Magento Open Source is a popular e-commerce platform that allows businesses to create and manage online stores. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install Magento Open Source on the OpenBSD operating system.
Before installing Magento, you need to ensure that your OpenBSD system meets the following requirements:
If you haven't already, you can install the necessary software components using the OpenBSD package manager:
sudo pkg_add apache php70-mysqli php70-gd php70-mcrypt php70-curl php70-zip php70-intl php70-bcmath mysql-server composer
Once you've installed these packages, you can proceed with the installation of Magento.
To get started, you need to download the latest version of Magento Open Source from the official GitHub repository.
sudo cd /var/www/htdocs/
sudo git clone https://github.com/magento/magento2.git
Once the clone operation completes, navigate to the Magento directory:
cd magento2
Magento Open Source depends on numerous PHP libraries and components that are installed using Composer. You can install the necessary dependencies by running the following command:
sudo composer install
The Composer installation process will take some time to complete, so be patient.
Once the Composer installation completes, you need to configure the Magento installation. Copy the env.php.dist file and rename it to env.php.
sudo cp app/etc/env.php.dist app/etc/env.php
Next, you need to edit the env.php file to match the configuration of your OpenBSD system. Open the file in your preferred text editor:
sudo nano app/etc/env.php
Edit the necessary configuration options, including the database server, username, password, and table prefix.
Once you've updated the configuration settings, save and close the file.
Next, you need to create a new database for Magento Open Source to use. You can create a new database using the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter your MySQL root password when prompted, and then enter the following commands to create a new database and user, and grant permissions:
CREATE DATABASE magento;
CREATE USER magento_user@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON `magento`.* TO `magento_user`@`localhost`;
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Remember to replace password with a strong password for the magento_user.
Once the database is set up, you can proceed with the installation of Magento.
You can now run the Magento installation using the following command:
sudo bin/magento setup:install --base-url=http://localhost/ --db-host=localhost --db-name=magento --db-user=magento_user --db-password=password --admin-firstname=admin --admin-lastname=user --admin-email=admin@example.com --admin-user=admin --admin-password=admin123 --language=en_US --currency=USD --timezone=America/Chicago --use-rewrites=1
Remember to replace the database details with the information you set up in step 4. Also, make sure to use a strong admin password.
Once the installation completes, you can access the Magento dashboard by navigating to the base URL of your Magento installation in your web browser.
Congratulations, you've successfully installed Magento Open Source on your OpenBSD system. You can now start building your own online store and take advantage of the many features and capabilities that Magento has to offer.
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