How to Install CoreShop on Debian Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing CoreShop, an open-source e-commerce platform, on Debian Latest.

Prerequisites

  • Debian Latest installed on your system.
  • An updated system with root privileges.

Step One: Install dependencies

Before installing CoreShop, make sure your system has all the necessary dependencies installed by running the following command:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y git curl wget unzip zip apache2 php php-curl php-gd php-json php-mbstring php-xml php-zip composer

Step Two: Download CoreShop

The next step is to download CoreShop files from the official website. Run the following command in the terminal to download into the /var/www/html directory:

cd /var/www/html
sudo git clone https://github.com/coreshop/CoreShop.git

Step Three: Install Composer

For CoreShop to work, you need to install Composer, a dependency manager for PHP. Run the following command to install Composer:

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

Step Four: Install CoreShop dependencies

Now that Composer is installed, navigate to the CoreShop directory and install its dependencies by running the following command:

cd CoreShop
sudo composer install

This may take a few minutes to complete.

Step Five: Set file permissions

You need to give write permissions to the var and web directories, as well as the app/config/parameters.yml file. Use the following commands to set the permissions:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data var
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data web
sudo chmod -R 777 var
sudo chmod -R 777 web
sudo chmod -R 777 app/config/parameters.yml

Step Six: Configure Apache

Next, you need to configure Apache to serve the CoreShop installation. To do this, create a new VirtualHost configuration in /etc/apache2/sites-available/coreshop.conf with the following content:

<Directory /var/www/html/CoreShop>
    AllowOverride All
</Directory>

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName example.com
    ServerAlias www.example.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/CoreShop/web
    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/coreshop_error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/coreshop_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Be sure to replace example.com and www.example.com with your domain names.

After creating the configuration, enable the new VirtualHost with the following command:

sudo a2ensite coreshop.conf

Then, restart Apache with the command sudo service apache2 restart.

Step Seven: Run the web installer

Now, go to your domain name in your web browser to run the web installer. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

In summary, the steps to install CoreShop on Debian Latest are:

  1. Install dependencies with sudo apt-get install
  2. Download CoreShop files with sudo git clone
  3. Install Composer with sudo curl
  4. Install CoreShop dependencies with sudo composer install
  5. Set file permissions with sudo chown and sudo chmod
  6. Configure Apache with a new VirtualHost configuration in /etc/apache2/sites-available/coreshop.conf
  7. Run the web installer by navigating to your domain name in a web browser.

Congratulations! You have now installed CoreShop on Debian Latest.