How to Install OXID eShop on Windows 10

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install OXID eShop on Windows 10. Before starting, make sure your computer meets the following requirements:

• Windows 10
• Apache 2.4 or higher
• PHP 7.2 or higher (with extensions: cURL, gd, soap, mbstring, zip)
• MySQL 5.7 or higher
• Composer

Let's get started!

Step 1: Download OXID eShop

1. Go to https://oxidforge.org/en/ and click the "Download" button.
2. Choose the latest version of OXID eShop and download the ZIP file to your computer.
3. Extract the ZIP file to a folder of your choice.

Step 2: Configure Apache

1. Open the Apache configuration file (httpd.conf) using a text editor.

2. Uncomment the following lines by removing the '#' symbol at the beginning of each line:

   LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so
   LoadModule headers_module modules/mod_headers.so
   

3. Find the DocumentRoot line and change it to:

   DocumentRoot "C:/path/to/your/oxideshop"
   

4. Add the following lines after the DocumentRoot line:

   <Directory "C:/path/to/your/oxideshop">
       AllowOverride All
   </Directory>
   

5. Save the changes and restart Apache.

Step 3: Configure MySQL

1. Open the MySQL command prompt.

2. Create a new database for OXID eShop by running the following command:

   CREATE DATABASE dbname;
   

   Replace 'dbname' with a name of your choice.

3. Create a new user with full access to the database by running the following command:

   CREATE USER 'username'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
   GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON dbname.* TO 'username'@'localhost';
   

   Replace 'username' and 'password' with your desired username and password, respectively.

4. Exit the MySQL command prompt.

Step 4: Install Dependencies

1. Open the command prompt and navigate to the folder where you extracted the OXID eShop ZIP file.

2. Run the following command to install the dependencies:

   composer install
   

Step 5: Install OXID eShop

1. Open the command prompt and navigate to the folder where you extracted the OXID eShop ZIP file.

2. Run the following command to start the installation process:

   vendor/bin/oe-console oe:instance:setup
   

3. Follow the prompts to configure your OXID eShop installation.

Step 6: Access OXID eShop

1. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost/.
2. You should see the OXID eShop homepage.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed OXID eShop on Windows 10!

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