OJS Installation

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Language

OJS Version 3.4.0.7

Thank you for downloading the Public Knowledge Project's Open Journal Systems. Before proceeding, please read the README file included with this software. For more information about the Public Knowledge Project and its software projects, please visit the PKP web site. If you have bug reports or technical support inquiries about Open Journal Systems, see the support forum or visit PKP's online bug reporting system. Although the support forum is the preferred method of contact, you can also email the team at pkp.contact@gmail.com.

Recommended system requirements

PHP >= 8.0.2; you are currently using PHP 8.3.11
MySQL >= 4.1 or PostgreSQL >= 9.1.5
Apache >= 1.3.2x or >= 2.0.4x or Microsoft IIS 6
Operating system: Any OS that supports the above software, including Linux, BSD, Solaris, Mac OS X, Windows

As PKP does not have the resources to test every possible combination of software versions and platforms, no guarantee of correct operation or support is implied.

Changes to these settings can be made after installation by editing the file config.inc.php in the base OJS directory, or using the site administration web interface.

Supported database systems

OJS has currently only been tested on MySQL and PostgreSQL, although other database management systems supported by ADOdb may work (in full or partially). Compatibility reports and/or code patches for alternative DBMSs can be sent to the OJS team.

Pre-Installation Steps

1. The following files and directories (and their contents) must be made writable:

config.inc.php is writable (optional): NO
public/ is writable: NO
cache/ is writable: NO
cache/t_cache/ is writable: NO
cache/t_compile/ is writable: NO
cache/_db is writable: NO

2. A directory to store uploaded files must be created and made writable (see "File Settings" below).

Administrator Account

This user account will become the site administrator and have complete access to the system. Additional user accounts can be created after installation.

Username

Password

Repeat password

Locale Settings

For complete Unicode support PHP must be compiled with support for the mbstring library (enabled by default in most recent PHP installations). You may experience problems using extended character sets if your server does not meet these requirements.

Your server currently supports mbstring: Yes

Primary locale The primary language to use for this system. Please consult the OJS documentation if you are interested in support for languages not listed here.

Time zone The time zone to use for this system.

File Settings

Directory for uploads Enter full pathname to an existing directory where uploaded files are to be kept. This directory should not be directly web-accessible. Please ensure that this directory exists and is writable prior to installation. Windows path names should use forward slashes, e.g. "C:/myjournal/files".

Your server currently allows file uploads: Yes

Your server currently allows a maximum file upload size of: 2M

Database Settings

OJS requires access to a SQL database to store its data. See the system requirements above for a list of supported databases. In the fields below, provide the settings to be used to connect to the database.

Database driver The system currently supports MySQL and PostgreSQL, in case you're unable to select one of these options below, contact your system administrator to ensure your server has the required PHP extensions.

Host

Username

Password

Database name

OAI Settings

Repository Identifier A unique identifier used to identify metadata records indexed from this site using the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting.

Beacon

Provide a unique site ID and OAI base URL to PKP for statistics and security alert purposes only.