How to Install Aimeos on Ubuntu Server Latest

Aimeos is an open-source project that provides a modern and flexible e-commerce platform. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Aimeos on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Step 1: Update and Upgrade Ubuntu Packages

Connect to your Ubuntu server via SSH, and update all available packages to their latest versions.

$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt upgrade

Step 2: Install Required Packages

Aimeos requires a number of PHP extensions that are not included in the default PHP installation. Install the following packages:

$ sudo apt-get install apache2 php php-cli php-common php-curl php-gd php-intl php-json php-mbstring php-mcrypt php-mysql php-xml php-zip unzip git

Step 3: Install and Configure MySQL

Aimeos requires MySQL as its database backend. Install it using the following command:

$ sudo apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client

Then, secure your MySQL installation by running the following command and enter a password for the root user:

$ sudo mysql_secure_installation

After that, create a new MySQL database and user for Aimeos:

$ mysql -u root -p
mysql> CREATE DATABASE aimeos CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
mysql> CREATE USER 'aimeos'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql> GRANT ALL ON aimeos.* TO 'aimeos'@'localhost';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> exit;

Step 4: Install Composer

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

$ curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | sudo php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer

Step 5: Download and Install Aimeos

Clone Aimeos from the official GitHub repository using the following command:

$ git clone https://github.com/aimeos/aimeos-core.git

Then, navigate to the newly created aimeos-core directory and install all dependencies using Composer:

$ cd aimeos-core/
$ composer install

Step 6: Configure Aimeos

Copy the default Aimeos configuration file to a new file named config.php:

$ cp config/default.php config/config.php

Edit the config.php file and update the database configuration section with your database credentials:

[ 'resource' => [
    'db' => [
        'adapter' => 'mysql',
        'host' => 'localhost',
        'port' => '3306',
        'database' => 'aimeos',
        'username' => 'aimeos',
        'password' => 'password',
        'stmt' => ["SET SESSION sort_buffer_size=2097144; SET NAMES 'utf8mb4'; SET SESSION sql_mode='NO_ZERO_IN_DATE,NO_ZERO_DATE,ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO,NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION';"]
    ]
] ]

Step 7: Configure Apache

Create a new Apache VirtualHost configuration file for Aimeos:

$ sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/aimeos.conf

Insert the following configuration:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
    DocumentRoot /var/www/aimeos-core/public

    <Directory /var/www/aimeos-core/public>
        Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks +MultiViews
        AllowOverride All
        Order allow,deny
        allow from all
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Enable the new VirtualHost:

$ sudo a2ensite aimeos.conf
$ sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 8: Test Aimeos

You can access the Aimeos web interface by visiting the URL of your server in a web browser:

http://your_server_ip

You should see the Aimeos welcome page. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Aimeos!