Tutorial: How to Install CoreShop on Kali Linux Latest

Introduction

CoreShop is an open-source and e-commerce framework based on Symfony. It provides excellent features such as product management, customer management, order management, and several other functionalities that are required to set up an e-commerce platform.

In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing CoreShop on Kali Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following items:

• Kali Linux Latest installed on your machine with root privileges.
• Apache, PHP, and MySQL pre-installed on your system.

Step 1: Download CoreShop

First, let's download CoreShop. You can download it from their official website at https://www.coreshop.org or run the following command:

wget https://github.com/coreshop/CoreShop/archive/master.zip

Once the download is complete, extract the downloaded file using the following command.

unzip master.zip

Step 2: Set Up the Database

The second step is to create a MySQL database for CoreShop. Run the following commands to create a new database.

mysql -u root -p

Enter the MySQL root password, then create a new database with a suitable name.

mysql> CREATE DATABASE coreshop;
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON coreshop.* TO 'your_mysql_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_mysql_password';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> EXIT

Replace "your_mysql_user" and "your_mysql_password" with your preferred MySQL username and password.

Step 3: Install Dependencies

Next, we need to install the dependencies required for CoreShop to work correctly. Run the following command.

apt-get install php7.4-cli php7.4-intl php7.4-curl php7.4-zip php7.4-xml composer

Step 4: Install CoreShop

After installing the necessary dependencies, navigate to the extracted folder and run the following command.

cd CoreShop-master
composer install

It will take some time for the installation to complete.

Step 5: Configure CoreShop

The next step is to configure CoreShop. Add the following lines to the app/config/parameters.yml.dist file.

parameters:
    database_driver: pdo_mysql
    database_host: 127.0.0.1
    database_port: null
    database_name: coreshop
    database_user: your_mysql_user
    database_password: your_mysql_password

Make sure to replace "your_mysql_user" and "your_mysql_password" with your preferred MySQL username and password.

Then rename the app/config/parameters.yml.dist file to app/config/parameters.yml with the following command:

cp app/config/parameters.yml.dist app/config/parameters.yml

Step 6: Make the Cache and Log Directories

Next, we need to create two directories to store logs and cache files, respectively. Run the following commands to make the directories.

mkdir -p var/cache var/logs
chmod -R 777 var/*

Step 7: Enable the Rewrite Module and Configure the Virtual Host

The final step is to enable the rewrite module and configure the virtual host. Run the following commands.

a2enmod rewrite

Create and open the coreshop.conf file with the following command.

nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/coreshop.conf

Add the following lines to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
        ServerName localhost
        ServerAlias coreshop.local
        DocumentRoot /var/www/coreshop/web/
        <Directory /var/www/coreshop/web/>
                AllowOverride All
                Order allow,deny
                allow from all
        </Directory>
        ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/coreshop_error.log
        LogLevel warn
        CustomLog /var/log/apache2/coreshop_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

After adding the lines to the file, save and close it.

Step 8: Enable the Site and Restart Apache

Now we need to enable the site and restart Apache to activate the changes.

Run the following commands to enable the site and restart Apache.

a2ensite coreshop
systemctl restart apache2

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed CoreShop on Kali Linux Latest. Now you can start configuring and building your e-commerce platform using CoreShop.

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