Islandora is a digital asset management system that allows users to manage, preserve, and provide access to digital content. It is useful for organizations that need to efficiently manage large amounts of digital assets. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Islandora on Windows 10.
The first step to installing Islandora is to download it from the official website. You can download it from the following link: https://www.islandora.ca/download
After downloading Islandora, extract the files to your desired location.
Copy the files to the location where you want to install Islandora. We recommend creating a subdirectory for Islandora within your Drupal installation, such as drupal/sites/all/modules/islandora.
Islandora requires several libraries to be installed for it to work properly. The following libraries are required:
To install these libraries, open a command prompt and enter the following commands:
> php -m | findstr /C:"xml"
> php -m | findstr /C:"zip"
If these libraries are not installed, you will need to install them before proceeding.
Islandora requires several PHP extensions to be enabled for it to work properly. The following extensions are required:
To enable these extensions, open your php.ini file and uncomment the following lines:
;extension=curl
;extension=gd
;extension=mbstring
;extension=dom
;extension=zip
;extension=xml
;extension=simplexml
;extension=libxml
In your Drupal installation, navigate to admin/modules and enable the following Islandora modules:
To create the Islandora repository, navigate to admin/islandora/repository/create in your Drupal installation.
To configure Islandora, navigate to admin/islandora/islandora_settings.
Here, you can configure Islandora to your preferences. For example, you can configure the default search result layout, change the number of items per page, and more.
To verify that Islandora has been installed correctly, navigate to a page that should display Islandora assets, such as localhost/islandora/collections/all.
If Islandora assets are displayed correctly, then congratulations! You have successfully installed Islandora on Windows 10.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Islandora on Windows 10. Islandora is a powerful digital asset management system that can help you efficiently manage your digital assets. With our step-by-step guide, you can easily install Islandora and take advantage of its powerful features.
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