How to Install S-Cart on EndeavourOS Latest

S-Cart is an open-source e-commerce platform for online stores. It provides a user-friendly interface for creating and managing products, orders, and inventory. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install S-Cart on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing S-Cart, ensure that your system meets the following requirements:

A user account with sudo privileges.
EndeavourOS Latest Installed.
LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) should be installed and configured on your system.

Step 1 - Download S-Cart

To download S-Cart, go to the official website, https://s-cart.org and download the latest version. You can also download it using the following command:

$ wget https://github.com/s-cart/s-cart/releases/download/v3.0.6/s-cart-v3.0.6.zip

Once the file is downloaded, extract it to your desired location:

$ unzip s-cart-v3.0.6.zip -d /var/www/html

Step 2 - Configure Permissions

After extracting the S-Cart package, we need to set the proper permissions for the files and directories. Use the following command:

$ chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/s-cart/
$ chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/s-cart/
$ chmod 777 /var/www/html/s-cart/temp/ /var/www/html/s-cart/cache/

Step 3 - Create Database

To create a new database for S-Cart, log in to your MySQL server using the following command:

$ mysql -u root -p

Enter the password and run the following query to create a new database:

CREATE DATABASE s_cart_db;

Next, create a new user by running the below query:

CREATE USER 's_cart_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

Grant all privileges to the user by running:

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON s_cart_db.* TO 's_cart_user'@'localhost';

Flush the privileges to apply the changes:

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Step 4 - Configure Apache

Create a new virtual host file for S-Cart:

$ sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/s-cart.conf

Add the following configuration:

<VirtualHost *:80>
   ServerAdmin [email protected]
   DocumentRoot /var/www/html/s-cart/
   ServerName your-domain.com
   ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/s-cart.error.log
   CustomLog /var/log/httpd/s-cart.access.log combined
   <Directory /var/www/html/s-cart/>
      Options FollowSymLinks
      AllowOverride All
      Require all granted
   </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Save and close the file.

Restart Apache web server to apply the changes:

$ systemctl restart httpd

Step 5 - Complete Installation

Open your browser and enter the IP address or domain name of your server. You should see the S-Cart installation page. Choose your preferred language and click on the “Begin installation” button.

On the next page, enter the database details (database name, username, password, and database host) and click the “Test connection” button.

If the database connection is successful, the “Next” button will be enabled. Click on “Next” to continue.

On the next page, fill in the necessary information such as store name, username, and password.

Click on the “Finish” button to complete the installation.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed S-Cart on EndeavourOS Latest. S-Cart is an excellent e-commerce platform with a lot of features, making it perfect for small to medium-sized businesses. You can now start creating your store and sell products online.