How to Install Sylius on Alpine Linux Latest

Sylius is an open-source eCommerce platform built on top of Symfony. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install Sylius on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start, ensure that you meet the following requirements:

• A server running Alpine Linux Latest.
• Access to the root or superuser account on your server.
• Composer installed on your server.

Step 1: Update System Packages

Let's update the system packages of Alpine Linux Latest using the following command in the terminal:

sudo apk update

Step 2: Install Required Packages

To install Sylius on Alpine Linux Latest, we need to install the following packages in our system:

• PHP
• PHP-FPM
• PHP extensions: pdo_mysql, mbstring, openssl, zip, gd, intl
• Nginx

You can install all of these packages together using the following command:

sudo apk add php7 php7-fpm php7-pdo_mysql php7-mbstring php7-openssl php7-zip php7-gd php7-intl nginx

Step 3: Install Composer

Composer is used to manage dependencies in PHP applications. To install Composer, use the following command:

sudo curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | sudo php -- --install-dir=/usr/bin --filename=composer

Step 4: Clone Sylius Repository

We'll now clone the Sylius repository using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/Sylius/Sylius.git

Step 5: Install Sylius

Navigate to the cloned Sylius directory and run Composer's install command to install Sylius:

cd sylius
sudo composer install --no-dev --prefer-dist

Step 6: Configure Nginx

Next, we'll configure Nginx for Sylius. Create an Nginx configuration for Sylius in the /etc/nginx/conf.d/ directory using the following command:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/sylius.conf

Add the following configuration to the file:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.com;

    root /var/www/sylius/public;
    index index.php;

    location / {
        try_files $uri /index.php$is_args$args;
    }

    location ~ ^/index\.php(/|$) {
        fastcgi_pass    unix:/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_index   index.php;
        fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.*)$;
        include         fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_param   SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        fastcgi_param   SYLIUS_ENV dev;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        return 404;
    }

}

Replace example.com with your own domain and save the file by pressing CTRL+X, then Y, and then hit ENTER.

Step 7: Start Nginx and PHP-FPM

Let's start the Nginx and PHP-FPM services using the following command:

sudo service nginx start
sudo service php7-fpm start

Step 8: Configure Sylius

Finally, we'll configure Sylius. Copy the .env.dist file to .env using the following command:

cp .env.dist .env

Generate a new secret key by running the following command:

bin/console sylius:install:generate-secret

And then, configure Sylius by running the following command:

bin/console sylius:install

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.

Testing Sylius

Sylius is now installed on your Alpine Linux Latest machine. To test Sylius, navigate to: http://localhost or your domain name in the browser.

Congratulations, you have learned how to install Sylius on Alpine Linux Latest.