Installing CoreShop on MXLinux Latest

In this tutorial, we will go through the steps required to install CoreShop on MXLinux Latest. CoreShop is an open-source e-commerce platform based on Symfony that provides advanced features for online stores.

Prerequisites

Before we start, you will need:

• A working installation of MXLinux Latest.
• A user account with sudo privileges.

Step 1 - Update the system

The first step is to make sure your system is up-to-date by running the following command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

This will update your package list and upgrade any installed packages to their latest version.

Step 2 - Install PHP

CoreShop requires PHP 7.1 or later. MXLinux Latest comes with PHP pre-installed, but we need to install a few additional packages. To do this, run the following command:

sudo apt-get install php php-xml php-mbstring php-curl php-zip php-mysql

This will install the required PHP packages.

Step 3 - Install Composer

Composer is a dependency manager for PHP. We need to install it to manage CoreShop's dependencies. Run the following command to install composer:

sudo apt-get install composer

Step 4 - Download CoreShop

Next, we need to download the CoreShop package. We will create a new directory for CoreShop and download it using the composer command.

First, create a directory for CoreShop:

mkdir /var/www/coreshop

Now, navigate to that directory and run the following command to download CoreShop:

cd /var/www/coreshop
sudo composer create-project coreshop/core-shop .

This will download CoreShop and its dependencies to the current directory (the . at the end of the command tells composer to install the packages in the current directory).

Step 5 - Configure the database

CoreShop uses a MySQL or MariaDB database to store its data. We need to create a new database and user for CoreShop to use.

First, log in to the MySQL shell as the root user:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter the root password when prompted.

Now, create a new user and database for CoreShop (replace coreshop_user and coreshop_db with your desired username and database name):

CREATE DATABASE coreshop_db;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON coreshop_db.* TO 'coreshop_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

For security reasons, replace password with a strong password of your choice.

Exit the MySQL shell by typing exit.

Step 6 - Install CoreShop

We are now ready to install CoreShop. Navigate to the CoreShop directory and run the following command:

sudo bin/console coreshop:install -e prod

This command will install CoreShop in production mode. During the installation process, you will be asked to enter your database connection details. Enter the database name, username, and password you created in the previous step.

Step 7 - Configure Apache

Finally, we need to configure Apache to serve CoreShop.

Create a new virtual host configuration file for CoreShop:

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

Add the following configuration to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName coreshop.local
    DocumentRoot /var/www/coreshop/public
    
    <Directory /var/www/coreshop/public>
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
    
    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/coreshop_error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/coreshop_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Save the file and exit the editor (Ctrl+X, Y, Enter).

Enable the new virtual host and the rewrite module:

sudo a2ensite coreshop.conf
sudo a2enmod rewrite

Restart Apache for the changes to take effect:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 8 - Access CoreShop

That's it! You should now be able to access CoreShop by visiting http://coreshop.local in your browser.

Note: If you are using a remote machine to access CoreShop, you may need to add an entry for coreshop.local in your /etc/hosts file pointing to the IP address of your MXLinux Latest installation.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed CoreShop on MXLinux Latest!