How to Install CoreShop on OpenSUSE Latest

CoreShop is an e-commerce solution that is built on top of the Symfony 5 framework. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install CoreShop on the latest version of OpenSUSE.

Prerequisites

• An OpenSUSE latest version installed on your system
• A user account with sudo privileges
• The Apache web server installed and running
• PHP 7.4 or higher installed on your system

Step 1: Installing Dependencies

The first step is to install the required dependencies for CoreShop to work properly. To do so, you can run the following commands:

sudo zypper update

sudo zypper install apache2 apache2-mod_php7 php7 php7-gd php7-mysql php7-zip php7-json php7-intl php7-dom php7-mbstring php7-xmlwriter php7-xmlreader php7-opcache

Step 2: Create a Virtual Host

After installing the necessary dependencies, you need to create a virtual host for CoreShop. To do so, follow these steps:

1. Create a new Apache virtual host configuration file in the /etc/apache2/vhosts.d/ directory and name it coreshop.conf

sudo vim /etc/apache2/vhosts.d/coreshop.conf

2. Add the following lines to the virtual host file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
     ServerName coreshop.example.com
     DocumentRoot /var/www/html/coreshop/public
    <Directory /var/www/html/coreshop>
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
     ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/coreshop-error_log 
     CustomLog /var/log/apache2/coreshop-access_log combined
</VirtualHost>

Replace coreshop.example.com with your domain name or IP address.

3. Save and close the file.

4. Restart Apache to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 3: Download and Install CoreShop

In this step, you will download and install CoreShop on your OpenSUSE system.

1. Start by creating a new directory to hold the CoreShop files:

sudo mkdir /var/www/html/coreshop

2. Move to the new directory:

cd /var/www/html/coreshop

3. Download the latest version of CoreShop using wget:

sudo wget https://github.com/coreshop/CoreShop/releases/download/2.2.7/coreshop-2.2.7.tar.gz

4. Unzip the downloaded file:

sudo tar -xvzf coreshop-2.2.7.tar.gz 

5. Rename the extracted directory as public:

sudo mv coreshop-2.2.7 public

6. Set the correct file permissions:

sudo chown -R wwwrun:www /var/www/html/coreshop/public
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/coreshop/public

Step 4: Configure the database

In this step, you need to create a new database and set up a new database user with the necessary privileges.

1. Start by logging in to your MySQL server:

sudo mysql -u root -p 

2. Create a new database for CoreShop:

CREATE DATABASE coreshopdb;

3. Create a new MySQL user for CoreShop:

CREATE USER 'coreshopuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

Replace 'password' with a strong password.

4. Grant the necessary privileges to the new user:

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON coreshopdb.* TO 'coreshopuser'@'localhost';

5. Exit from MySQL:

QUIT;

Step 5: Configure CoreShop

1. Copy the .env.dist file to a new .env file:

sudo cp /var/www/html/coreshop/public/.env.dist /var/www/html/coreshop/public/.env

2. Update the .env file with the correct database details:

DATABASE_URL=mysql://coreshopuser:password@localhost/coreshopdb

3. Save and close the file.

Step 6: Install Composer

Composer is a dependency management tool used by CoreShop. You can install it using the following commands:

sudo zypper install composer

composer install

Step 7: Accessing CoreShop

Once the installation is complete, you can access your CoreShop installation in your web browser by visiting http://coreshop.example.com/ (replace coreshop.example.com with your domain name or IP address).

Conclusion

You have successfully installed CoreShop on the latest version of OpenSUSE. You can now start configuring and customizing your e-commerce website. Enjoy!

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