How to Install Open Web Analytics on Windows 10

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.