Open Web Analytics is a free and open-source web analytics software that helps you track and analyze your website's traffic. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Open Web Analytics on a Windows 10 machine.
Prerequisites
- A Windows 10 machine
- XAMPP installed on your machine
- A web browser
- Administrative access to your machine
Step 1: Download Open Web Analytics
- Visit the Open Web Analytics website.
- Click on the "Download" button.
- On the next page, select the "Windows" option.
- Click on the "Download" button to download the ZIP file.
Step 2: Extract the Files
- Locate the ZIP file that you downloaded.
- Right-click on the file and select "Extract All".
- Choose a directory to extract the files to.
Step 3: Configure XAMPP
- Start XAMPP and click on the "Config" button for Apache.
- Select the "httpd.conf" file.
- Search for "DocumentRoot" and change it to the directory where you extracted Open Web Analytics.
- Search for "Directory" and change the directory to the same directory as the "DocumentRoot".
- Save the changes and restart Apache.
Step 4: Install Open Web Analytics
- Open your web browser and go to "http://localhost".
- Click on the "Open Web Analytics" link.
- Follow the installation wizard, which will guide you through the installation process.
- When asked for the database credentials, enter the following:
- Database Host: localhost
- Database Name: owa
- Database User: root
- Database Password: Leave blank
Step 5: Access Open Web Analytics
- After the installation is complete, you can access Open Web Analytics by going to "http://localhost/owa/" in your web browser.
- Log in with the username and password created during the installation process.
Conclusion
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Open Web Analytics on a Windows 10 machine. You can now start using Open Web Analytics to track and analyze your website's traffic.
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