Magento Open Source is a popular e-commerce platform that allows you to manage your online store, inventory, sales, payments, and more. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Magento Open Source on Elementary OS Latest using the official GitHub repository.
Before we begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites installed on your system:
If you don't have these installed, you can follow our guides:
First, open the terminal and navigate to the directory where you want to install Magento 2. Then clone the Magento 2 repository by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/magento/magento2.git
This will download the latest version of Magento 2 source code to your local machine.
Once you have cloned the repository, navigate to the Magento 2 directory and install the dependencies using Composer:
cd magento2
composer install
This will download and install all the required dependencies for Magento 2.
Set the correct permissions for Magento 2 to run properly by runing the following commands:
sudo chmod -R 777 var/
sudo chmod -R 777 pub/
This will set the correct permissions for Magento 2 to read, write and execute on the var/ and pub/ directories.
Magento 2 requires a database to store its data. Open your MySQL server and create a new database, and a new user with access to the database. Give the user all privileges on the database.
Run the following command to install Magento 2:
php bin/magento setup:install --base-url=http://localhost/magento2/ \
--db-host=localhost --db-name=DATABASE_NAME --db-user=DATABASE_USER \
--db-password=DATABASE_PASSWORD --admin-firstname=ADMIN_FIRSTNAME \
--admin-lastname=ADMIN_LASTNAME --admin-email=ADMIN_EMAIL \
--admin-user=ADMIN_USERNAME --admin-password=ADMIN_PASSWORD \
--language=en_US --currency=USD --timezone=America/New_York --use-rewrites=1
Replace the capitalized words with your database and admin details.
Once the installation is done, Magento 2 is ready to use on your browser.
You have successfully installed Magento Open Source on your Elementary OS Latest by following this tutorial. You can now start configuring your online store and start selling your products.
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