In this tutorial, we will show you how to install S-Cart on Ubuntu Server Latest Edition. S-Cart is an open-source e-commerce platform that allows users to easily create online stores.
Before we start installing S-Cart on Ubuntu server, update your server by running the command below.
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
S-Cart is built on PHP and MySQL. Therefore, to install S-Cart, we need to install the Apache web server, MySQL and PHP on the server. Run the following command to install the LAMP stack.
sudo apt-get install apache2 mysql-server php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql
During the installation, you will be prompted to create a MySQL root password. Create a strong password and set it.
Create a database for S-Cart to store its data. Log in to MySQL by running the command below.
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter your MySQL root password when prompted.
In MySQL, run the following commands to create a new database, a new user and grant the new user all privileges to the new database.
CREATE DATABASE scart_db;
CREATE USER 'scart_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'PASSWORD';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON scart_db.* TO 'scart_user'@'localhost';
Replace PASSWORD with a strong password for the scart_user.
Now that the database is ready, it’s time to download and install S-Cart. First, install unzip on the server by running:
sudo apt-get install unzip
Then, create a directory called “scart” in the /var/www/html/ directory where we will store the S-Cart files.
sudo mkdir /var/www/html/scart
Navigate to the /var/www/html/scart directory and download the latest version of S-Cart by running the command:
wget https://github.com/s-cart/s-cart/releases/download/v4.0.0-alpha/s-cart-v4.0.0-alpha.zip -O s-cart.zip
Unzip the downloaded file:
sudo unzip s-cart.zip
Using chmod, give the server permission to access the files:
sudo chmod -R 777 /var/www/html/scart
S-Cart requires a few adjustments to the Apache configuration for it to work correctly. Open a new configuration file.
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/scart.conf
Inside the file, insert the following lines of code:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/scart/
ServerName example.com
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
<Directory /var/www/html/scart>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Replace “example.com” with your domain name, save the file and exit.
With the new file created, enable it with the following command:
sudo a2ensite scart.conf
Restart the Apache server with the command:
sudo service apache2 restart
S-Cart requires the composer package manager to work. Install it by running:
sudo apt install composer
S-Cart requires a few PHP extensions. Install them by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install php7.4-curl php7.4-intl php7.4-mbstring php7.4-dom php7.4-gd php7.4-xml php7.4-zip php7.4-bcmath
Restart Apache afterwards.
sudo service apache2 restart
Finally, it’s time to run the S-Cart installation wizard. First, navigate to the configured domain name in your browser.
http://example.com/install/
Replace “example.com” with your domain name.
In the installation wizard, provide the database details such as the host, user, password, and name of the S-Cart. Click next to complete the installation.
S-Cart is now installed in your Ubuntu Server Latest edition. You can start configuring your online store and start making sales.
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