How to Install Bagisto on Arch Linux

Bagisto is a free and open-source eCommerce platform written in PHP on top of the Laravel framework. It provides an intuitive web interface for creating and managing an eCommerce store. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Bagisto on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation process, make sure your Arch Linux system is up to date by running the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu

You will also need to install some dependencies required for Bagisto to function correctly.

sudo pacman -S git curl zip unzip openssl php php-gd php-intl php-pdo php-mysql mariadb mariadb-libs mariadb-clients mariadb-server nodejs npm  

Installing Composer

Composer is a package manager for PHP that we will use to install Bagisto. To install Composer on Arch Linux, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo pacman -S composer

Install Bagisto

Once you have installed Composer, you can install Bagisto in the following steps:

Step 1 – Clone repository

First, let’s clone the repository from GitHub by running the following command:

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

Step 2 – Install Dependencies

Navigate to the Bagisto directory and install the dependencies using Composer:

cd bagisto
composer install

Step 3 – Setup Database

Before running the setup script, create a new database for Bagisto in MariaDB by running:

mysql -u root -p

Enter the root password when prompted and then run the following command to create a new database:

CREATE DATABASE bagisto;

You also need to create a new user and grant access to the newly created database:

CREATE USER 'bagisto'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON bagisto.* TO 'bagisto'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Now, exit from the MariaDB shell by typing:

exit

Step 4 – Configure Bagisto

Copy the .env.example file to .env:

cp .env.example .env

Open the .env file using your favorite text editor, and update the following settings:

DB_DATABASE=bagisto
DB_USERNAME=bagisto
DB_PASSWORD=your_password

Step 5 – Run Setup Script

Run the following command to generate the application key:

php artisan key:generate

Then, run the following commands to migrate the database tables and seed the data:

php artisan migrate --seed

Finally, run the following command to create a symbolic link to the storage directory:

php artisan storage:link

Step 6 – Run Bagisto

You can now start the development server by running the following command:

php artisan serve

And then, open your favorite web browser and access

http://localhost:8000

You should now see the Bagisto dashboard in your web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Bagisto on your Arch Linux system.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Bagisto on Arch Linux. If you have any questions or feedback, feel free to leave a comment below.