Hosted OpenEMR

Foreword

Installation of OpenEMR will require a number of distinct steps that often trip up the user in a hosted environment.

OpenEMR Location

• Open File Manager in cPanel.

• Select your domain's document root. Make sure you are in your domain's public_html folder.

MySQL Creation

• You have to set up your database. Go back to your cPanel -> select Database Wizard.
• Database Creation Tutorial.
• The user you create must have all privileges.

• Write down the credentials for use in Step 2 of the OpenEMR setup.
• Be certain the collation of your tables matches that in the most current Demo. Guide for changing the collation. Mismatch of collations is a very common setup error.

OpenEMR Setup

• There will be a series of entries which are very different from a localhost installation.
• With a number of notable exceptions, as explained below; the installation steps are similar to that for the Linux Installation Guide.
• Download the OpenEMR zipped file from the Downsloads section of the Wiki and unzip to the public_html folder.
• In Step 1 select second option, "I have already created the database".

• In Step 2 carefully complete the MySQL Server section.

• The Server Host is not localhost, but the IP address of the server running MySQL.
• Enter the Database Name, Login Name (Username) and Password from MySQL Creation above.
• The User Hostname is not localhost, but the IP address of the server running Apache/PHP.
• Incorrect entries will mean an installation failure.

• Supply a password for Initial User in the OpenEMR User section.

• Complete the setup according to the Linux Installation Guide.

• Troubleshooting Hints.

Article courtesy of Jeyasithar of the OpenEMR Forums.