the following command:

$ doas chown -R _www:_www /var/www/htdocs/omeka-s/

Step 5: Configure Omeka S

Create a new MySQL user and database for Omeka S:

$ doas mysql -u root -p

mysql> CREATE DATABASE omekas;
mysql> CREATE USER 'omeka'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON omekas.* TO 'omeka'@'localhost';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> \q

Copy the configuration file config/database.ini.dist to config/database.ini and update it with the credentials for the MySQL user and database created above:

$ cd /var/www/htdocs/omeka-s/config
$ doas cp database.ini.dist database.ini
$ doas vi database.ini

Finally, restart Apache to apply the changes:

$ doas rcctl restart httpd

Step 6: Access Omeka S

Open a web browser and go to http://localhost/omeka-s. Follow the prompts to complete the installation process.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Omeka S on OpenBSD.

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