In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing OpenCart on EndeavourOS latest using the command line.
Before installing any new software, it is important to update your system to ensure that it is running the latest packages and dependencies. To do this, open a terminal and run the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
This command will update your system to the latest version, including any security patches and bug fixes.
OpenCart requires a web server to run. Apache is a popular web server that is easy to install on EndeavourOS. To install Apache, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S apache
After installation, start and enable the Apache service using the following commands:
sudo systemctl start httpd.service
sudo systemctl enable httpd.service
OpenCart also requires PHP to run. PHP is a popular scripting language used to create dynamic web pages. To install PHP, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S php php-apache
After installation, restart the Apache service using the following command:
sudo systemctl restart httpd.service
OpenCart uses a MySQL database to store product, customer, and order information. To install MySQL, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S mariadb
After installation, start and enable the MySQL service using the following commands:
sudo systemctl start mysqld.service
sudo systemctl enable mysqld.service
Then, you need to configure and secure your MySQL installation by running the following command:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
This command will prompt you to set a root password, remove anonymous users, disallow root login remotely, and remove test databases.
The next step is to download and install OpenCart. To download the latest version of OpenCart, navigate to the OpenCart website https://www.opencart.com/download/ and select the latest version of the software.
Next, extract the downloaded archive and move the contents to the /var/www/html directory using the following commands:
tar -xzf opencart-x.x.x.x.zip
rm -rf /var/www/html/*
mv opencart-x.x.x.x/* /var/www/html
Navigate to the /var/www/html directory and make the config.php and admin/config.php files writable using the following commands:
cd /var/www/html
chmod 666 config.php
chmod 666 admin/config.php
The final step is to create a new MySQL database for OpenCart. To do this, log in to the MySQL shell using the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter your MySQL root password when prompted. Once you are logged in to the MySQL shell, create a new database for OpenCart and a new MySQL user with privileges on that database using the following commands:
CREATE DATABASE opencart;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON opencart.* TO 'opencartuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Make sure to replace "opencart" with your desired database name, "opencartuser" with your desired MySQL user name, and "password" with your desired MySQL password.
Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the OpenCart installation process. When prompted, enter the MySQL database name, MySQL user, and MySQL password that you created in Step 6.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed OpenCart on your EndeavourOS system. You can now log in to OpenCart using your admin username and password and start configuring your online store.
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