Bagisto is an open-source e-commerce platform that provides a comprehensive set of tools to build and manage modern online stores. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Bagisto on Linux Mint.
Before you start, ensure you have the following prerequisites:
In your terminal, navigate to your project directory and download the latest version of Bagisto using the following command:
composer create-project bagisto/bagisto
This command will create a new directory named bagisto in your project directory, which contains all the files and dependencies required by Bagisto.
Bagisto requires a database to store the product and customer data. In this tutorial, we will be using MySQL as our database. If you have not installed MySQL yet, run the following commands:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install mysql-server
Once MySQL is installed, create a new database for Bagisto using the following commands:
mysql -u root -p
This will open the MySQL prompt. Enter your MySQL root password when prompted. Once you are in the MySQL prompt, create a new database named bagisto:
CREATE DATABASE bagisto;
Before you can start using Bagisto, you must configure the environment file .env. Copy the example environment file using the following command:
cd bagisto
cp .env.example .env
Open the .env file using your favorite editor:
nano .env
Update the following fields with your MySQL credentials:
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=bagisto
DB_USERNAME=root
DB_PASSWORD=
You can update the DB_PASSWORD field with your MySQL root password if you have set any. Save and close the file.
In your terminal, navigate to the bagisto directory and install the dependencies using the following command:
composer install
This command will install all the required dependencies for Bagisto. It may take a few minutes depending on your internet speed. Once the installation completes, run the following command to generate the application key:
php artisan key:generate
This command will generate a unique key for your application, which is required for encryption and other security-related features.
Bagisto requires certain directories to have write permissions to run correctly. Run the following commands to set the permissions:
sudo chmod -R 755 storage
sudo chmod -R 755 bootstrap/cache
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data storage
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data bootstrap/cache
These commands will give the appropriate write permissions to the directories storage and bootstrap/cache. The chown command sets the owner of these directories to the user www-data, which is the user used by most web servers like Apache and Nginx.
If you are using Apache or Nginx as your web server, you need to configure the virtual host to point to the Bagisto installation directory. The steps to configure the virtual host vary depending on your web server. You can refer to the respective documentation for detailed instructions.
Once you have completed all the above steps, you can start the Bagisto server using the following command:
php artisan serve
This command will start the Bagisto server and display the URL where you can access the Bagisto dashboard. Open your browser and navigate to the URL to access the Bagisto dashboard.
Congratulations! you have successfully installed Bagisto on your Linux Mint machine. You can now start customizing your online store and adding products to it. Happy selling!
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