Installing Sylius on Void Linux

Sylius is an open-source PHP eCommerce platform that offers advanced functionality and flexibility. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Sylius on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before starting this tutorial, you should have the following:

• A Void Linux system
• PHP 7.x installed
• A database management system (e.g., MySQL or PostgreSQL)
• Composer installed

Step 1: Download Sylius

First, you need to download Sylius from the official website. You can either download the latest version via the link below or use the command line using wget:

wget https://github.com/Sylius/Sylius/archive/v1.10.0.tar.gz

Step 2: Extract Sylius

After downloading the archive, extract it with the following command:

tar -xvf v1.10.0.tar.gz

This will extract the contents of the archive to a folder named "Sylius-1.10.0".

Step 3: Install dependencies

To run Sylius on Void Linux, you will need to install some PHP extensions. You can install them using the following command:

xbps-install -S php7 php7-gd php7-curl php7-mbstring php7-intl php7-opcache php7-ctype php7-dom php7-mysqli php7-pdo_mysql php7-json php7-session

Step 4: Install Composer

Composer is a dependency manager for PHP. You can download and install Composer from the command line.

First, download Composer:

curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php

Next, move the Composer executable to a directory in your PATH. Run the following command to verify the installation:

mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer
composer -V

Step 5: Create database and user in MySQL

Sylius requires a database to store data. You need to create a new database and database user. Run the following commands in your MySQL console:

CREATE DATABASE sylius_db CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
CREATE USER 'sylius_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON sylius_db.* TO 'sylius_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

You should replace "sylius_db", "sylius_user" and "password" with your own values.

Step 6: Install Sylius

Before installing Sylius, you need to configure the database connection. Open the .env file in the root directory of Sylius and modify the following lines:

DATABASE_URL=mysql://sylius_user:password@localhost/sylius_db

Replace "sylius_user", "password" and "sylius_db" with the values you used in Step 5.

Now, install Sylius dependencies:

cd Sylius-1.10.0
composer install

Next, run the following commands to create the database schema and load some demo data:

bin/console doctrine:schema:create
bin/console doctrine:fixtures:load

Finally, start the Sylius development server:

bin/console server:start

You should see a message that the server has started. Open your web browser and go to http://127.0.0.1:8000 to access your Sylius installation.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Sylius on Void Linux. You can now start experimenting with the platform and create your own eCommerce store.

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