OpenEMR Installation Guides

Overview

The installation methods depends upon which version of OpenEMR you are installing. The installation is much simpler since version 3, because medical billing and access controls are now included in OpenEMR, thus not requiring separate software installations.

OpenEMR Production Versions (3.1.x or greater)

LINUX

• OpenEMR 3.1 Linux Installation: With screenshots.
• Ubuntu/Debian OpenEMR 3.1 Package Installation: This is basically a one-click installation/configuration package for Ubuntu and Debian OS that also configures Apache and PHP. Extremely simple to install, and supports automated OpenEMR upgrading.

WINDOWS

• OpenEMR 3.1 XAMPP Package Installation: This is a one-click installation of an already configured OpenEMR with XAMPP on Windows. (This is the current recommended OpenEMR installation method for windows.)
• OpenEMR 3.1 Windows Installation: With screenshots.

OS-X

pending

OpenEMR Development Versions

LINUX

• OpenEMR Development Version Linux Installation: With screenshots.
• Ubuntu-Debian OpenEMR CVS Package Installation: This one-click package will install/configure the most current development (unstable) version of OpenEMR from Sourceforge. It is extremely easy to install and uninstall, and it will not interfere with the above ubuntu/debian production package. Since this cvs code is unstable, this should only be used for testing and evaluation purposes.
• OpenEMR CVS installation: Install from most current development version of OpenEMR via CVS.

WINDOWS

• OpenEMR Development Version Windows Installation: With screenshots.

OS-X

pending

OpenEMR Production Versions (3.0.x)

LINUX

• OpenEMR 3.0 Linux Installation: With screenshots.
• Ubuntu/Debian OpenEMR 3.0 Package Installation: This is basically a one-click installation/configuration package for Ubuntu and Debian OS that also configures Apache and PHP. Extremely simple to install, and plan to support automated OpenEMR upgrading in the future.
• Ubuntu Server: Setting up an Ubuntu LAMP Server for use with OpenEMR.

WINDOWS

• OpenEMR 3.0 XAMPP Package Installation: This will install an already configured OpenEMR with XAMPP on Windows. (This is very easy to install, and is the current recommended OpenEMR installation method for windows.)
• OpenEMR 3.0 Windows Installation: With screenshots.

OS-X

pending

OpenEMR Production Versions (less than 3.0)

LINUX

• Download Package: These are basic instructions on how to download and install OpenEMR from an archived compressed package, a "tarball"
• Mandriva Installation: Complete installation instructions of OpenEMR, FreeB, SQL-Ledger, php-GACL and SSL.
• Ubuntu Installation: Ubuntu Desktop (old, for reference).
• Ubuntu Server Installation: Setting up an Ubuntu LAMP Server for use with OpenEMR.

WINDOWS

• Windows XP Installation By Joe Holzer.
  
• Windows XP Installation By Anoj Goel
  
• Windows Server 2003 Installation: By Joe Mayes.
• Microsoft Windows Installation
• Additional installation instructions on Microsoft Windows using XAMPP at : http://openemr.blogspot.com
  

OS-X

• OS-X Installation : How to install on OS X.