Installing Sylius on NetBSD

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Sylius, an open source e-commerce platform, on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before beginning the installation process, you'll need:

• A server running NetBSD with root access.
• PHP installed on your machine.

Step 1: Install Composer

Composer is a dependency manager for PHP. You'll need to install it to install Sylius. Run the following command to install Composer:

$ cd /tmp
$ fetch https://getcomposer.org/installer -o composer-setup.php
$ php composer-setup.php
$ mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer

Step 2: Install Sylius

Now that Composer is installed, you can use it to install Sylius. Run the following command to install Sylius:

$ composer create-project sylius/sylius-standard my-project

This command will create a new directory called my-project and will install Sylius inside of it.

Step 3: Configure Sylius

Sylius comes with a default configuration file, but we need to configure it for our specific needs.

Start by copying the .env.dist file in the root directory to create a .env file:

$ cd my-project
$ cp .env.dist .env

Then, edit the .env file to configure Sylius for your environment.

DATABASE_URL=sqlite:///%kernel.project_dir%/var/data.sqlite

Save the changes and close the file.

Step 4: Install Dependencies

Now, you have to install the dependencies that Sylius requires to run. Run the following command:

$ composer install --no-dev --prefer-dist

This command will install all the necessary packages for Sylius to run.

Step 5: Run the Installation Wizard

Sylius comes with an installation wizard that will set up your site for you. To run the install wizard, run the following command:

$ bin/console sylius:install

This command will guide you through the installation process.

Conclusion

You have now successfully installed Sylius on your NetBSD server. You can now access your Sylius site by visiting the URL of your server with /app_dev.php/admin in the address bar.

Have fun using Sylius!