How to Install Magento Open Source on Kali Linux Latest from Github

Magento Open Source is one of the most popular ecommerce platforms used by online businesses. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Magento Open Source on Kali Linux Latest from Github.

Prerequisites

Before we begin the installation process, you need to have the following prerequisites:

1. Kali Linux Latest installed on your computer
2. A web server installed on your system, such as Apache or Nginx
3. PHP and MySQL installed on your system
4. A Github account

Steps to Install Magento Open Source on Kali Linux Latest

1. Download Magento

   First, you need to download the Magento Open Source repository from Github. To do this, open your Kali terminal and run the following command to clone the repository.

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

2. Set File Permissions

   Navigating to your Magento installation directory, we need to set important file permissions using the following commands to add execute permission to the bin/magento script and the var and pub directories.

   cd magento2
   chmod +x bin/magento
   chmod -R 777 var/ pub/
   

3. Install Magento

   Now that we have downloaded the repository and set the file permissions, we can proceed to run Magento's installation script.

   php bin/magento setup:install --base-url=http://localhost/magento2 \
   --db-host=localhost --db-name=<magento_database_name> \
   --db-user=<mysql_user> --db-password=<mysql_password> \
   --backend-frontname=admin \
   --admin-firstname=<firstname> --admin-lastname=<lastname> \
   --admin-email=<email_address> \
   --admin-user=<admin_username> --admin-password=<admin_password> \
   --currency=USD --timezone=America/Chicago \
   --use-rewrites=1
   

   This command may take some time to execute, and once it is done, Magento will have been installed on your system.

4. Start Magento

   To start Magento, we need to execute the following command in the Magento installation directory:

   php bin/magento serve
   

   Once the server has started successfully, you can access the Magento storefront by visiting http://localhost:8080 or http://127.0.0.1:8080 in your web browser.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Magento Open Source on Kali Linux Latest from Github. From here, you can customize your store and start selling products online.

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