Shopware is an open-source eCommerce platform used by many online retailers around the world. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps necessary to install Shopware Community Edition on Debian Latest.
Before starting, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
First, download the latest version of Shopware Community Edition from the official website using the following command:
wget https://files.shopware.com/download.php?file=shopware.zip
Once the download is completed, extract the zip file using:
unzip download.php?file=shopware.zip -d shopware
The extracted files will be stored in the directory shopware.
To access Shopware from your web browser, you need to create a virtual host that points to the Shopware directory.
Open the Apache virtual hosts configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/shopware.conf
Add the following configuration:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName your_domain.com
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/shopware
<Directory /var/www/html/shopware/>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
allow from all
</Directory>
ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/shopware_error.log
CustomLog /var/log/apache2/shopware_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Replace your_domain.com with your domain name.
Save and close the file, then enable the virtual host:
sudo a2ensite shopware.conf
Finally, reload the Apache configuration for the changes to take effect:
sudo service apache2 reload
Shopware requires a MySQL/MariaDB database to store its data. Use the following commands to log in to your MySQL/MariaDB server as the root user:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter the root password when prompted. Then, create a new database and user for Shopware:
CREATE DATABASE shopware;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON shopware.* TO 'shopware_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Replace password with a strong password.
Now, it's time to install Shopware. Open a web browser and navigate to your domain name.
You will see the Shopware installation page. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. When prompted, enter the database details that you created in Step 3.
After the installation is complete, click on the "Go to backend" button to access the Shopware backend.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Shopware Community Edition on Debian Latest. Now, you can start configuring your online store and adding products.
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