Installing s-cart on POP! OS

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing s-cart, a popular e-commerce platform, on POP! OS.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation, make sure you meet the following requirements:

  • A computer running POP! OS with a user account that has sudo privileges.
  • LAMP stack installed and configured on your system. (Refer to this tutorial for detailed installation instructions.)

Once you confirm that you have met the above prerequisites, you can proceed with the following steps.

Step 1: Download s-cart

To download s-cart, navigate to the official website at https://s-cart.org/. Once there, click on the "Download" button to start the process.

Step 2: Unpack the downloaded files

Next, you need to unpack the downloaded files. Open the terminal and navigate to the directory where you've downloaded s-cart.

cd ~/Downloads

Then, use the following command to extract the files.

tar -xzvf scart-v3.x.x.tar.gz

Replace v3.x.x in the above command with the version number of s-cart you have downloaded.

Step 3: Move s-cart to the Document Root

Now that you have extracted s-cart files, you need to move them to the document root directory of your web server. In this tutorial, we will use Apache as our web server, and the document root directory is /var/www/html/.

To move the s-cart files, use the following command.

sudo mv scart-v3.x.x /var/www/html/

Again, replace v3.x.x in the above command with the version number of s-cart you have downloaded.

Step 4: Set permission

To allow the web server to access and modify the s-cart files, you need to set appropriate permissions. Run the following command to do so.

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/scart-v3.x.x
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/scart-v3.x.x

Step 5: Create a MySQL database

Before you can install s-cart, you need to create a database for it. Run the following command to log in to the MySQL console.

mysql -u root -p

Enter your MySQL root password when prompted.

Once you are logged in to the MySQL console, create a new database for s-cart.

CREATE DATABASE scart_db;

You can replace scart_db with your preferred database name.

Step 6: Run the S-cart installation

Now that you have all the necessary components set up, you can start the s-cart installation process. Open a web browser and enter the following URL:

http://localhost/scart-v3.x.x/

Replace v3.x.x with the version number of s-cart you have downloaded.

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process. During the installation, you will need to enter your MySQL database details, including the hostname, database name, username, and password.

Once the installation is complete, you will be redirected to the s-cart login page. Use the admin username and password you created during the installation to log in.

Congratulations! You have now successfully installed s-cart on your POP! OS system.