How to Install Collective Access - Providence on EndeavourOS Latest

Introduction

Collective Access – Providence is a free, open-source, museum collections management software. It is a web-based system designed to help museums, archives, and digital collections organize, catalog, and share information about their collections. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Collective Access - Providence on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

• A server running EndeavourOS Latest with root access
• An active internet connection

Step 1: Install the Required Dependencies

Before installing Collective Access - Providence, you need to install some required dependencies. The following command installs required dependencies on your EndeavourOS Latest server:

sudo pacman -S apache mysql php php-apache php-gd php-intl php-mbstring php-mysqlnd php-pear php-sqlite

Step 2: Download Collective Access - Providence

Download the latest version of Collective Access - Providence using the following command:

wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/collectiveaccess/files/providence/1.7.8/collectiveaccess-providence-1.7.8.zip

Once the download is complete, extract the downloaded file using the following command:

unzip collectiveaccess-providence-1.7.8.zip

Step 3: Create a New Database for Collective Access - Providence

Before we can install Collective Access - Providence, we need to create a new database. Log in to MySQL using the following command:

mysql -u root -p

Once logged in, run the following commands to create a new database, a new user, and grant the necessary permissions:

CREATE DATABASE collectiveaccess_db;
CREATE USER 'ca_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'ca_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON collectiveaccess_db.* TO 'ca_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Remember to replace collectiveaccess_db, ca_user, and ca_password with your own values.

Step 4: Configure Apache Web Server

Copy the extracted Collective Access - Providence folder to your Apache web server root directory:

sudo mv collectiveaccess /srv/http/

Now we need to configure the Apache web server for Collective Access - Providence. Create a new configuration file with the following command:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/httpd-collectiveaccess.conf

Add the following lines to the file:

Alias /collectiveaccess "/srv/http/collectiveaccess"

<Directory "/srv/http/collectiveaccess">
  Options FollowSymLinks
  AllowOverride All
  Order allow,deny
  Allow from all
</Directory>

Save and close the file.

Now we need to enable Apache rewrite module:

sudo a2enmod rewrite

Restart Apache web server to apply changes:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 5: Install and Configure Collective Access - Providence

Open your web browser and navigate to http://your-server-ip/collectiveaccess/. The installation wizard should appear.

Follow the installation wizard and enter the required details like database name, username, and password. Make sure to enter the correct database details you created in Step 3.

Once the installation wizard is complete, you will see the login screen. Enter the default username and password:

• Username: admin
• Password: admin

We highly recommend changing the admin password after logging in.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Collective Access - Providence on EndeavourOS Latest. You can now start organizing, cataloging, and sharing information about your collections using Collective Access - Providence.