How to Install Drupal Commerce on Debian Latest

Drupal Commerce is an open-source e-commerce platform that can be easily installed on a Debian Latest operating system. In this tutorial, we will go through the process of installing Drupal Commerce on Debian Latest step-by-step.

Prerequisites

Before getting started, make sure you have the following:

• A Debian Latest system with sudo privileges
• Apache or Nginx web server installed
• PHP 7 or higher with necessary extensions installed
• MySQL or MariaDB server installed and configured

Step 1 - Install Drupal

The first step is to install Drupal on your Debian Latest system. You can do this by following the below steps:

1. Update the package repository by running the following command:

sudo apt update

2. Install the required packages for Drupal by running the following command:

sudo apt install wget unzip apache2 php php-{gd,gettext,json,mysql,opcache,readline,xml,zip} mariadb-server

3. Download the latest stable version of Drupal from the official website using the below command:

wget https://www.drupal.org/download-latest/tar.gz -O - | tar -xz --strip-components=1

4. Move the extracted directory to the web server's root directory:

sudo mv drupal-*/ /var/www/html/drupal

5. Change ownership of the /var/www/html/drupal directory to the www-data user to avoid any permission issues:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/drupal

6. Set the proper permissions on the /var/www/html/drupal directory to allow web server users to read and write to it:

sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/drupal

Step 2 - Install Drupal Commerce

Once Drupal is installed, the next step is to install the Drupal Commerce module. You can do this by following the below steps:

1. Log in to your Drupal website and navigate to the Extend tab.

2. Click the +Install New Module button and enter the following module URL in the field:

https://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/commerce-8.x-2.28.tar.gz

3. Click the Install button to start the installation process.

4. Once the installation is complete, you can find the Drupal Commerce module installed in the Extend Tab.

5. You can now create your online store by configuring the Drupal Commerce module based on your requirements.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed Drupal Commerce on your Debian Latest system. You can now create your online store using Drupal Commerce and start selling your products or services online. Happy selling!

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