Sylius is an open-source e-commerce platform based on Symfony. It is one of the best and most reliable e-commerce solutions available for developers. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Sylius on Debian latest.
Before you begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites in place:
First, we need to install some required packages for Sylius. Open your terminal and run the following commands:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install git unzip libicu-dev libicu63 libzip-dev libzip4 php-curl php-gd php-xml php-mymcrypt php-mysql
Composer is required to install Sylius. Run the following commands to install Composer:
cd /tmp
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/composer
Verify the installation by running the following command:
composer
We need to create a database for Sylius. Run the following commands to create a database and user:
sudo mysql
CREATE DATABASE sylius;
CREATE USER 'sylius_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON sylius.* TO 'sylius_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Replace the username and password with your desired values.
We are now ready to install Sylius. Run the following commands to clone the Sylius repository and install dependencies:
cd /var/www
sudo git clone https://github.com/Sylius/Sylius.git
cd Sylius
sudo chmod -R 777 var
sudo composer install
Rename .env.dist to .env:
sudo cp .env.dist .env
Update database name, username and password in .env file:
DATABASE_URL=mysql://sylius_user:password@localhost/sylius
Run the following commands to create the database schema and install assets:
sudo php bin/console doctrine:database:create
sudo php bin/console doctrine:schema:create
sudo php bin/console assets:install
We are now ready to run Sylius. Run the following command to start the Symfony Web server:
sudo php bin/console server:run
Open your browser and visit http://localhost:8000. You should see the Sylius homepage.
You have successfully installed Sylius on Debian latest. Sylius is a powerful e-commerce platform that is easy to use and customize. You can now start building your e-commerce website with Sylius.
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