WooCommerce is a popular e-commerce platform plugin for WordPress, which helps you create a powerful and customizable online store. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install WooCommerce on an Ubuntu Server.
Before we begin, you must have access to an Ubuntu Server installation with root or sudo privileges. You should also have an existing WordPress installation to use with WooCommerce.
First, update the package manager on your Ubuntu server to ensure that you're using the latest versions of packages.
sudo apt-get update
Next, we need to install some required packages for WooCommerce to work correctly.
sudo apt-get install php-gd php-mysql php-curl php-xml php-soap
We need to install WordPress to use as our platform for WooCommerce. You can follow the instructions here to install WordPress on your Ubuntu server.
Now, we can install the WooCommerce plugin. There are two ways to install WooCommerce: from the WordPress plugin directory, or by downloading the plugin from the WooCommerce website.
Now that WooCommerce is installed and activated, you'll need to configure it to work with your online store. To do this, go to the WooCommerce section in your WordPress dashboard and follow the setup wizard.
In this tutorial, we've shown you how to install WooCommerce on an Ubuntu server, either from the WordPress plugin directory or by downloading the plugin from the WooCommerce website. Once it's installed, you'll need to configure it to work with your online store. If you need further assistance, the WooCommerce documentation is an excellent resource to help you get started.
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