Part 1: Build an ecommerce site using PrestaShop framework
Feb, 14, 2022
PrestaShop is an ecommerce platform that specializes in the development of e-commerce sites. Its purpose is to assist you in creating a stylish, fast online store.
In this tutorial, 1Byte will show you how to deploy a LAMP-based PrestaShop store on a CentOS 7 server instance.
PREREQUISITES
1) Domain name
+ Here are some reasons why you must have a domain name:
- When purchasing Cloud Server, you need a domain name to connect to the hosting.
- Without a domain name, you can not install SSL Certificate on it
- When you put your website into business, how do customers know what your website’s name is to access?
→ A domain name is a MUST
→ If you do not have a domain name, consider visiting 1Byte to buy it
2) Cloud Server
+ Because you have full root access, you can install PrestaShop framework entirely, whereas this is not possible with Shared Hosting.
→ If you do not have, you can buy it directly at Cloud Server
3) Deploy and logged in your Server
+ To be able to install packages in the easiest and most standard way. You need to use terminal
→ Logged in your Cloud Server
NOTE:
+ If your Cloud Server was previously used to host a website. Then 1Byte encourages you to:
- Backup all data (if necessary)
- Reinstall Cloud Server
+ You may ask why?
→ Because there is a significant likelihood that previously installed packages and frameworks may conflict with the packages and frameworks that are about to be installed
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Let's Get Your Hands wet
Step 1: Login into your Server
+ log in to Cloud server by terminal
Step 1: Update the system
+ Regardless of what we decide to do, we should first make sure that all of our packages is up to date.
sudo yum update -y
+ Next, we need to install nano, unzip and wget packages. We will need these commands later on
- Nano: a command-line based text editor
- Unzip: a command is used to unpack zip files
- Wget: a free and open source software package for retrieving files using HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP
sudo yum install nano -y
sudo yum install unzip -y
sudo yum install wget -y
+ By default, SELinux is enabled on a default CentOS 7 system. We recommend to disable SELinux on your system to prevent any security conflicts. You can disable SELinux by editing the /etc/selinux/config file
nano /etc/selinux/config
+ Find the following line: SELINUX=enforcing
+ Then, replace it with the following line: SELINUX=permissive
+ Next, use combined-key Clrl + O to save and Ctrl + X to close the file.
+ Finally, restart your system to apply the changes.
sudo reboot
+ In order for PrestaShop to function correctly, you need to setup the LAMP stack on your machine before you can deploy and use PrestaShop. In the following steps, I will show you how to install and configure Apache, MariaDB, and PHP.
NOTE:
+ LAMP stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP. Together, they provide a proven set of software for delivering high-performance web applications
Step 2: Install and configure Apache
sudo yum -y install httpd
nano /etc/yum.conf
+ As you can see, you cannot install the “httpd” package because it is currently excluded
+ Ok we know the reason, now we just need to remove “httpd” from “exclude” line
+ By the way, we also have to remove “mariadb” and “php” from “exclude” line too.
→ Because later on we need to install php and mariadb
yum clean all && yum update -y && yum install httpd -y
END OF FIXING INSTALL HTTPD WHEN GET ERROR!!!
+ Back to the road, if there is no error when installing httpd, please follow the steps below:
sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl enable httpd
sudo systemctl status httpd
(Please make sure that Apache HTTP Server is running )
+ Modify the current firewall rules so that visitors can access your online store:
sudo firewall-cmd --zone=public --permanent --add-service=http
sudo firewall-cmd --reload
sudo firewall-cmd --list-services
(Successfully added http service)
Step 3: Install and configure MariaDB
+ Install MariaDB and set it to automatically start after system reboot:
sudo yum install mariadb mariadb-server -y
sudo systemctl start mariadb.service
sudo systemctl enable mariadb.service
sudo systemctl status mariadb.service
+ Execute the secure MySQL installation process:
sudo /usr/bin/mysql_secure_installation
+ Go through the process in accordance with the instructions below:
Enter current password for root (enter for none): Press the Enter key
Set root password? [Y/n]: Input Y, then press the Enter key
New password: Input a new root password, then press the Enter key
Re-enter new password: Input the same password again, then press the Enter key
Remove anonymous users? [Y/n]: Input Y, then press the Enter key
Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n]: Input Y, then press the Enter key
Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n]: Input Y, then press the Enter key
Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n]: Input Y, then press the Enter key
NOTE:
+ In these steps above, you must remember the root user’s password in order to access the database.
