CoreShop is an open-source e-commerce framework built on Symfony. It allows you to build online stores and marketplaces easily. If you are a NixOS user and want to install CoreShop, this tutorial will guide you through the installation process.
Before you proceed with the CoreShop installation process, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:
To install CoreShop on NixOS, we need to install the following dependencies:
We will do this using Nix package manager. Open your terminal and run the following command to update the package manager:
sudo nix-channel --update
Next, run the following command to install the required dependencies:
sudo nix-env -i nginx php php-fpm mysql make
Now that we have installed the required dependencies, we can proceed to download and install CoreShop.
First, navigate to the CoreShop website and download the latest version of the framework. Alternatively, run the following command:
wget https://github.com/coreshop/CoreShop/releases/download/2.1.0/coreshop-dev-v2.1.0.tar.gz
Extract the downloaded file using the following command:
tar xvzf coreshop-dev-v2.1.0.tar.gz
Move the extracted files to your Nginx root directory using the following command:
sudo mv coreshop-dev-v2.1.0/ /var/www/coreshop
CoreShop requires access to a MySQL database to store its data. We need to create a database for CoreShop and configure its access.
First, log in to the MySQL server using the following command:
mysql -u root -p
Enter your MySQL root password when prompted.
Next, create a new database for CoreShop using the following SQL command:
CREATE DATABASE coreshop;
Create a new user for the database using the following SQL command:
CREATE USER 'coreshop'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
Grant the user all privileges on the database using the following SQL command:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON coreshop.* TO 'coreshop'@'localhost';
Finally, exit the MySQL client by running the following command:
exit;
We need to configure Nginx to serve CoreShop. We will create a new server block for CoreShop.
Open your Nginx configuration file using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
Add the following code at the end of the file:
server {
listen 80;
server_name localhost;
root /var/www/coreshop/public;
index index.php;
location / {
try_files $uri /index.php$is_args$args;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
fastcgi_param PHP_VALUE "error_log=/var/log/nginx/php_errors.log";
include fastcgi_params;
}
}
Save and close the file.
Finally, start the FPM and Nginx services using the following command:
sudo systemctl start php-fpm && sudo systemctl start nginx
You can now access your CoreShop installation by opening your browser and entering the following URL:
http://localhost/
You should see the CoreShop homepage if everything is working correctly.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install CoreShop on NixOS Latest. You installed the required dependencies, downloaded and installed CoreShop, configured database access, configured Nginx, and started the FPM and Nginx services. You also tested the CoreShop installation by accessing the homepage.
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