How to install Aimeos on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Aimeos is an open-source e-commerce platform that allows you to build scalable and flexible online shops. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Aimeos on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you start the installation process, make sure that you have the following:

• Access to a Fedora CoreOS Latest server or a virtual machine
• Root access or a user with sudo privileges
• Basic familiarity with Linux command-line interfaces

Step 1: Install PHP

Aimeos requires PHP to run. Fedora CoreOS Latest comes with PHP installed by default, but you need to install the PHP extensions required by Aimeos. To install PHP and the required extensions, run the following commands:

$ sudo dnf -y update
$ sudo dnf -y install php php-fpm php-gd php-mysqlnd php-xml php-json php-mbstring php-zip php-curl

This will update the system and install PHP along with the necessary extensions.

Step 2: Install a Web Server

Aimeos requires a web server to run, so you'll need to install one. Apache HTTP server is a popular choice, but Nginx and Lighttpd can work as well. For this tutorial, we will use Apache, which can be installed with the following command:

$ sudo dnf -y install httpd

After installation, start the Apache service:

$ sudo systemctl start httpd

To ensure the service runs automatically at boot time, add it to the systemd services:

$ sudo systemctl enable httpd

Step 3: Download Aimeos

The next step is to download Aimeos. You can download the latest version of Aimeos from the official website or use the following command to download and extract it in the /var/www/html directory:

$ cd /var/www/html
$ sudo curl -L -O https://github.com/aimeos/aimeos-laravel/releases/download/2022.01.1/aimeos-laravel-2022.01.1.zip
$ sudo unzip aimeos-laravel-2022.01.1.zip
$ sudo mv aimeos-laravel-2022.01.1 aimeos

Step 4: Configure Apache

Next, you need to configure Apache to serve the Aimeos web application. Open the Apache configuration file:

$ sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

Add the following lines at the end of the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
  ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
  DocumentRoot /var/www/html/aimeos/public
  <Directory "/var/www/html/aimeos/public">
     AllowOverride All
     Require all granted
     RewriteEngine On
     RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
     RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
     RewriteRule ^ index.php [L]
  </Directory>
  ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/aimeos-error.log
  CustomLog /var/log/httpd/aimeos-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Save and exit the file. Restart the Apache service for the changes to take effect:

$ sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 5: Configure SELinux

If SELinux is enabled on your server, you may face a “Forbidden” error when accessing the Aimeos web application. This is because SELinux doesn't allow Apache to read/write files in the Aimeos directory.

To fix this problem, run the following command to create a SELinux policy module for Aimeos:

$ sudo cat <<EOT >>/etc/selinux/targeted/modules/active/modules/aimeos.te
module aimeos 1.0;

require {
        type httpd_t;
        type httpd_sys_rw_content_t;
        type httpd_sys_script_exec_t;
        class file { read write execute };
        class dir { read write search add_name };
}

#============= httpd_t ==============
allow httpd_t httpd_sys_script_exec_t:file execute;
allow httpd_t httpd_sys_rw_content_t:dir { read write search add_name };
allow httpd_t httpd_sys_rw_content_t:file { read write };
EOT

Then, compile the module using the following command:

$ sudo checkmodule -M -m -o aimeos.mod aimeos.te

Load the new policy module using the following command:

$ sudo semodule -i aimeos.mod

Restart the Apache service:

$ sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 6: Access Aimeos

You can now access the Aimeos web application by entering the server's IP address or domain name in your browser.

http://your_server_IP_address_or_domain_name/

You will see the Aimeos web installer page. Follow the instructions to complete the installation.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Aimeos on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

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