How to Install OpenCart on Fedora Server Latest

OpenCart is an open-source eCommerce platform that allows you to sell products online through your own website. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the installation of OpenCart on a Fedora Server.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure your server meets the following requirements:

Fedora server installed.
Apache or Nginx web server installed.
PHP 7 or later installed.
MySQL or MariaDB database installed.

Step 1: Download and Extract OpenCart

First, download the latest version of OpenCart from the official website. You can do that by visiting the following URL:

https://www.opencart.com/index.php?route=cms/download/download&download_id=57

Once you have downloaded the ZIP file, open the terminal on your Fedora server and navigate to the directory where you have downloaded the file.

cd /path/to/your/download/folder

Unzip the archive using the unzip command:

unzip opencart-3.x.x.x.zip -d /var/www/html/

This will extract the OpenCart files into the web root folder of your Fedora server.

Step 2: Create a MySQL Database

Next, we need to create a MySQL database for OpenCart. You can use the following command to create a new database:

mysql -u root -p
create database opencart_db;
grant all privileges on opencart_db.* to [email protected] identified by 'password';
exit

Replace opencart_db with the name of your database, username with your MySQL username, and password with a strong password of your choice.

Step 3: Configure OpenCart

OpenCart requires a few configuration settings to work properly. We will create a new configuration file and set the appropriate values.

cp /var/www/html/upload/config-dist.php /var/www/html/upload/config.php
cp /var/www/html/upload/admin/config-dist.php /var/www/html/upload/admin/config.php

Now, open the config.php file in your favorite text editor

nano /var/www/html/upload/config.php

Find the following lines in the file:

define('DB_USERNAME', 'username');
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'password');
define('DB_DATABASE', 'database');
define('DB_PORT', '3306');

Replace username, password, and database with your MySQL username, password, and database name, respectively.

Save and close the file.

Step 4: Set Proper Permissions

Ensure that the htdocs directory has proper permissions by running the following command:

chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/

Step 5: Access OpenCart Admin Panel

Open your web browser and visit your server’s IP address or domain name followed by /upload. You will see the OpenCart installation page.

http://<your-server-IP>/upload

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

After the installation, you can access the OpenCart admin panel by visiting:

http://<your-server-IP>/upload/admin

Congratulations! You have successfully installed OpenCart on your Fedora Server!