How to Install Omeka S on Ubuntu Server Latest

Omeka S is an open-source web publishing platform that allows cultural heritage institutions to share their collections online. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Omeka S on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we get started, you will need the following:

A Ubuntu Server Latest installation
Sudo access

Make sure that your Ubuntu Server is up-to-date by running the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Installing LAMP Stack

Omeka S requires a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) stack to run. If you don't have one installed, you can follow our tutorial on how to install LAMP stack on Ubuntu Server.

Installing Omeka S

Follow these steps to install Omeka S on Ubuntu Server:

Download Omeka S from the official website using the following command:
```
wget https://github.com/omeka/omeka-s/releases/download/v3.1.0/omeka-s-3.1.0.zip
```
This will download Omeka S version 3.1.0 to your server.
Extract the downloaded file using the following command:
```
unzip omeka-s-3.1.0.zip
```
Move the extracted Omeka S directory to your web server's document root directory (usually /var/www/html/):
```
sudo mv omeka-s-3.1.0 /var/www/html/omeka-s
```
Give ownership of the Omeka S directory to your web server user (usually www-data):
```
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/omeka-s
```
Navigate to the Omeka S directory:
```
cd /var/www/html/omeka-s
```

Install the required PHP modules:

sudo apt install php-curl php-gd php-intl php-json php-mbstring php-xml php-zip -y

Create a new MySQL database and user for Omeka S:

sudo mysql -u root -p
mysql> CREATE DATABASE omeka_s;
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON omeka_s.* TO 'omeka_s_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> exit;

Replace your_password with a strong password for your database user.

Rename the config/local.env.ini.dist file to config/local.env.ini:
```
mv config/local.env.ini.dist config/local.env.ini
```
Edit the config/local.env.ini file and add your database credentials:
```
[database]
host     = "localhost"
dbname   = "omeka_s"
username = "omeka_s_user"
password = "your_password"
```
Replace your_password with the password you set for your database user in step 7.

Create a new virtual host for Omeka S:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/omeka-s.conf

Paste the following configuration into the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName your_domain.com

    ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/omeka-s

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined

    <Directory /var/www/html/omeka-s>
            AllowOverride All
            Order allow,deny
            Allow from all
            Require all granted
    </Directory>

    <Directory /var/www/html/omeka-s/application/views/scripts>
            Deny from all
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Replace your_domain.com with your own domain name.

Enable the virtual host:
```
sudo a2ensite omeka-s.conf
```
Restart Apache:
```
sudo systemctl restart apache2
```
Open your web browser and visit http://your_domain.com. You will see the Omeka S installation page. Follow the instructions to complete the installation.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Omeka S on Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now start adding content to your Omeka S installation and share your collections online.