Drupal Commerce is an open-source e-commerce solution based on Drupal. It is used to build online stores of all sizes and is a flexible and customizable platform. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Drupal Commerce on OpenSUSE Latest.
Before you start, you need to have the following prerequisites:
Apache is a web server software that is used to host websites on the internet. It is open-source and easy to use. To install Apache on OpenSUSE, run the following command:
sudo zypper install apache2
Drupal Commerce requires a database to store information. You can use either MySQL or MariaDB as your database server. To install MySQL or MariaDB, run the following command:
sudo zypper install mysql-server
or
sudo zypper install mariadb
PHP is a server-side scripting language that is used to run dynamic websites. Drupal Commerce requires PHP to run. To install PHP, run the following command:
sudo zypper install php php-mysql apache2-mod_php7
Download the latest version of Drupal Commerce from the official website: https://drupalcommerce.org/download. Extract the downloaded file and move the contents to the document root of your webserver. Assuming your webserver document root is /srv/www/htdocs/, run the following command:
sudo mv drupalcommerce-8.x.x/* /srv/www/htdocs/
Create a database, a database user, and password for Drupal Commerce. You can do this with the following commands:
mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE drupalcommerce;
CREATE USER 'drupal'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON drupalcommerce.* TO 'drupal'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit
Replace 'password' with a strong password.
Navigate to http://localhost/ in your web browser to start the Drupal Commerce installation process.
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. When prompted for the database connection details, enter the database name, user, and password you created in Step 5.
In this tutorial, we explained how to install Drupal Commerce on OpenSUSE Latest. By following the steps outlined above, you can easily set up an e-commerce website with Drupal Commerce.
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