OXID eShop is an open-source eCommerce platform for online stores. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install OXID eShop on POP! OS, the latest version of Linux.
Before starting the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
First, go to the OXID eShop download page and download the latest version of OXID eShop.
After downloading the OXID eShop archive, extract it using the following command:
$ tar -xvf oxid_eshop_version_XX.tar.gz
Replace version_XX with the actual version number that you have downloaded.
Next, navigate to the extracted directory and install the OXID eShop dependencies using Composer:
$ cd oxid-esales
$ composer install --no-dev
Create a new database in MySQL and grant privileges to a new user. Replace database_name, user_name, and password with your desired names and passwords:
mysql> CREATE DATABASE database_name;
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON database_name.* TO 'user_name'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Then, navigate to the source directory and run the OXID eShop setup process:
$ cd source
$ sudo ./oxideshop.sh setup
Follow the prompts to complete the setup process. When prompted for the database connection details, enter the database name, username, and password that you set up in the previous step.
Set up your web server (Apache or Nginx) to serve the OXID eShop files from the source directory.
For Apache, copy the source/.htaccess file to the source directory:
$ sudo cp source/.htaccess source/htaccess.txt
$ sudo mv source/htaccess.txt source/.htaccess
Then, create a new Apache virtual host configuration file:
$ sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/oxid.conf
Paste the following configuration and save the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName yourdomain.com
DocumentRoot /path/to/oxid-esales/source
<Directory /path/to/oxid-esales/source>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Replace yourdomain.com with your domain name and /path/to/oxid-esales/source with the actual path to the source directory.
Enable the new virtual host and restart Apache:
$ sudo a2ensite oxid.conf
$ sudo systemctl restart apache2
For Nginx, create a new Nginx virtual server block configuration file:
$ sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/oxid.conf
Paste the following configuration and save the file:
server {
listen 80;
server_name yourdomain.com;
root /path/to/oxid-esales/source;
index index.php index.html;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php$is_args$args;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock;
fastcgi_index index.php;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
include fastcgi_params;
}
}
Replace yourdomain.com with your domain name and /path/to/oxid-esales/source with the actual path to the source directory.
Enable the new virtual server block and restart Nginx:
$ sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/oxid.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
$ sudo systemctl restart nginx
Finally, access the OXID eShop installation by going to http://yourdomain.com. You will be prompted to set up an admin account to manage your OXID eShop store.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed OXID eShop on POP! OS. Enjoy using your new eCommerce platform!
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