In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Mailchimp Open Commerce on Kali Linux. Mailchimp Open Commerce is an open source e-commerce platform that allows you to build a custom online store, manage product inventory, process orders, and track customer behavior.
Before we begin the installation process, we need to install some dependencies that are required for Mailchimp Open Commerce to function properly. We can do this by running the following command in our terminal:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common
sudo apt-add-repository -y ppa:ondrej/php
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y php7.4 php7.4-mysql php7.4-curl php7.4-gd php7.4-mbstring php7.4-intl php7.4-bcmath php7.4-xml
Now that we have installed the required dependencies, we can proceed with the installation of Mailchimp Open Commerce. Here are the steps to follow:
First, we need to download the Mailchimp Open Commerce source code. We can do this by running the following commands in our terminal:
cd ~
git clone https://github.com/mailchimp/opencommerce.git
Next, we need to navigate to the project directory and install the required dependencies using Composer. We can do this by running the following commands:
cd ~/opencommerce
composer install
After installing the dependencies, we need to configure the database settings for Mailchimp Open Commerce. We can do this by copying the .env.example file to .env and updating the MySQL database credentials:
cd ~/opencommerce
cp .env.example .env
nano .env
In the .env file, update the following fields to match your MySQL database credentials:
DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=opencommerce
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=
Finally, we need to run the database migrations using the following command:
cd ~/opencommerce
php artisan migrate
After completing the installation process, we can now run Mailchimp Open Commerce by running the following command in our terminal:
cd ~/opencommerce
php artisan serve
This will start the web server and make the application accessible through your browser at http://localhost:8000.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Mailchimp Open Commerce on Kali Linux Latest. With Mailchimp Open Commerce, you can create a custom online store with ease and manage all aspects of your e-commerce business. We hope this tutorial has been helpful for you.
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