EPrints is one of the easiest ways to create an online repository of scholarly work. It is a powerful tool for data archiving, sharing, and management. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process for EPrints on Windows 11 operating system.
Before you start, make sure you have the following things on your computer:
The first step in installing EPrints is to download the installation package from the EPrints website. You can download the latest version of EPrints by visiting https://www.eprints.org/. Once you are on the page, click the "Download" button to download the ZIP file.
After downloading the ZIP file, extract the contents to a folder of your choice. The folder should be within the web server's document root folder.
EPrints is written in Perl programming language, which means you need to install Perl runtime environment on your computer. You can download Perl from the official website https://www.perl.org/get.html. After you have installed Perl, make sure that it's in your system's PATH environment variable.
Configure your web server to recognize EPrints as a website. For the Apache web server, you need to create a virtual host for EPrints. For IIS server, you need to create a new website and set up the application pool.
EPrints require a database to store its metadata. You can use one of the following databases:
Create a new database for EPrints and give necessary permissions to the database user.
After all necessary setup has been completed, it's time to setup EPrints itself. To do this, navigate to the directory where you extracted EPrints in Step 2. Open the bin folder, and run the following command:
perl Configure.pl
This will initiate a configuration wizard that will guide you through the setup process. Make sure to enter the correct settings for your web server, database, and other parameters.
After the installation process is complete, you can test EPrints by visiting the URL of your web server that is configured to run EPrints. If everything has been set up correctly, you should see the EPrints interface.
In this tutorial, we have covered how to install EPrints on Windows 11. The process requires some technical knowledge and familiarity with web servers and databases, but if you follow the steps outlined above, you should be able to set up EPrints without any problems.
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