OpenCart is a popular open-source e-commerce platform that allows you to create and manage your online store with ease. Here is a step-by-step tutorial on how to install OpenCart on macOS.
Before we start, make sure you have the following:
First, head over to the OpenCart website at https://www.opencart.com and download the latest version of OpenCart. Once downloaded, extract the contents of the ZIP file to your web server's document root, typically found in /Library/WebServer/Documents/ in macOS.
Next, we need to create a MySQL database for OpenCart to use. Open a terminal window and run the following command:
mysql -u root -p
You will be prompted to enter your MySQL root password. Once logged in, create a new database by running the following SQL command:
CREATE DATABASE opencart;
Replace opencart with your preferred database name.
OpenCart comes with a configuration file called config.php. Copy the config-dist.php file to config.php in the upload/ directory of OpenCart.
cp upload/config-dist.php upload/config.php
Next, open the config.php file in a text editor and update the following values:
define('DB_DRIVER', 'mysqli');
define('DB_HOSTNAME', 'localhost');
define('DB_USERNAME', 'root');
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'yourpassword');
define('DB_DATABASE', 'opencart');
Replace yourpassword with your MySQL root password and opencart with the name of the database you created in Step 2.
We need to set the correct permissions for OpenCart to work properly. Run the following commands to set the correct permissions:
sudo chown -R _www:_www /Library/WebServer/Documents/opencart/
sudo chmod -R 755 /Library/WebServer/Documents/opencart/
Replace opencart with the name of the directory where you extracted OpenCart.
Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/opencart/, replacing opencart with the name of the directory where you extracted OpenCart. Follow the on-screen instructions to install OpenCart.
You have successfully installed OpenCart on macOS. You can now start customizing your online store and adding products. Happy selling!
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