Open Web Analytics (OWA) is an open-source web analytics software that provides valuable insights into user behavior on a website. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install OWA on Void Linux.
Before installing any software, it is recommended to update the package list of the operating system to ensure that we're getting the latest versions of the packages. Run the following command in the terminal:
sudo xbps-install -Suy
Open Web Analytics requires the following packages to be installed:
To install these dependencies, use the following command in the terminal:
sudo xbps-install -y php mariadb-server apache
After installing MariaDB, we need to create a new database for OWA to use. Run the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter your MySQL root password when prompted. Once you are in the MySQL shell, create a new database and user with the following commands:
CREATE DATABASE owa_db;
CREATE USER 'owa_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON owa_db.* TO 'owa_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit
Download the latest version of Open Web Analytics by visiting the OWA download page or using the following command in the terminal:
wget https://github.com/Open-Web-Analytics/Open-Web-Analytics/archive/refs/tags/v1.8.3.tar.gz
After downloading the OWA archive, extract it using the following command:
tar -zxvf v1.8.3.tar.gz
Move the extracted files to the Apache document root directory using the following command:
sudo mv Open-Web-Analytics-1.8.3 /var/www/owa
Create a new Apache Virtual Host configuration file for OWA by running the following command:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/owa.conf
Add the following lines to the configuration file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot "/var/www/owa/"
ServerName example.com
<Directory "/var/www/owa/">
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Replace the example.com with your domain name. Save and close the file.
To start the OWA installation process, go to http://example.com/installer in your web browser. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
After installing OWA, copy the owa-config.php.sample file to owa-config.php using the following command:
sudo cp /var/www/owa/modules/base/owa-config.php.sample /var/www/owa/modules/base/owa-config.php
Edit the owa-config.php file using the following command:
sudo nano /var/www/owa/modules/base/owa-config.php
Modify the following lines with your database details:
define('OWA_DB', 'owa_db');
define('OWA_DB_USER', 'owa_user');
define('OWA_DB_PASSWORD', 'password');
Save and close the file.
Now that OWA is installed and configured, you can access the OWA dashboard by going to http://example.com/index.php. You can log in using the admin account that you created during the installation process.
Congratulations, you've successfully installed and configured Open Web Analytics on Void Linux! You can now start tracking user behavior on your website.
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