How to Install OXID eShop on FreeBSD Latest

OXID eShop is a popular open source ecommerce platform used for building online stores. In this tutorial, we will be installing OXID eShop on the latest version of FreeBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we start with the installation process, we need to make sure that our system meets the following requirements:

• FreeBSD latest version installed
• Apache web server installed
• PHP version 7.1 or later installed
• MySQL or MariaDB installed and configured

Step 1 - Downloading OXID eShop

First, we need to download the OXID eShop archive from https://oxidforge.org/en/. Make sure to download the latest stable version of OXID eShop.

fetch https://files.oxid-esales.com/eshop/oxideshop_ce-latest.zip

Step 2 - Extracting OXID eShop

Once the archive is downloaded, extract it using the following command:

unzip oxideshop_ce-latest.zip -d /usr/local/www/

This will extract the OXID eShop files to the /usr/local/www directory.

Step 3 - Creating a MySQL Database

Now we need to create a MySQL database for OXID eShop. Login to the MySQL shell using the following command:

mysql -u root -p

Enter your MySQL root password when prompted. Then create a new database and user for OXID eShop:

create database oxid_db;
create user oxid_user@localhost identified by 'your_password';
grant all privileges on oxid_db.* to oxid_user@localhost;

Replace oxid_db, oxid_user, and your_password with your desired database, username, and password.

Step 4 - Setting up OXID eShop

Next, we need to configure OXID eShop. Copy the file config.inc.php.dist to config.inc.php:

cd /usr/local/www/oxideshop_ce/
cp config.inc.php.dist config.inc.php

Then edit the config.inc.php file and update the following constants with your database credentials:

$this->dbHost = 'localhost';
$this->dbName = 'oxid_db';
$this->dbUser = 'oxid_user';
$this->dbPwd  = 'your_password';

Save and close the file.

Step 5 - Installing OXID eShop

We are now ready to install OXID eShop. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/oxideshop_ce/. The installer should start automatically.

The installer will guide you through the setup process. Make sure to select MySQL as the database type and enter your database credentials.

Once the installation is complete, you can access the OXID eShop admin panel by navigating to http://localhost/oxideshop_ce/admin/.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install OXID eShop on FreeBSD latest version. If you followed the steps correctly, you should now have a working OXID eShop installation ready to use.