How to Install Omeka on OpenSUSE Latest

Omeka is a web publishing platform that allows users to create and showcase digital collections of cultural heritage materials. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation of Omeka on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you have the following prerequisites in place:

• A server running OpenSUSE Latest
• Root or sudo access to the server
• Apache webserver installed and running
• PHP 7.3 or later version installed
• MySQL or MariaDB installed and running

Step 1: Download and Unpack Omeka

1. SSH into your server with root or sudo privileges.

2. Download the latest version of Omeka from https://omeka.org/download/.

wget https://omeka.org/download/

3. Extract the downloaded archive to the document root of your website. For this tutorial, we will use /var/www/html/ as the document root.

tar -xvzf omeka-X.X.X.zip -C /var/www/html/

Note: Replace X.X.X with the version number of Omeka that you downloaded.

Step 2: Configure Permissions

1. Change the ownership of the Omeka directory and files to the Apache user and group:

chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/omeka

2. Set the correct permissions for the Omeka directories:

chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/omeka

3. Set the correct permissions for the Omeka files:

chmod -R 644 /var/www/html/omeka

Step 3: Create a MySQL Database

1. Log in to the MySQL shell as root:

mysql -u root -p

2. Create a new database for Omeka:

CREATE DATABASE omeka;

3. Create a new MySQL user and grant privileges to the Omeka database:

CREATE USER 'omekauser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'StrongPassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON omeka.* TO 'omekauser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Note: Replace 'StrongPassword' with a strong password.

Step 4: Configure PHP

1. Open the php.ini configuration file:

nano /etc/php7.4/apache2/php.ini

2. Set the following parameters:

upload_max_filesize = 100M
post_max_size = 100M
memory_limit = 512M

3. Save and close the file.

4. Restart Apache to apply the changes:

systemctl restart apache2

Step 5: Install Omeka

1. Open your web browser and go to http://SERVER_IP/omeka/.

Note: Replace SERVER_IP with the IP address or hostname of your server.

2. Follow the installation wizard to configure Omeka:

   • Choose the language and click "Install".
   • Verify that all the system requirements are met.
   • Fill in the MySQL database settings and click "Test Database Connection".
   • Configure the Omeka settings, including the site title and administrator email.
   • Set up a user account for the administrator.
   • Choose whether or not to install optional plugins.
   • Click "Install" to finish the installation.

3. Once the installation is complete, remove the install directory:

cd /var/www/html/omeka/
rm -rf install/

Step 6: Access Omeka

1. Open your web browser and go to http://SERVER_IP/omeka/.

Note: Replace SERVER_IP with the IP address or hostname of your server.

2. Log in to the Omeka dashboard with the administrator account you created during installation.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Omeka on OpenSUSE Latest! You can now explore the different features and use the platform to create digital collections of cultural heritage materials.