How to Install Magento Open Source on Void Linux

Magento Open Source is a popular e-commerce platform that allows you to create and manage an online store. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Magento Open Source on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

• A VPS or dedicated server running Void Linux.
• Root access to your server.

Step 1: Install Apache, PHP, and MySQL

Before you can install Magento Open Source, you need to ensure that the LAMP stack (Apache, PHP, and MySQL) is installed on your server. To install these components on Void Linux, run the following command:

xbps-install -S apache php mysql

After the installation process completes, start the Apache and MySQL services:

ln -s /etc/sv/apache /var/service/
ln -s /etc/sv/mysql /var/service/

Step 2: Install Composer

Composer is a dependency management tool for PHP that is required to install Magento Open Source. You can install Composer on Void Linux using the following command:

curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer

Step 3: Download Magento Open Source

You can download the latest version of Magento Open Source from the official website or clone the repository from GitHub using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/magento/magento2.git /var/www/html/magento

Step 4: Install Magento Open Source

To install Magento Open Source, navigate to the Magento root directory and run the following commands:

cd /var/www/html/magento
composer install
bin/magento setup:install --base-url=http://your-domain.com --db-host=localhost --db-name=magento --db-user=root --db-password=your_password --admin-firstname=Admin --admin-lastname=User --admin-email=admin@your-domain.com --admin-user=admin --admin-password=admin123 --language=en_US --currency=USD --timezone=America/Chicago --use-rewrites=1

Replace the http://your-domain.com with your domain name and provide your database details.

Step 5: Set File Permissions

To ensure that Magento Open Source works correctly, set the correct file permissions on the installation directory:

cd /var/www/html/magento
find var generated vendor pub/static pub/media app/etc -type f -exec chmod g+w {} +
find var generated vendor pub/static pub/media app/etc -type d -exec chmod g+ws {} +
chown -R :http /var/www/html/magento/
chmod u+x bin/magento

Step 6: Configure Apache Virtual Hosts

Finally, configure Apache virtual hosts to point to the Magento installation directory. Create a new configuration file under /etc/httpd/conf.d:

nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/magento.conf

Add the following configuration:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName your-domain.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/magento
    <Directory /var/www/html/magento>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
    ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/magento_error.log
    CustomLog /var/log/httpd/magento_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Make sure to replace your-domain.com with your actual domain name.

Save and close the file, and then restart Apache:

sv reload apache

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Magento Open Source on Void Linux. You can now log in to your Magento dashboard and start building your online store.

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