How to Install Open Web Analytics on OpenBSD

Open Web Analytics is a web analytics software that helps you track the number of visitors to your website, their behavior, and preferences. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Open Web Analytics on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before installing Open Web Analytics, please ensure that you have the following installed on your OpenBSD system:

1. OpenBSD 6.8 or later
2. Web server software (e.g., Apache or Nginx)
3. PHP 7.2 or later
4. MySQL or MariaDB

Step 1: Download Open Web Analytics

Firstly, you need to download the Open Web Analytics package from their official website. You can download the latest stable release by using the following command:

$ wget https://github.com/Open-Web-Analytics/Open-Web-Analytics/archive/1.7.6.tar.gz

Step 2: Install and Configure MySQL/MariaDB

Next, you need to install and configure MySQL or MariaDB, which will be used to store the Open Web Analytics data.

$ sudo pkg_add mariadb-server mariadb-client

Once installed, start MySQL/MariaDB:

$ sudo rcctl enable mysqld
$ sudo rcctl start mysqld

Then, set up the root password:

$ sudo mysql_secure_installation

Create a new database and user for Open Web Analytics:

$ sudo mysql -u root -p

mysql> CREATE DATABASE owa;
mysql> CREATE USER 'owauser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON owa.* TO 'owauser'@'localhost';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> exit;

Step 3: Install and Configure PHP

Now, you need to install and configure PHP on your OpenBSD system. You can install PHP and its required modules by running the following command:

$ sudo pkg_add php73 php73-mysqli php73-json php73-mbstring php73-xml php73-session php73-gd php73-zip

Step 4: Configure Web Server

You need to configure your web server to host the Open Web Analytics installation. For Apache, create a new virtual host:

$ sudo vi /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

Add the following directives:

<VirtualHost *:80>
  ServerName owa.example.com
  DocumentRoot /path-to-owa-installation/
  <Directory /path-to-owa-installation/>
      Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
      AllowOverride All
      Require all granted
  </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Restart the Apache service:

$ sudo rcctl restart httpd

Step 5: Install Open Web Analytics

Extract the Open Web Analytics package and move it to the web server's document root directory:

$ tar -zxvf 1.7.6.tar.gz
$ sudo mv Open-Web-Analytics-1.7.6 /path-to-owa-installation

Then, set the correct permissions to the Open Web Analytics files:

$ cd /path-to-owa-installation
$ sudo chown -R www:www /path-to-owa-installation/

Step 6: Configure Open Web Analytics

Open your web browser and go to http://owa.example.com. The installation wizard will guide you through the configuration process. Fill in the details of your MySQL/MariaDB server and the OWA configuration.

Once the installation is complete, you can start using Open Web Analytics to track your website's visitors.

Conclusion

You have now successfully installed Open Web Analytics on OpenBSD. You can log in to the Open Web Analytics interface and start tracking the visitors to your website.

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