How to Install WooCommerce on MXLinux Latest

WooCommerce is a popular platform for building e-commerce websites. It works well with WordPress and other content management systems. Here's how you can install WooCommerce on your MXLinux system.

Prerequisites

To install WooCommerce, you need to have the following:

• MXLinux Latest installed on your computer
• PHP version 7.2 or higher
• MySQL or MariaDB server
• Apache or NGINX web server
• Access to terminal with root privileges

Step-by-Step Instructions

Follow these steps to install WooCommerce on MXLinux Latest:

1. Open the terminal on your MXLinux system.

2. Update the package repository by running the following command:

sudo apt update

3. Install PHP, MySQL, and Apache by running the following command:

sudo apt install php mysql-server apache2 libapache2-mod-php

4. Restart Apache web server by running the following command:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

5. Download the latest version of WooCommerce from the official website at https://woocommerce.com/.

6. Extract the downloaded package by running the following command:

tar -zxvf woocommerce-*.tar.gz

Note: Replace the * with the version number you downloaded.

7. Move the extracted directory to the /var/www/html directory by running the following command:

sudo mv woocommerce /var/www/html/

8. Assign read and write permissions to the wp-content directory by running the following command:

sudo chmod -R 777 /var/www/html/woocommerce/wp-content/

9. Setup database for WordPress by running the following commands:

sudo mysql -u root -p

10. Enter your MySQL root password and create a new database for WordPress by running the following command:

CREATE DATABASE woocommerce;

11. Next, create a new user account for your database and grant all privileges to the user by running the following command:

CREATE USER 'wordpressuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password123';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON woocommerce.* TO 'wordpressuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Note: Replace password123 with a strong password for your database user.

12. Change directory to /var/www/html/woocommerce/ and rename wp-config-sample.php file to wp-config.php by running the following command:

cd /var/www/html/woocommerce/
sudo mv wp-config-sample.php wp-config.php

13. Edit wp-config.php file and specify the database name, username, and password you created earlier. Replace the following values:

define( 'DB_NAME', 'woocommerce' );
define( 'DB_USER', 'wordpressuser' );
define( 'DB_PASSWORD', 'password123' );

14. Save and close wp-config.php file.

15. Open your web browser and enter your domain name or IP address followed by /woocommerce/ in the address bar.

16. WooCommerce setup wizard will start. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed WooCommerce on your MXLinux system. You can now start building and customizing your e-commerce website.

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