How to Install Aimeos on Manjaro

Introduction

Aimeos is an open-source e-commerce framework that provides a complete e-commerce solution to its users. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Aimeos on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before we begin this tutorial, it is important to have the following requirements:

• Manjaro Linux installed on your system
• A terminal window or console for running the commands
• An internet connection for downloading Aimeos

Step-by-Step Guide

Follow these steps to install Aimeos on Manjaro:

Step 1 - Installing Apache and PHP on Manjaro

The first step is to install Apache and PHP on the Manjaro system. To install Apache, open the terminal and enter:

sudo pacman -S apache

To install PHP, enter:

sudo pacman -S php

Step 2 - Installing MariaDB on Manjaro

The second step is to install MariaDB, a popular open-source database system. To install MariaDB, enter:

sudo pacman -S mariadb

Step 3 - Installing Aimeos on Manjaro

1. Download the Aimeos Zip package from https://aimeos.org/Aimeos_2022.01.zip.

2. Extract the downloaded file to the /var/www/html/ directory.

   sudo unzip Aimeos_2022.01.zip -d /var/www/html/
   

3. Set the correct permissions for the Aimeos directory and its contents:

   sudo chown -R http:http /var/www/html/Aimeos_2022.01/
   sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/Aimeos_2022.01/
   

4. Create a new database for Aimeos:

   sudo mariadb
   

   CREATE DATABASE aimeos_db;
   CREATE USER aimeos_user@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
   GRANT ALL ON aimeos_db.* TO aimeos_user@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
   FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
   EXIT;
   

5. Navigate to the /var/www/html/Aimeos_2022.01/ directory and rename the .env.example file to .env.

   cd /var/www/html/Aimeos_2022.01/
   mv .env.example .env
   

6. Update the .env file with the database details:

   DB_CONNECTION=mysql
   DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
   DB_PORT=3306
   DB_DATABASE=aimeos_db
   DB_USERNAME=aimeos_user
   DB_PASSWORD=password
   

7. Run the following commands to install Aimeos:

   composer install --no-dev
   php artisan aimeos:setup
   

8. Start the Apache and MariaDB services:

   sudo systemctl start httpd
   sudo systemctl enable httpd
   sudo systemctl start mariadb
   sudo systemctl enable mariadb
   

Step 4 - Accessing the Aimeos Web Interface

1. Open a web browser and enter the following URL:

   http://localhost/Aimeos_2022.01/
   

2. The Aimeos web interface should now be displayed on the screen.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install Aimeos on Manjaro. We installed Apache, PHP, and MariaDB, downloaded and installed Aimeos using Composer, and accessed the Aimeos web interface. Aimeos is now ready to be used as a complete e-commerce solution.