How to Install Sylius on macOS

Introduction

Sylius is an e-commerce platform that is built on top of the Symfony framework. It is an open-source project that enables you to create a fully functional online store. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Sylius on your macOS machine.

Prerequisites

Before we start with the installation, make sure that you have the following:

Installation

1. Install Composer

Composer is a package manager that is needed to install Sylius. If you don't have it installed, you can download and install it using the following command in the Terminal:

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

This will download and install Composer in your system.

2. Download Sylius

Once Composer is installed, you can download Sylius by running the following command in the Terminal:

composer create-project sylius/sylius-standard

This will download the latest version of Sylius and set up a basic project for you.

3. Configure Sylius

After downloading Sylius, navigate to the project's directory and configure it by running the following command:

composer install

This will install all the required dependencies for Sylius.

4. Start Sylius

To start Sylius, run the following command in the Terminal:

symfony server:start

This will start the Symfony built-in web server, and you should be able to see the Sylius home page by typing the following URL in your browser:

http://localhost:8000/

You can log in as an administrator by using the following credentials:

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Sylius on your macOS machine.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Sylius on your macOS machine. Now that you have Sylius up and running, you can start building your online store using its powerful features.

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