openSIS Student Information System
Windows Installation
Installing on machines running Windows10 Desktop and Windows 2008, 2012, 2016 Server OS
openSIS requires the following pre-requisite software:
- Apache 2.4 and above
- MySQL 5.6 or 5.7
- PHP 7.x
If you have installed the above-mentioned software on your computer already, you can proceed to openSIS installation, otherwise, follow the links below to download and install the pre-requisite software.
Download and install Apache and PHP
XAMPP Windows
https://www.apachefriends.org/download.html
This will install Apache web server, MySQL database, and PHP 7.x.
Or,
Bitnami Windows
http://bitnami.org/stack/wampstack
This will install Apache web server, MySQL database, and PHP 7.x.
Mac Installation
XAMPP for Mac is also available from the same download link: https://www.apachefriends.org/download.html
Make sure you log in as “root” user to your Mac and then attempt the installation.
Linux Installation
Installing on machines running Linux. openSIS has been tested on leading Linux distros.
openSIS requires the following pre-requisite software:
- Apache 2.4 and above
- MySQL 5.6 or 5.7
- PHP 7.x
If you have installed the above-mentioned software on your computer already, you can proceed to openSIS installation, otherwise, follow the links below to download and install the pre-requisite software.
Download and install Apache and PHP
XAMPP Linux:
https://www.apachefriends.org/download.html
This will install Apache web server, MySQL database, and PHP 7.x.
Or,
Bitnami Linux LAPPStack:
http://bitnami.org/stack/lampstack
This will install Apache web server, MySQL database, and PHP 7.x.
After installing the pre-requisites software, follow the openSIS Installation procedure.
(openSIS has been tested extensively with the XAMPP package on Windows and the Bitnami LAPPStack on Linux).
openSIS Installation
This installation assumes that you have installed and properly configured the following items:
- Web Server (Apache is the webserver we test on and use)
- MySQL database software
- PHP
We recommend that you use one of the automated installers like XAMPP or Bitnami Stacks which eases the
process of installing and configuring the webserver.
Open your php.ini file and search for display_errors = ON and change it to display_errors = Off
Automated Installation
openSIS includes an automated installer that has been extensively tested on Windows and Linux variants like
Ubuntu and openSUSE.
1. Download the latest stable release of openSIS from the www.opensis.com.
2. Unzip the openSIS folder to your webserver directory.
In case you installed XAMPP the webserver directory will be:
<XAMPP Installation Directory>/htdocs/
In case you have installed Bitnami LAPPStack, your web server would be:
<LAPPSTACK Installation Directory>/apache 2/htdocs/
3. Open your web browser and go to the following address:
http://localhost/opensis-ce (or whatever the folder name you have used during unzipping the code)
Click on New Installation to continue, the automated installer will guide you through the setup step by step.
The installer will check system requirements for the pre-requisites and if it finds it will prompt you to continue.
After you click continue, in the database connection step you will be asked to provide MySQL connection information. Keep the Server Input field as “localhost”. openSIS is designed to be installed only on localhost. If you use any IP Address viz. 127.0.0.1 it will not install.
Provide the admin username and password for MySQL so the application can connect to MySQL database.
Note: Remember that if you provided the wrong details for MySQL connection, you will be redirected to an error page like the one below. Click “Try Again” and provide the correct connection information.
Once you have provided the MySQL connection, we move to the database creation step where you will need to enter the name for the database you want to use for openSIS. The system defaults to openSIS; you can leave it as is or give a different name.
If you already have created a database and trying to install it again, then check the “Remove data from an existing database” option to remove the old database.
Provide the school name, begin date and end date of the school year that you are creating. You can also check the “Install with sample school data” option to install the sample school. The data in the sample school will act as a guide to help you configure your own school properly.
In account setup, enter Administrator’s First Name, Last Name, Username and Password you would like to use for administering openSIS. The Password must have a number and special character.
Finally, you have your application set up and ready to use. Click on the proceed to openSIS login button and login to the application using the administrator Username/Password you provided during installation in the account setup.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed openSIS 7.x
If you are trying to upgrade then click on Upgrade to continue from the installation screen, the automated upgrade will guide you through the setup step by step.
Check the openSIS version beforehand to proceed. If it is version 6.3 and above, then click on continue, else click on go back.
Just like performing a new installation, for an upgrade you will be asked to provide MySQL connection information. Keep the Server Input field as “localhost”. If you use any IP Address viz.127.0.0.1 it will not install. Provide the admin username and password for MySQL so the application can connect to MySQL database.
You'll need to select the database that you want to upgrade from and click on save & next.
Upgrade will begin processing and on successful upgrade, click on Login to start using openSIS version 7.x
Note
As a security measure, the install folder will be deleted automatically after the installation. If you need to re-install openSIS, please unzip the downloaded file again, or re-download openSIS from www.opensis.com
If you need assistance with installation, configuration, data import or anything else, please visit www.opensis.com and click on support.
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