OpenCart is a free open source e-commerce software for a better shopping cart solution. It is written in PHP and uses MySQL to store data.
It is one of the most popular eCommerce software suitable for a small and medium online businesses. You can easily manage orders, products and categories using OpenCart. OpenCart provides thousands of themes and plugins and supports multi-currency.
In this tutorial, we will learn how to install OpenCart on Ubuntu 16.04 server.
Requirements
- A server running Ubuntu 16.04.
- A normal user with sudo privileges setup on your server.
Update the System
Before installing any packages, it is recommended to update your system with the latest stable version. You can do this with the following command:
sudo apt-get update -ysudo apt-get upgrade -y
Once your system is up to date, you can proceed to install the Apache web server.
Install Apache Web Server
First, you will need to install the Apache web server on your system. You can easily install it by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install apache2 -y
Once apache is installed, start the Apache web server and enable it to start on boot with the following command:
sudo systemctl start apache2sudo systemctl enable apache2
Install PHP
You can install PHP and other required modules with the following command:
sudo apt-get install wget unzip php7.0-mysql php7.0-curl php7.0-json php7.0-cgi php7.0 libapache2-mod-php7.0 php7.0-mcrypt
Once all the packages are installed, you will need to make some changes in php.ini file:
sudo nano /etc/php/7.0/cli/php.ini
Change the following lines:
date.timezone = Asia/Kolkata
post_max_size = 32M
upload_max_filesize = 32M
Save and close the file when you are finished, then restart Apache web server to make this changes take effect:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Once you are done, you can proceed to install MariaDB server.
Install and Configure MariaDb Server
You will need to install MariaDB server to store data. You can install it with the following command:
sudo apt-get install mariadb-server -y
Start MariaDB and enable it to automatically start at boot time.
sudo systemctl start mysqlsudo systemctl enable mysql
By default, MariaDB is not secured, so you will need to secure it first. You can secure it by running the mysql_secure_installation script.
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Answer all the questions as shown below:
Set root password? [Y/n] n
Remove anonymous users? [Y/n] y
Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n] y
Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n] y
Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n] y
Once MariaDB is secured, log in to the MySQL shell and create a database for opencart:mysql -u root -p
Enter your root password when prompted, then create a database for OpenCart. It is recommended to set a secure password:
MariaDB [(none)]>CREATE DATABASE opencart_db;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
Next, create a username and password for opencart with the following command:
MariaDB [(none)]>CREATE USER 'opencart'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
Next, grant privileges to the OpenCart database with the following command:
MariaDB [(none)]>GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON opencartdb.* TO 'opencart'@'localhost';
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
Next, you will need to run the FLUSH PRIVILEGES command so that the privileges table will be reloaded by MariaDB and we can use new credential:
MariaDB [(none)]>FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
Next, exit from the MariaDB console with the following command:
MariaDB [(none)]>\q
Once you are done, you can proceed to the next step.
Install opencart
You can download the latest stable version of the opencart from the GitHub repository.
To download it, run the following command:
wget https://github.com/opencart/opencart/archive/master.zip
Once the download is completed extract the downloaded file with the following command:
unzip master.zip
Next, move the extracted archieve to the apache web root directory:
sudo mv opencart-master/upload /var/www/html/opencart
Next, you will need to change permissions of the opencart folder:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/opencartsudo chmod -R 777 /var/www/html/opencart
Next, change the directory to opencart and rename the configuration files:
cd /var/www/html/opencartmv sudo config-dist.php config.phpmv sudo admin/config-dist.php admin/config.php
Configure Apache Web Server for Opencart
You will need to create a virtual host file for OpenCart. You can do this by creating opencart.conf file inside /etc/apache2/sites-available/ directory:
`sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/opencart.conf
Add the following lines:
ServerAdmin admin@yourdomain.com
DocumentRoot "/var/www/html/opencart/"
ServerName yourdomain.com
ServerAlias www.yourdomain.com
<Directory "/var/www/html/opencart">
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
Require all granted
ErrorLog "/var/log/apache2/opencart-error_log"
CustomLog "/var/log/apache2/opencart-access_log" combined
Save and close the file when you are finished, then enable the site with the following command:
sudo a2ensite opencart.conf
Finaly, restart Apache web server so that the changes take place:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Once you are finished, you can proceed to access opencart web installation wizard.
Access Opencart
Before accessing the OpenCart Web Interface, you will need to allow HTTP service through UFW firewall.
By default UFW is disabled on your system, so you need to enable it first. You can enable it with the following command:
sudo ufw enable
Once UFW firewall is enabled, you can allow HTTP service by running the following command:
sudo ufw allow http
You can now check the status of UFW firewall by running the following command:
sudo ufw status
Next, Open your web browser and type the URL http://yourdomain.com, you should see the following page:
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Here, accept the License agreement and click on Continue button, you should see the following page.
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Here, the installer will check if your system meets all the requirements to install OpenCart. Once all the requirements satisfied. Click on Continue button, you should see the following page.
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Here, provide all the required details like, database name, Username, Password, Admin Username and Password, then click on Continue button. Once the installation is completed, you should see the following page:
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Here, click on LOGIN TO ADMINISTRATION button.
Provide your login credentials and click on Login button, you should see the OpenCart Dashboard as below:
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Note: After installing OpenCart don’t forget to to delete the install folder.
Conclusion
Congratulations! You have successfully installed OpenCarton Ubuntu 16.04 server. You can now easily create your own online store using OpenCart.
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