How to Install Aimeos on OpenBSD

Aimeos is a PHP library that provides e-commerce functionality. This tutorial will guide you through the steps of installing Aimeos on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure that you have the following dependencies installed on your system:

• OpenBSD with root access
• PHP 7.0 or later
• PHP extensions: cURL, PDO, pdo_mysql, openssl, bcmath, zip, dom, xmlreader, xmlwriter, gd
• Composer

Step 1: Install Composer

If you do not have composer installed on your system, you can install it using the following command:

$ pkg_add composer

Step 2: Install Aimeos

To install Aimeos, run the following command:

$ composer create-project aimeos/aimeos myshop

This command will create a new folder called myshop with all the necessary files and dependencies for Aimeos.

Step 3: Configure Apache

To configure Apache, we need to create a new VirtualHost entry for Aimeos. Open your Apache configuration file in your preferred editor:

$ vi /etc/httpd.conf

Add the following lines at the end of the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName myshop.local
    DocumentRoot /path/to/myshop
    <Directory /path/to/myshop/>
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Replace /path/to/myshop with the actual path to your Aimeos installation folder. Save and close the file.

Step 4: Restart Apache

To apply the changes in Apache, we need to restart the service:

$ rcctl restart httpd

Step 5: Test Aimeos

Open up your web browser and navigate to the following URL:

http://myshop.local/

You should see the Aimeos installation page. Follow the instructions to complete the installation.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Aimeos on OpenBSD. You can now start building your e-commerce site using Aimeos.

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