About OHMS Viewer
OHMS Viewer, which stands for Oral History Metadata Synchronizer, is an open-source, community archive application designed to enhance access to online oral histories (or other time-based media) efficiently and affordably. The primary purpose of OHMS is to create a framework, space, and user interface that enhance the search and discovery of information in online audio and video by connecting textual searches of a synchronized transcript or an index to the corresponding moments in the online audio and video sources.
Installing OHMS Viewer in cPanel
- Log in to your Client Area and navigate to cPanel
- Under the APPLICATIONS section, select All Applications
3. Choose OHMS Viewer from the list of available applications to install, and then click Install this application in the right-hand corner:
4. Next, you'll be able to choose the domain location where you'd like to install the application, the latest available software version, as well as other update & backup settings. You can learn more about Installatron update and backup settings here.
5. When done, scroll to the bottom and click Install. When your screen refreshes, you'll be able to watch the progress bar as application files are installed in your account:
Using OHMS Viewer
Once the initial installation is complete, open a new browser tab and type the domain where you just installed OHMS Viewer. You will see the following page:
- In order to make your interviews work in the OHMS Viewer, you will need to place your OHMS XML files into your cache files directory and then link to the XML files.
- Your cachefiles directory is located here: (/home/domain_name/public_html/web_directory/)
- Your link will need to be constructed like this: (http:domain_name/web_directory/viewer.php?cachefile=xml_filename.xml)
Please refer to our guide Getting Started with FTP (File Transfer Protocol) for instructions on how to upload your files. We also recommend consulting the OHMS Viewer's support resources linked below for additional assistance.
Additional Resources
- OHMS website: www.oralhistoryonline.org
- Video Tutorials, Sample XML Files, and more: www.oralhistoryonline.org/documentation
- OHMS Google Group: groups.google.com/d/forum/ohms