Bagisto is an open-source E-commerce platform written in PHP based on the Laravel framework. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Bagisto on the latest version of POP! OS.
Before starting with the installation, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Bagisto requires PHP 7.2 or higher version to run. Install PHP and the required extensions using the following command:
sudo apt install php php-mysql php-gd php-mbstring php-xml php-curl
Composer is a dependency manager for PHP. Install Composer using the following command:
sudo apt install composer
Bagisto requires a MySQL or MariaDB database to work. You can install MariaDB using the following command:
sudo apt install mariadb-server
Log in to the MySQL or MariaDB shell using the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter the root password when prompted. Then, create a new database for Bagisto:
CREATE DATABASE bagisto;
Create a new user and grant privileges to the bagisto database:
CREATE USER 'bagisto'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON bagisto.* TO 'bagisto'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Replace 'password' with a strong password.
Exit from the MySQL shell:
exit;
Create a new directory for Bagisto and navigate to it:
mkdir bagisto
cd bagisto
Download the latest version of Bagisto using the following command:
composer create-project bagisto/bagisto
Answer the questions during the installation. You will be prompted to enter your database credentials, such as database name, database username, and password.
Navigate to the Bagisto directory:
cd bagisto
Rename the .env.example file to .env:
mv .env.example .env
Generate the application key using the following command:
php artisan key:generate
Update the .env file with your database credentials:
DB_DATABASE=bagisto
DB_USERNAME=bagisto
DB_PASSWORD=password
Replace 'password' with the password you set for the bagisto user.
Run the database migration using the following command:
php artisan migrate
Start the Bagisto application using the following command:
php artisan serve
You can now access the application through your web browser by visiting the URL http://localhost:8000
In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Bagisto on the latest version of POP! OS. You can now use Bagisto to create your own E-commerce store.
If you want to self-host in an easy, hands free way, need an external IP address, or simply want your data in your own hands, give IPv6.rs a try!
Alternatively, for the best virtual desktop, try Shells!
