How to Install Mailchimp Open Commerce on OpenBSD

Mailchimp Open Commerce is an open source e-commerce platform that allows you to build a customizable online store. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Mailchimp Open Commerce on an OpenBSD operating system.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure that your system meets the following requirements:

• OpenBSD 6.8 or higher
• A user account with root access
• A web server (e.g. Apache or Nginx)
• PHP 7.2 or higher
• Composer

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Install the required packages for Mailchimp Open Commerce using the OpenBSD package manager, pkg_add.

$ sudo pkg_add php-7.4.12p1 mysql-server composer

Step 2: Install Mailchimp Open Commerce

Create a new directory for Mailchimp Open Commerce and navigate to it.

$ mkdir ~/mailchimp-open-commerce
$ cd ~/mailchimp-open-commerce

Use Composer to install Mailchimp Open Commerce.

$ composer create-project mailchimp/open-commerce .

Step 3: Configure MySQL Database

Create a new MySQL database for Mailchimp Open Commerce.

$ mysql -u root -p

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

Step 4: Configure Application

Copy the env.example file to .env.

$ cp .env.example .env

Edit the .env file to include your database credentials.

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=mailchimp_open_commerce
DB_USERNAME=mcoc_user
DB_PASSWORD=password

Step 5: Run Migrations

Run the database migrations to create the necessary tables.

$ php artisan migrate

Step 6: Start the Web Server

Start the web server to run Mailchimp Open Commerce.

$ php artisan serve

By default, the web server will listen on http://127.0.0.1:8000/. You can then access your Mailchimp Open Commerce store by visiting http://localhost:8000/ in your web browser.

Conclusion

By following this tutorial, you should now have Mailchimp Open Commerce installed and running on your OpenBSD server. You can now proceed to customize and configure your online store according to your needs.

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