PrestaShop is an open-source eCommerce platform that allows users to manage their online store. Installing PrestaShop on Kali Linux Latest is relatively easy.
Before we start the installation process, ensure that you have the following:
To download the latest version of PrestaShop, we will use CURL from the command line. Open your terminal and type the following command:
curl -LOk https://download.prestashop.com/download/releases/prestashop_1.7.6.7.zip
This will download the PrestaShop zip file to your Kali Linux machine.
Next, navigate to the directory where you downloaded the PrestaShop zip file, and extract it using the following command:
unzip prestashop_1.7.6.7.zip
This will extract the files from the zip archive to the current directory.
Before we can proceed with the installation process, we need to create a new database and user for PrestaShop. Open your MySQL command line by typing:
mysql -u root -p
Enter your root password, then create a new database and user by executing the following commands:
CREATE DATABASE prestashopdb;
CREATE USER 'prestashopuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON prestashopdb.* TO 'prestashopuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Remember to replace the "password" with a secure password.
Next, we need to configure Apache to serve PrestaShop. Navigate to the Apache configuration directory by typing:
cd /etc/apache2/sites-available/
Create a new virtual host configuration file for PrestaShop with the following command:
sudo nano prestashop.conf
Paste the following code inside the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin example@example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/prestashop
ServerName your-domain-name.com
ServerAlias www.your-domain-name.com
<Directory /var/www/prestashop/>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/prestashop-error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/prestashop-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Remember to replace "your-domain-name.com" with your actual domain name.
Save and close the file.
Activate the virtual host by typing:
sudo a2ensite prestashop.conf
Restart Apache by typing:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Open your web browser and navigate to http://your-domain-name.com/. You should see the PrestaShop installation page.
Follow the prompts to complete the installation process. When prompted for the database information, enter the following:
That's it! You have successfully installed PrestaShop on Kali Linux. You can now log in and start configuring your online store.
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