How to Install Opencart on Ubuntu 19.04
Installation of OpenCart on Ubuntu 19.04
Open cart is a free and open source e-commerce platform for online shopping application and it provides a professional and reliable foundation from which we can build a successful online store. This foundation to use, to shop a variety of users and ranging from seasoned web developers looking for a user-friendly interface for using the shop owners will just launch their online business. This tutorial covers the installation of OpenCart on Ubuntu 19.04
Requirements for OpenCart:
Apache
MySQL
PHP and its module
(php php-xml php-mysql php-mbstring php-zip php-soap php-curl php-gd php-ldap php-imap php-common php-dev libmcrypt-dev php-pear)
Installation procedure
Before you begin, ensure that you check the version of Ubuntu you are using by running the following command.
root@linuxhelp:~# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 19.04
Release: 19.04
Codename: disco
configure the MySQL database. Log into MySQL as a root user and make the necessary settings.
root@linuxhelp:~# mysql -u root -p
Enter password:
Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 4
Server version: 5.7.26-0ubuntu0.19.04.1 (Ubuntu)
Copyright (c) 2000, 2019, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its
affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective
owners.
Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.
mysql> create database opendb;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.33 sec)
mysql> create user 'openuser'@localhost identified by 'Linuxc#45';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.76 sec)
mysql> grant all privileges on opendb.* to 'openuser'@localhost;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> flush privileges;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.76 sec)
mysql> exit
Bye
Once the database configuration is done, download the OpenCart installation package by using the wget command.
root@linuxhelp:~# wget https://github.com/opencart/opencart/archive/master.zip
--2019-05-22 01:59:57-- https://github.com/opencart/opencart/archive/master.zip
Resolving github.com (github.com)... 192.30.253.113, 192.30.253.112
Connecting to github.com (github.com)|192.30.253.113|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: https://codeload.github.com/opencart/opencart/zip/master [following]
--2019-05-22 01:59:58-- https://codeload.github.com/opencart/opencart/zip/master
Resolving codeload.github.com (codeload.github.com)... 192.30.253.121
Connecting to codeload.github.com (codeload.github.com)|192.30.253.121|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: unspecified [application/zip]
Saving to: ‘master.zip’
master.zip [ <=> ] 19.77M 1.11MB/s in 19s
2019-05-22 02:00:19 (1.04 MB/s) - ‘master.zip’ saved [20735392]
Once the download is completed extract the downloaded package using unzip command.
root@linuxhelp:~# unzip master.zip -d opencart
Archive: master.zip
c29a043ba2f26370f114b30217cc42e967616078
creating: opencart/opencart-master/
creating: opencart/opencart-master/.github/
creating: opencart/opencart-master/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/
inflating: opencart/opencart-master/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
inflating: opencart/opencart-master/CHANGELOG.md
inflating: opencart/opencart-master/CHANGELOG_AUTO.md
inflating: opencart/opencart-master/README.md
inflating: opencart/opencart-master/build.xml
inflating: opencart/opencart-master/composer.json
inflating: opencart/opencart-master/composer.lock
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inflating: opencart/opencart-master/upload/system/storage/vendor/zoujingli/wechat-php-sdk/Wechat/WechatScript.php
inflating: opencart/opencart-master/upload/system/storage/vendor/zoujingli/wechat-php-sdk/Wechat/WechatService.php
inflating: opencart/opencart-master/upload/system/storage/vendor/zoujingli/wechat-php-sdk/Wechat/WechatUser.php
inflating: opencart/opencart-master/upload/system/storage/vendor/zoujingli/wechat-php-sdk/composer.json
inflating: opencart/opencart-master/upload/system/storage/vendor/zoujingli/wechat-php-sdk/include.php
inflating: opencart/opencart-master/upload/system/storage/vendor/zoujingli/wechat-php-sdk/test.php
Move the OpenCart directory to apache root directory.
root@linuxhelp:~# mv opencart-master /var/www/opencart
Set the ownership and permission for OpenCart by using the following command.
root@linuxhelp:~# chown -R www-data.www-data /var/www/opencart
root@linuxhelp:~# chmod -R 755 /var/www/opencart
Configure the virtualhost for accessing the Opencart.
root@linuxhelp:~# vim /etc/apache2/sites-available/opencart.conf
<Virtualhost *:80>
Servername www.linuxhelp1.com
Documentroot /var/www/opencart/upload
<directory /var/www/opencart/upload>
allowoverride all
allow from all
</directory>
</Virtualhost>
Disable the default site access.
root@linuxhelp:~# a2dissite 000-default.conf
Site 000-default disabled.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
systemctl reload apache2
Enable the site access for accessing the OpenCart.
root@linuxhelp:~# a2ensite opencart.conf
Enabling site opencart.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
systemctl reload apache2
Enable the rewrite module.
root@linuxhelp:~# a2enmod rewrite
Enabling module rewrite.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
systemctl restart apache2
Restart the apache service by using the following command.
root@linuxhelp:~# systemctl restart apache2
Switch to your browser and enter the domain name.
Accept the License agreement to use the Opencart.
Check out the preinstallation requirements.
Now make changes as follows.
root@linuxhelp:~# cd /var/www/opencart
root@linuxhelp:/var/www/opencart# cd upload
List out and Rename the filename.
root@linuxhelp:/var/www/opencart/upload# ls
Admin catalog config-dist.php image index.php install php.ini system.
root@linuxhelp:/var/www/opencart/upload# mv config-dist.php config.php
Enter into the admin directory.
root@linuxhelp:/var/www/opencart/upload# cd admin
root@linuxhelp:/var/www/opencart/upload/admin# ls
config-dist.php controller index.php language model view
Rename the file name.
root@linuxhelp:/var/www/opencart/upload/admin# mv config-dist.php config.php
Restart the apache service by using the following command.
root@linuxhelp:/var/www/opencart/upload/admin# systemctl restart apache2
Configure the database detail and Admin account setup.
Now login with Admin user credential
After successful login, you will see the admin dashboard of OpenCart.
With this, the method to install Opencart on Ubuntu 19.04 comes to an end.
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# /etc/hosts
Errorlog /var /log /opencartdomain/error_log
Customlog /var /log /opencartdomain/access_log