How to Install Drupal Commerce on POP! OS

Drupal Commerce is an open-source eCommerce platform built on top of the Drupal content management system. It offers a modular architecture that enables users to build custom eCommerce websites with ease. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Drupal Commerce on POP! OS latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have:

• A POP! OS latest installed on your system.
• A web server (such as Apache or NGINX) installed and configured.
• PHP 7.4 or higher installed with the required PHP extensions (such as GD, PDO MySQL, etc.).
• MySQL or MariaDB installed and configured.

Step 1: Download Drupal Commerce

First, go to the Drupal Commerce website (https://drupalcommerce.org/) and download the latest version of Drupal Commerce.

Step 2: Extract Drupal Commerce

Once downloaded, extract the Drupal Commerce archive into your web server's document root folder. In this tutorial, we assume that the document root folder is /var/www/html/.

$ sudo tar xzf drupal-commerce-xxxx.tar.gz -C /var/www/html/

Step 3: Create a Database

Next, create a MySQL/MariaDB database and user for your Drupal Commerce site. You can use the following commands to create a database named commerce and a user named commerceuser with a strong password.

$ sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter password:

mysql> CREATE DATABASE commerce;
mysql> CREATE USER 'commerceuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON commerce.* TO 'commerceuser'@'localhost';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> EXIT;

Step 4: Install Drupal Commerce

Next, open your web browser and navigate to your Drupal Commerce site's URL. You will see the Drupal installer page. Follow the instructions to install Drupal Commerce. Here are the standard steps that you need to follow:

1. Choose a language for your site and click the "Save and Continue" button.
2. Select "Standard" installation profile and click the "Save and Continue" button.
3. Enter your database details, such as the database name, MySQL/MariaDB username and password, and click the "Save and Continue" button.
4. Wait for Drupal Commerce to verify your database details and click the "Save and Continue" button.
5. Wait for Drupal Commerce to install the required modules and create the site's configuration file. Then, create an admin account and click the "Save and Continue" button.
6. Choose your site's default timezone and click the "Save and Continue" button.
7. Wait for Drupal Commerce to complete the installation process. Once finished, you will see the Drupal Commerce dashboard.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Drupal Commerce on your POP! OS system. You can now start building your eCommerce website using Drupal Commerce. We hope this tutorial was useful to you. If you have any questions, feel free to ask in the comments section below.

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