How to Install Magento Open Source on EndeavourOS Latest

Introduction

Magento Open Source is a popular e-commerce platform that allows businesses to create professional online stores with a rich set of features. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to install Magento Open Source on EndeavourOS Latest. EndeavourOS is a rolling release Linux distribution that uses the Arch Linux package system.

Requirements

A virtual or physical machine running EndeavourOS Latest
A sudo user account

Installation Steps

Step 1: Update Your System

Before starting the installation process, it is recommended to update the system to ensure that all the packages are up to date. Run the following commands to update your system:

sudo pacman -Syu

Step 2: Install Apache Web Server and PHP

Magento Open Source requires a web server and PHP to run properly. Apache web server and PHP can be installed by running the following command:

sudo pacman -S apache php php-apache

Step 3: Install MariaDB

Magento Open Source requires a database backend to store data. MariaDB is a popular open-source database management system that can be installed by running the following command:

sudo pacman -S mariadb

After installation, start and enable the MariaDB service:

sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb

Next, run the following command to secure the database:

sudo mysql_secure_installation

Step 4: Install Composer

Composer is a dependency manager for PHP. Magento Open Source requires Composer to manage its dependencies. Run the following command to install Composer:

sudo pacman -S composer

Step 5: Download and Install Magento Open Source

Clone the Magento Open Source repository from Github by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/magento/magento2.git

Change to the magento2 directory:

cd magento2

Next, use Composer to install Magento Open Source:

composer install

Step 6: Configure Apache for Magento

Create a new Apache virtual host configuration file for Magento Open Source:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/magento.conf

Add the following lines to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
    DocumentRoot /var/www/magento2
    ServerName yourdomain.com

    <Directory /var/www/magento2/>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/magento_error.log
    CustomLog /var/log/httpd/magento_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Save and close the file.

Step 7: Enable Apache Modules

Magento Open Source requires some Apache modules to be enabled. Use the following command to enable the required modules:

sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 8: Configure Magento

Magento Open Source requires some configuration. Run the following command to configure Magento:

php bin/magento setup:install \
--base-url=http://yourdomain.com \
--db-host=localhost \
--db-name=magento \
--db-user=root \
--db-password=YOUR_PASSWORD \
--admin-firstname=John \
--admin-lastname=Doe \
--admin-email=admin@example.com \
--admin-user=admin \
--admin-password=admin123 \
--language=en_US \
--timezone=America/New_York \
--currency=USD \
--use-rewrites=1 \
--backend-frontname=admin

Replace the values according to your needs.

Step 9: Update File Permissions

Magento Open Source requires specific file permissions. Use the following command to update file permissions:

sudo chown -R http:http /var/www/magento && sudo chmod -R 775 /var/www/magento && sudo chmod -R 777 /var/www/magento/var

Step 10: Test Magento

Open your web browser and navigate to http://yourdomain.com/. You should see the Magento Open Source installation page.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Magento Open Source on EndeavourOS Latest.

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