OpenCart is an open-source online store management system that is packed with features and is easy to use. This tutorial will guide you through the installation of OpenCart on Arch Linux.
Make sure your system is up to date by running the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
OpenCart requires a web server, PHP, and a database. You can easily install all of them with a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) stack.
To install the LAMP stack on Arch Linux, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S apache php php-apache mariadb
After the installation process, start the Apache web server and the MariaDB database:
sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl start mariadb
To make sure Apache and MariaDB start when the system boots, enable them with the following command:
sudo systemctl enable httpd
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
Log in to the MariaDB shell with the following command:
sudo mysql -u root
Create a new database for OpenCart:
CREATE DATABASE opencart;
Create a new user and grant it all the necessary privileges:
CREATE USER 'opencartuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON opencart.* TO 'opencartuser'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;
Replace password with a secure password.
Save the changes and exit the MariaDB shell:
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit
Download the OpenCart package from the official website:
wget https://github.com/opencart/opencart/releases/download/3.0.3.7/opencart-3.0.3.7.zip
Extract the downloaded package into the /srv/http directory:
sudo unzip opencart-3.0.3.7.zip -d /srv/http
Rename the extracted directory opencart-3.0.3.7 to a more friendly name:
sudo mv /srv/http/opencart-3.0.3.7 /srv/http/opencart
Create a new Apache virtual host configuration file for OpenCart:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/opencart.conf
Paste the following configuration into the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName your-domain.com
DocumentRoot "/srv/http/opencart/upload/"
<Directory "/srv/http/opencart/upload/">
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>
ErrorLog "/var/log/httpd/opencart-error_log"
CustomLog "/var/log/httpd/opencart-access_log" common
</VirtualHost>
Replace your-domain.com with your domain name or IP address.
Save and exit the file.
Enable the rewrite module:
sudo a2enmod rewrite
Restart the Apache service:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
Open your web browser and navigate to your domain name or IP address. The OpenCart installation page should now appear.
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
During the installation, you will be asked to enter the database name, username, password, and host. Use the following values:
Once the installation is complete, remove the install folder:
sudo rm -rf /srv/http/opencart/upload/install
You have successfully installed OpenCart on Arch Linux. Your online store is ready to use!
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