This tutorial will show you how to install Offen, an open-source web analytics platform, on your Windows 10 machine. Offen is a self-hosted solution, which means you will need to have your own server or hosting environment to install it on.
Before we get started on the installation process, you should have the following:
To download Offen, visit the official website and click on the "Download" button. This will download a ZIP file containing the source code.
After downloading, extract the ZIP file into your web server's document root directory.
Open a command prompt and navigate to the Offen directory using the cd command. Once you are in the directory, run the following command:
composer install
This will install all the necessary dependencies for Offen.
Offen needs to be configured with your MySQL database credentials. To do this, create a new file called .env in the root directory of the Offen installation. Copy the contents of the .env.example file and paste it into the .env file.
Next, replace the DB_DATABASE, DB_USERNAME, and DB_PASSWORD fields with your actual MySQL database credentials.
Create a new database for Offen in your MySQL server.
Run the following command to run the database migrations:
php artisan migrate
This will create the necessary database tables for Offen.
Finally, start your web server and navigate to the Offen installation in your web browser. You should see the Offen dashboard and be able to start using the platform to track website analytics.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Offen on Windows 10.
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