Procedures

System

• Download OJS from here

• System requirements (recommended). Your server will need:

  • PHP >= 7.0

  • MySQL/MariaDB 4.1 or later or PostgreSQL 9.1.5 or later

  • Apache >= 1.3.2x or >= 2.0.4x or Microsoft IIS 6

• Operating system:

  • Any OS: Linux, BSD, Solaris, Mac OS X, Windows

Installation

• Download from extract the OJS archive to the desired location in your web documents directory

• Make the following files and directories (and their contents) writeable:

  • config.inc.php (optional, if not writable you will be prompted to manually overwrite this file during installation)

  • public

  • cache

  • cache/t_cache

  • cache/t_config

  • cache/t_compile

  • cache/_db

• Create a subdirectory that will host your pdfs, jpeg, etc. Protect it under a rule inside the .htaccess file

• Open a web browser to http://yourdomain.com/path/to/ojs/ and follow the on-screen installation instructions

• Verify config.inc.php for additional configuration settings

Verify this settings in your config.inc.php

• Verify your server API PHP. If OJS is already installed, log in as Site Administrator, click System Information, and at the bottom of the page, click Extended PHP Information. Find the line that says Server API. Depending on which API you are using (mod_php/SAPI or CGI/FastCGI), permissions should be set as follow:

  • mod_php/SAPI: In this configuration, all PHP scripts on the system typically execute as the same user (usually Apache’s “nobody” or “www-data” accounts). Be warned that this may be insecure on a shared host. The files_dir (configured in config.inc.php), the cache directory, the public directory, and all contents and subdirectories must be writable and readable by the web server user. The config.inc.php configuration file must be readable by the web server user

  • CGI/FastCGI: PHP scripts will typically run under your user account (though server configurations may vary). This can be a well-secured configuration. The files_dir (configured in config.inc.php), the cache directory, the public directory, and all contents and subdirectories must be writable and readable by this user account. The config.inc.php configuration file must be readable by this account.

• Schedule tasks (such as automatic sending of reminder notification emails): enable support for using scheduled tasks, edit your config.inc.php and set the scheduled_tasks setting to On. On Unix operating systems, this can be done by adding a simple cron task:

0 * * * *	php /path/to/ojs/tools/runScheduledTasks.php

• check your file_type_restriction.ini

file_type_restriction.ini

• PHP Safe Mode is not a recommended configuration and may not function properly

• Across time, it will be warned about updates. Apply accordingly

• Check docs directory: there it contains configuration, installation or upgrade questions

• To add support for other languages, the following sets of XML files must be localized and placed in an appropriately named directory (using ISO locale codes, e.g. fr_FR, is recommended):

  • locale/en_US

  • lib/pkp/locale/en_US

  • docs/manual/en

  • registry/locale/en_US

  • plugins/[plugin category]/[plugin name]/locale, where applicable

• New locales must also be added to the file registry/locales.xml. Edit accordingly

• Verify character encoding (preferred utf-8 format). In a way, we’re storing utf8 data in a utf8 database. Therefore, run these command from your terminal:

• We are ensuring that the OJS config.inc.php settings match the data and db settings

• Clear it off comments your css file

Configuration

• Browse to the Settings > Websites > Plugins > Plugin Gallery page in your Open Journal Systems website setup.

• Enable this plugins:

  • Backup

  • iThenticate

  • QuickSubmit

  • Allowed Uploads

  • Custom Header

  • backup

  • Google Analytics

  • DOI

  • StaticPages

  • Shariff plugin

  • JATS Template Plugin

• Install a font (preferred) that support non-western glyphs and ligatures. More data can be found here

Maintenance

• Verify your webserver error log

• Verify your file permissions

• Check your memory limit on your PHP settings. It’s normally set at 8mb by default, but OJS need at least 16mb set to run properly. You can find a memory_limit configuration directive in your server’s php.ini config file.

• Check this thread about error logs

• Follow this good practices about backup