+ Current password for root = password of root to connect to your server
+ Set root password = password of root to connect to your database
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+ Now, log into the MySQL shell so that you can create a dedicated database for PrestaShop:
mysql -u root -p
(Input the MariaDB root password you set earlier to log in)
+ Then setup the PrestaShop database using the following commands
CREATE DATABASE prestashop;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON prestashop.* TO 'prestashopuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword' WITH GRANT OPTION;
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Step 4: Install PHP and required extensions
+ Install PHP and required extensions using yum command:
sudo yum install httpd mariadb-server php php-cli php-bcmath php-mysqli php-gd php-pdo php-xmlrpc php-intl php-posix php-json php-curl php-zip unzip -y
+ After installing all the required packages, edit the php.ini file and change some default settings:
nano /etc/php.ini
+ Change the following lines corresponding to the values in the figure below :
TIP BEFORE EDITTING:
+ When working with nano, to find navigate to a certain keyword, use Ctrl + W, then type the keyword to find , finally just press Enter (basically, it works like you press Ctrl + F to file a keyword in your browser, or in Microsoft Word Office)
→ The nano will automatically move the mouse pointer to the location containing that keyword
max_input_vars = 3000
post_max_size = 64M
upload_max_filesize = 64M
max_execution_time = 600
memory_limit = 256M
(The original value of post_max_size is 8M, now increase to 64M)
(The original value of upload_max_filesize is 2M, now increase to 64M)
(The original value of max_execution_time is 30, now change to 600)
(The original value of memory_limit is 128M, now increase to 256M)
NOTE:
+ Please make sure to press Ctrl + O to save and Ctrl + X to quit
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+ Put all of the configuration changes into effect:
sudo systemctl restart httpd mariadb
Step 5: Create a web root and download the PrestaShop archive
+ Create web root “prestashop”
mkdir /var/www/html/prestashop
cd /var/www/html/prestashop
→ After this, all website related data such as plugins, themes, files, …etc will be put in this directory
+ Download the latest stable version of PrestaShop, which is 1.7.8.3 as of writing:
sudo wget https://www.prestashop.com/download/releases/prestashop_1.7.8.3.zip
ls -l
(Successfully downloaded prestashop version 1.7.8.3)
unzip to uncompress the archive
unzip prestashop_1.7.8.3.zip
ls -la
(Here we can see, after we unzip the file “prestashop_1.7.8.3.zip”, we get another file “prestashop.zip” )
NOTE:
+ Please do not delete or unzip file “prestashop.zip“. Because this file will be used when installing PrestaShop in the browser (Part 2)
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+ Setup the proper ownership for all of the files and directories in the archive, then move them to the web root directory:
chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/prestashop
Step 6: Remove the default page and configure apache to accept PrestaShop site
nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/prestashop.conf
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin admin@hobbykh.fun
ServerName hobbykh.fun
ServerAlias *.hobbykh.fun
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/prestashop
<Directory /var/www/html/prestashop>
Options +FollowSymlinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/prestashop-error_log
CustomLog /var/log/httpd/prestashop-access_log common
</VirtualHost>
NOTE:
Remember that change the value at:
+ ServerAdmin into your webmaster email
+ ServerName to your domain name
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Step 7: Visit your server from a web browser
http://[your-server-IP]/
(As you can see, the server’s PHP seems to be outdated. So we will update PHP to the latest version as below)
7.1 – Lets start by install yum-utils
yum install yum-utils -y
7.2 – Lets download Remi repo
yum install http://rpms.remirepo.net/enterprise/remi-release-7.rpm -y
yum-config-manager --enable remi-php74
7.4 – Refresh the repossitory and restart the httpd service
yum update -y
systemctl restart httpd
7.5 – Let’s check our PHP version
php --version
(Congratulations, we have successfully updated PHP version from 5.4 to 7.4)
7.6 – Visit your server again via web browser
http://[your-server-IP]/
(Hic hic, one more error. But don’t worry because 1Byte is here to help you overcome all difficulties ^^)
+ Ok now we just need to back our terminal, and install the so-called PHP zip extension
yum install php-zip -y
systemctl restart httpd
7.7 – Comeback our server in web browser again
+ As you can see, everything turned out perfect. The PrestaShop wizard will automatically install it on your server. All you need to do now is enjoy a cup of tea ^^
+ Once the installation is done, we’ll be… well, the post is already too long. Therefore, I would like to pause here and see you in Part 2 ^^
END!!!