How to Install Bagisto on POP! OS Latest

Bagisto is an open-source E-commerce platform written in PHP based on the Laravel framework. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Bagisto on the latest version of POP! OS.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

  • Latest version of POP! OS installed on your system
  • PHP 7.2 or higher
  • Composer
  • MySQL or MariaDB database

Step 1: Install PHP and Required Extensions

Bagisto requires PHP 7.2 or higher version to run. Install PHP and the required extensions using the following command:

sudo apt install php php-mysql php-gd php-mbstring php-xml php-curl

Step 2: Install Composer

Composer is a dependency manager for PHP. Install Composer using the following command:

sudo apt install composer

Step 3: Install MySQL or MariaDB

Bagisto requires a MySQL or MariaDB database to work. You can install MariaDB using the following command:

sudo apt install mariadb-server

Step 4: Create a Database

Log in to the MySQL or MariaDB shell using the following command:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter the root password when prompted. Then, create a new database for Bagisto:

CREATE DATABASE bagisto;

Create a new user and grant privileges to the bagisto database:

CREATE USER 'bagisto'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON bagisto.* TO 'bagisto'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Replace 'password' with a strong password.

Exit from the MySQL shell:

exit;

Step 5: Install Bagisto

Create a new directory for Bagisto and navigate to it:

mkdir bagisto
cd bagisto

Download the latest version of Bagisto using the following command:

composer create-project bagisto/bagisto

Answer the questions during the installation. You will be prompted to enter your database credentials, such as database name, database username, and password.

Step 6: Configure the Environment

Navigate to the Bagisto directory:

cd bagisto

Rename the .env.example file to .env:

mv .env.example .env

Generate the application key using the following command:

php artisan key:generate

Update the .env file with your database credentials:

DB_DATABASE=bagisto
DB_USERNAME=bagisto
DB_PASSWORD=password

Replace 'password' with the password you set for the bagisto user.

Step 7: Run the Migration

Run the database migration using the following command:

php artisan migrate

Step 8: Start the Application

Start the Bagisto application using the following command:

php artisan serve

You can now access the application through your web browser by visiting the URL http://localhost:8000

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Bagisto on the latest version of POP! OS. You can now use Bagisto to create your own E-commerce store.