In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install FoodCoopShop on the latest version of POP! OS. FoodCoopShop is an open-source web application designed for food cooperative organizations. It allows cooperative members to purchase food products online, manage their orders, and keep track of member contributions.
Apache is the most popular web server used for hosting web applications. FoodCoopShop requires Apache to run on your system. We will install Apache using the following command:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install apache2
FoodCoopShop uses MySQL to manage its database. We will install MySQL server using the following command:
sudo apt install mysql-server
After installation, configure the MySQL server by running the following command:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
This command will prompt you to set up a root password, remove anonymous users, disallow root login remotely, and remove test databases. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup.
FoodCoopShop is based on PHP, so we need PHP to run the application. We can install PHP and other required dependencies using the following command:
sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-curl php-json php-xml
Now that we have all the prerequisites installed, it's time to download and install FoodCoopShop. We will download the latest version from the official website using the following command:
sudo wget https://download.foodcoopshop.com/latest.tar.gz
Next, extract the downloaded file using the following command:
sudo tar xzf latest.tar.gz -C /var/www/html/
This command will extract the latest version of FoodCoopShop in the Apache document root directory.
FoodCoopShop requires a MySQL database to store its data. Before we can use the application, we need to create a new database and user for FoodCoopShop. Run the following commands to log in to MySQL and perform the required actions:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter your root password when prompted.
CREATE DATABASE foodcoopshop;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON foodcoopshop.* TO 'foodcoopshop'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Replace 'password' with a strong password for the new user.
Now that FoodCoopShop is installed and the database is configured, we need to perform a few final configuration steps. Run the following command to copy the configuration file:
sudo cp /var/www/html/foodcoopshop/app/Config/core.default.php /var/www/html/foodcoopshop/app/Config/core.php
Next, edit the configuration file using your preferred text editor:
sudo nano /var/www/html/foodcoopshop/app/Config/core.php
Find the following lines in the file and update them with the correct values:
$config['DATABASE_HOST'] = 'localhost'; // change to your MySQL server hostname
$config['DATABASE_USERNAME'] = 'foodcoopshop'; // change to your MySQL username
$config['DATABASE_PASSWORD'] = 'password'; // change to your MySQL user password
$config['DATABASE_NAME'] = 'foodcoopshop'; // change to your MySQL database name
Save and close the file.
Now that everything is set up, we can test FoodCoopShop by accessing it from a web browser. Open your favorite web browser and enter the following URL:
http://localhost/foodcoopshop/
You should see the FoodCoopShop login page. You can now log in as the administrator with the default username and password:
Username: admin Password: 123456
Congratulations! You have successfully installed FoodCoopShop on POP! OS Latest.
In this tutorial, we have explained the steps to install FoodCoopShop on the latest version of POP! OS. We hope you found it helpful. If you face any issues during the installation, feel free to comment below.
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