How to Install Bagisto on MXLinux Latest

Bagisto is an open-source e-commerce platform based on Laravel that can help you to build your online store quickly. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Bagisto on MXLinux latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start with the installation, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A server running MXLinux latest
• Apache or Nginx web server
• PHP version 7.2 or later
• Composer
• MySQL or MariaDB database

Step 1: Install Dependencies

First, you need to install the required dependencies for Bagisto. Run the following command to update your system packages:

apt-get update -y

Next, install PHP and its required extensions for Bagisto:

apt-get install -y php php-cli php-common php-curl php-xml php-gd php-mysql php-zip php-intl php-mbstring

Install Composer using the following command:

curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php

mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer

Finally, install the Nginx web server using the following command:

apt-get install -y nginx

Step 2: Install and Configure MySQL

Next, you need to install and configure the MySQL database.

apt-get install -y mysql-server

After the installation, run the following command to secure the MySQL installation:

mysql_secure_installation

During the installation, you will be prompted to set the root password, remove anonymous users, disallow root login remotely, and remove test databases.

You can then log into MySQL using the following command:

mysql -u root -p

Create a database and user for Bagisto:

CREATE DATABASE bagisto;
CREATE USER 'bagisto'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON bagisto.* TO 'bagisto'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Step 3: Download and Install Bagisto

Change to the web server root directory:

cd /var/www/

Then, download and install the Bagisto using the following command:

composer create-project bagisto/bagisto

After the installation, change the directory to the Bagisto root directory:

cd bagisto

Run the following command to set up the environment variables:

cp .env.example .env

Update the .env file with your database and email settings:

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=bagisto
DB_USERNAME=bagisto
DB_PASSWORD=password

Step 4: Configure Nginx

Create a new Nginx configuration file for Bagisto:

nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/bagisto.conf

Add the following configuration:

server {
    listen 80;
      server_name example.com;
    root /var/www/bagisto/public;
 
    index index.php index.html index.htm;
 
    error_log /var/log/nginx/bagisto_error.log;
    access_log /var/log/nginx/bagisto_access.log;
 
    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
    }
 
    location ~ \.php$ {
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php7.3-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_script_name;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
    }
 
    location ~ /\.ht {
        deny all;
    }
}

Save and close the configuration file.

Enable the Nginx configuration file:

ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/bagisto.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

Restart the Nginx service:

systemctl restart nginx

Step 5: Access Bagisto

Open your web browser and type your server IP address, and you will see the Bagisto installation page. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Bagisto on MXLinux latest. You can now start building your online store with Bagisto.

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