How to Install PrestaShop on NixOS Latest

PrestaShop is an open-source e-commerce platform that allows you to create an online store and manage it from a web browser. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install PrestaShop on NixOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Step 1: Install Required Packages

To start with, we need to install some required packages for the PrestaShop installation. Open the terminal and run the following command to update the package list:

sudo nix-channel --update

Then, run the following command to install the required packages:

sudo nix-env -i php php-fpm nginx mysql

Step 2: Configure PHP and Nginx

Once the packages are installed, we need to configure PHP and Nginx to work with each other. Run the following command to open the php-fpm configuration file:

sudo nano /etc/php-fpm.conf

In the configuration file, find the following line:

listen = /run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock

Uncomment the line and change it to the following:

listen = 127.0.0.1:9000

Save and close the file.

Then, run the following command to open the nginx configuration file:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/nginx.conf

In the configuration file, find the following line:

#       include /etc/nginx/conf.d/*.conf;

Uncomment the line.

Save and close the file.

Step 3: Download and Install PrestaShop

Now, we are ready to download and install PrestaShop. Open the terminal, and run the following command to download the latest version of PrestaShop:

curl -o prestashop.zip -L https://www.prestashop.com/download/old/prestashop_1.7.7.4.zip

Then, create a new directory under /var/www/ to store PrestaShop files:

sudo mkdir /var/www/prestashop

Extract the downloaded PrestaShop files to the newly created directory:

sudo unzip -q prestashop.zip -d /var/www/prestashop

Next, change the ownership of the prestashop directory to the www-data user and group:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/prestashop

Step 4: Configure MySQL

Now, we need to configure MySQL for PrestaShop. Run the following command to start the MySQL service:

sudo systemctl start mysql

Then, run the following command to log in to the MySQL server:

sudo mysql -u root

In the MySQL prompt, run the following commands to create a new database for PrestaShop:

CREATE DATABASE prestashop;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON prestashop.* TO 'prestashopuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

Replace yourpassword with your own password.

Step 5: Configure Nginx for PrestaShop

The last step is to configure Nginx to serve the PrestaShop files. Run the following command to create a new Nginx configuration file:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/prestashop.conf

Paste the following content into the file:

server {
        listen   80;
        server_name  example.com;

        root   /var/www/prestashop;
        index  index.php;

        location / {
                try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?_url=$uri&$args;
        }

        location ~ \.php$ {
                try_files $uri =404;
                fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
                fastcgi_index index.php;
                fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
                include fastcgi_params;
        }
}

Replace example.com with your own domain name.

Save and close the file.

Finally, run the following command to restart the Nginx service:

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 6: Access PrestaShop

Now, you can access your PrestaShop installation by visiting your server's IP address or domain name in your web browser. The installation wizard should start automatically, and you can follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PrestaShop on NixOS Latest.