Installing Thelia on Kali Linux

Thelia is an open-source e-commerce platform used for building professional online stores. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Thelia on Kali Linux.

Prerequisites

Before installing Thelia on Kali Linux, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

Apache web server version 2.2 or higher
PHP version 5.4 or higher
MySQL or MariaDB database server
Git
Composer

Step 1: Install Apache

Open a terminal window and run the following command to install Apache:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apache2

You may be prompted to enter your password to confirm the installation.

Step 2: Install PHP and Required Extensions

Run the following command to install PHP along with the required extensions:

sudo apt-get install php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-curl php-json php-mbstring php-xml php-zip

Step 3: Install MySQL or MariaDB

Run the following command to install MySQL or MariaDB:

sudo apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client

During the installation process, you will be prompted to create a root password for MySQL/MariaDB.

Step 4: Install Git

Run the following command to install Git:

sudo apt-get install git

Step 5: Install Composer

Run the following commands to install Composer:

curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer

Step 6: Clone Thelia Repository

Run the following command to clone the Thelia repository:

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

Step 7: Install Thelia

Navigate to the Thelia folder and run the following command to install Thelia:

composer install

This command will install all of Thelia’s dependencies.

Step 8: Configure the Database

Create a new database for Thelia and assign a user to it with appropriate permissions. Then, navigate to the app/config/local folder, and create a file named config_db.php. Add the following code to the file, replacing the placeholder values in < > with your own database credentials:

<?php
return array (
  'database' =>
  array (
    'driver' => 'pdo_mysql',
    'host' => '<db_host>',
    'port' => '<db_port>',
    'dbname' => '<db_name>',
    'user' => '<db_username>',
    'password' => '<db_password>',
    'charset' => 'utf8',
  ),
);

Save the file.

Step 9: Set Permissions

Run the following commands to set the file permissions:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/thelia
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/thelia

Step 10: Configure Virtual Host

Create a new virtual host configuration file for Thelia. Run the following command to open a new configuration file:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/thelia.conf

Add the following code to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/thelia/web
    <Directory /var/www/html/thelia/web/>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/thelia-error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/thelia-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Save the file and exit.

Enable the newly created virtual host by running the following command:

sudo a2ensite thelia.conf

Step 11: Restart Apache

Run the following command to restart the Apache service:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 12: Access Thelia

Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost. You should see the Thelia welcome screen. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Thelia on Kali Linux. You can now start building your e-commerce website using Thelia.