How to Install OpenCart on OpenSUSE Latest

OpenCart is a popular and powerful ecommerce platform that can help you create an online store for your business. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install OpenCart on an OpenSUSE Latest system.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you need to make sure that your system meets the following requirements:

• OpenSUSE Latest installed on your computer
• Web server (Apache or Nginx)
• PHP 5.4 or higher
• MySQL 5.0 or higher

Step 1: Download OpenCart

Go to the official OpenCart website (https://www.opencart.com) and download the latest version of OpenCart.

Step 2: Extract the OpenCart Files

Once you have downloaded the installation package, extract the files to a directory on your web server. For example, if you are using Apache, you can extract the files to the /var/www/html directory.

$ tar -xvzf opencart-x.x.x.x.zip -C /var/www/html/

Step 3: Create a MySQL Database

OpenCart requires a MySQL database to store your website and product data. To create a new MySQL database, follow these steps.

1. Log in to the MySQL server:

$ mysql -u root -p

2. Create a new database:

mysql> CREATE DATABASE opencartdb;

3. Create a new user and grant privileges to the database:

mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON opencartdb.* TO 'opencartuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

4. Exit the MySQL shell:

mysql> exit

Step 4: Configure OpenCart

OpenCart requires a configuration file to connect to the MySQL database. To configure OpenCart, follow these steps.

1. Rename the config-dist.php file to config.php:

$ cd /var/www/html/opencart/
$ mv config-dist.php config.php

2. Edit the config.php file:

$ nano config.php

3. Set your MySQL database details:

// Database Configuration
define('DB_DRIVER', 'mysqli');
define('DB_HOSTNAME', 'localhost');
define('DB_USERNAME', 'opencartuser');
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'password');
define('DB_DATABASE', 'opencartdb');
define('DB_PORT', '3306');

Step 5: Install OpenCart

Open your web browser and navigate to http://<Server_IP>/opencart/ (replace <Server_IP> with the IP address of your server).

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the OpenCart installation process.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed OpenCart on OpenSUSE Latest.

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