PrestaShop is an open-source eCommerce platform, which allows you to create an online store to sell products and services. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install PrestaShop on POP! OS Latest.
To install Apache web server on your POP! OS Latest, follow the commands given below:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install apache2
To ensure that Apache has been installed or not, you can start the Apache service and verify that it’s running.
sudo systemctl start apache2
sudo systemctl status apache2
PHP is the programming language used to build the PrestaShop platform. Install the PHP with these commands:
sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql
After installing PHP, verify it by entering the command:
php --version
PrestaShop uses MySQL as its database management system. Use the following commands to install MySQL on your POP! OS:
sudo apt install mysql-server
Start the MySQL server and check the status.
sudo systemctl start mysql
sudo systemctl status mysql
phpMyAdmin is a web interface to manage the MySQL database.
sudo apt install phpmyadmin
Create a symlink to the PHPMyAdmin directory from the Apache document root directory.
sudo ln -s /usr/share/phpmyadmin /var/www/html/phpmyadmin
You can access the PHPMyAdmin by visiting http://your_ip_address/phpmyadmin from your web browser.
Download the Latest version of PrestaShop from the official website.
cd /opt/
wget https://download.prestashop.com/download/releases/prestashop_1.7.7.5.zip
Unzip the downloaded file using the following command.
unzip prestashop_1.7.7.5.zip
The next step is to move the extracted directory to the Apache webserver root directory.
sudo mv prestashop /var/www/html/
Give the necessary permissions to the PrestaShop directory using the following command.
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/prestashop/
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/prestashop/
Open a web browser and visit the following link to start the installation process :
http://your_server_IP/prestashop
You need to select the language and follow the installation wizard. You will be asked to provide your database details which were created earlier.
After filling in all the details, click on the “Install” button. This will start the installation process of PrestaShop.
After the installation process completes, you can log in to the PrestaShop dashboard.
Conclusion
By following the above steps, you can install PrestaShop on POP! OS Latest. PrestaShop is a powerful and user-friendly e-commerce platform that will help you to create an online store quickly and easily.
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