How to Install Sylius on FreeBSD

Sylius is an open-source e-commerce platform that is built using PHP and Symfony framework. This tutorial will guide you on how to install Sylius on the latest version of FreeBSD.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation process, make sure that your system meets the following requirements:

• Latest version of FreeBSD installed
• Root access to the system
• Apache or Nginx web server
• PHP 7.2 or higher with extensions enabled
• MySQL or Postgres database server installed and configured

Step 1: Update the System

First, update the system to the latest version by running the following command:

pkg update && pkg upgrade

Step 2: Install Required Packages

Next, install the required packages for the Sylius platform. Run the following command to install Apache, MySQL, and PHP:

pkg install apache24 mysql57-server mod_php72 php72-mysqli php72-mbstring php72-curl php72-intl php72-zip php72-gd php72-xml php72-json php72-dom

Step 3: Install Composer

Composer is a dependency manager for PHP that is required to install Sylius. Run the following command to install composer:

cd /usr/local/bin && fetch -qo composer.phar https://getcomposer.org/composer.phar && chmod +x composer.phar

Step 4: Download and Install Sylius

After installing the required packages and composer, download and install Sylius by running the following commands:

cd /usr/local/www/ && git clone https://github.com/Sylius/Sylius.git && cd Sylius && git checkout v1.10.0 && composer install

The above command will download the Sylius repository to "/usr/local/www/Sylius" and checkout to the latest stable release v1.10.0. It will also install all the required dependencies using composer.

Step 5: Configure Sylius

Sylius comes with a pre-configured .env file located at /usr/local/www/Sylius/.env, which you need to customize for your environment. Run the following command to copy and customize it:

cp /usr/local/www/Sylius/.env.dist /usr/local/www/Sylius/.env && nano /usr/local/www/Sylius/.env

In the .env file, configure the following parameters:

APP_SECRET=your_app_secret
DATABASE_URL=mysql://your_db_username:your_db_password@127.0.0.1:3306/your_db_name?serverVersion=5.7

Replace "your_app_secret," "your_db_username," "your_db_password," and "your_db_name" with your own preferred values.

Step 6: Configure Apache

Configure Apache to serve Sylius by creating a new virtual host file with the following command:

nano /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/sylius.conf

In the file, add the following configuration:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName your_domain.com
    DocumentRoot /usr/local/www/Sylius/public
    <Directory /usr/local/www/Sylius/public>
        AllowOverride All
        Order allow,deny
        Allow from all
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Replace "your_domain.com" with your own domain name.

Restart the Apache server to apply the changes by running the following command:

service apache24 restart

Step 7: Access and Test Sylius Install

In your web browser, navigate to your Sylius installation using the URL: "http://your_domain.com/." You should see the Sylius installation page.

Follow the on-screen instructions to install Sylius.

Conclusion

By following the above steps, you should now have a working installation of Sylius on FreeBSD. You can now use Sylius for developing your e-commerce platform.

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