How to Install Omeka S on OpenSUSE Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Omeka S on OpenSUSE latest. Omeka S is a powerful and flexible web-based content management system used for creating and showcasing digital collections and exhibits. It can be used for cultural heritage institutions, universities, and museums.

Prerequisites

Before you start the installation, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• OpenSUSE Latest installed on your system
• A LAMP stack installed and configured on your OpenSUSE system
• PHP 7.2+ installed on your OpenSUSE system
• Apache web server installed and configured on your OpenSUSE system
• MySQL/MariaDB installed and configured on your OpenSUSE system

Step 1: Install Omeka S on OpenSUSE

1. Open your terminal and navigate to the /var/www/html directory

cd /var/www/html

2. Download the Omeka S zip package from the official website using the following command:

wget https://dl.omeka.org/s/omeka-s-3.1.2.zip

Note: You can check for the latest version on the official download page.

3. Extract the Omeka S zip package using the following command:

unzip omeka-s-3.1.2.zip

4. Rename the extracted directory to a more meaningful name using the following command:

mv omeka-s-3.1.2 my-omeka-s

5. Set the appropriate permissions for the Omeka S files using the following command:

chown -R wwwrun:www /var/www/html/my-omeka-s

6. Navigate to the my-omeka-s directory using the following command:

cd my-omeka-s

7. Install the required packages using the following command:

composer install

Note: If you don't have Composer installed, you can download it from the official website.

8. Create a new MySQL/MariaDB database for Omeka S using the following command:

mysql -u root -p -e "CREATE DATABASE omeka_s; GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON omeka_s.* TO 'omeka_s_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"

Note: Replace password with a strong password of your choice.

9. Copy the config/database.ini.dist file to config/database.ini using the following command:

cp config/database.ini.dist config/database.ini

10. Edit the database.ini file using your preferred editor:

nano config/database.ini

11. Set the backend dbname, username, and password to the database you created in step 8:

database_name = "omeka_s"
username = "omeka_s_user"
password = "password"

Note: Replace password with the password you set in step 8.

12. Save and close the database.ini file.

13. Navigate to my-omeka-s directory and create a new config/local.config.php file using the following command:

cd .. && touch my-omeka-s/config/local.config.php

14. Edit the local.config.php file using your preferred editor:

nano config/local.config.php

15. Add the following code to the local.config.php file:

<?php
$config = [
  'file_store' => [
    'adapter' => [
      'local' => [
        'directory' => '/var/www/html/my-omeka-s/files',
      ],
    ],
  ],
  'installed' => false,
  'database' => [
    'params' => [
      'host' => 'localhost',
      'dbname' => 'omeka_s',
      'username' => 'omeka_s_user',
      'password' => 'password',
    ],
  ],
  'application' => [
    'name' => 'My Omeka S',
    'debug' => false,
  ],
  'security' => [
    'admin_user_protected' => true,
    'allowed_html' => [
      'a',
      'b',
      'br',
      'div',
      'em',
      'i',
      'li',
      'ol',
      'p',
      'strong',
      'ul',
    ],
  ],
];

Note: Replace password with the password you set in step 8.

16. Save and close the local.config.php file.

17. Set the appropriate permissions for the files directory using the following command:

chown -R wwwrun:www /var/www/html/my-omeka-s/files

18. Restart Apache web server to apply changes:

systemctl restart apache2

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Omeka S on your OpenSUSE latest system! You can access Omeka S in your web browser by navigating to http://localhost/my-omeka-s (replace localhost with your server's IP address or hostname).

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned how to install Omeka S on OpenSUSE latest system. Omeka S is a powerful and flexible web-based content management system used for creating and showcasing digital collections and exhibits.

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