Bagisto is an open-source eCommerce website platform that can be installed on Windows 11. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Bagisto on your Windows 11 computer.
To install Bagisto, you will need the following software installed on your Windows 11 computer:
The first step to install Bagisto is to download the latest version from the official Bagisto website. Go to https://bagisto.com/en/download/ and click on the "Download" button.
After the download is complete, extract the downloaded file to your preferred location.
Open your command prompt or terminal and navigate to the extracted folder path.
Run the following command to install the necessary dependencies:
composer install --no-dev
This will install all the required dependencies and plugins for Bagisto.
Create a new MySQL database using the phpMyAdmin available with the XAMPP setup.
Update .env file to configure the database by following command:
cp .env.example .env
# update the following lines in .env file with your database credentials
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=your_database_name
DB_USERNAME=your_database_username
DB_PASSWORD=your_database_password
Run the following command to migrate the database schema:
php artisan migrate
Run the following commands to generate key and create a symbolic link:
php artisan key:generate
php artisan storage:link
Start the XAMPP web server or any other web server you have installed on your Windows 11 computer.
Once the web server is up and running, you can access Bagisto by visiting http://localhost/bagisto in your web browser.
That's it! You have successfully installed Bagisto on your Windows 11 computer. You can now start building your eCommerce website using Bagisto.
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