Magento 2 Ubuntu 16.04 Install
Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Magento Community in Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial LTS GNU/Linux.
And Magento for Ubuntu 16.04 is an out-of-the-box e-commerce platform with many features, such as catalog navigation, promotion rules, RSS feeds, product search, product tags, product reviews, tax rules, reports, and order management.
Especially relevant: Magento Ubuntu 16.04 Installation has a series of peculiar Software Requirements like only some PHP 5-7 Versions.
So First, you have to follow the Included instructions on How to Install PHP 7.0 on Ubuntu 16.04 GNU/Linux.
Moreover, if you want a Demo Quick Start Store it’s Best to Install Magento Sample Data after the Platform Using PHP Composer how described on the Linked Guide here Below.
Finally, and very significative, if you plan to Build a Web Commerce you find infos on How to Make Valid SSL Certificate for Free.
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1. Launching Shell Session
Or on Desktop Open a Terminal window
Ctrl+Alt+t on Ubuntu
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
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2. Installing LAMP
How to Install LAMP on Ubuntu GNU/Linux
In this Example we Install Magento as a magento.local Virtual Host.
To Setup a Custom Domain modify this Domain Accordly! -
3. Installing Required Packages
Again Install Required PHP 7 Extensions.
sudo apt install php7.0-cli php7.0-curl php7.0-dom php7.0-gd php7.0-intl php7.0-mbstring php7.0-mcrypt php7.0-mysql php7.0-soap php7.0-zip php-pear
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4. Increasing PHP Memory
Follow to Increase the PHP 5 Memory Limit.
sudo nano /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini
Set the Memory Limit to At Lest 512mb!
memory_limit = 512M
Ctrl+w to Search…
And Ctrl+x to Save & from nano Editor :) -
5. Enabling Apache Mod Rewrite
Next Enable Apache 2 mod_rewrite module
sudo a2enmod rewrite
And Restart Apache 2 to Load Setup:
sudo service apache2 restart
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6. Setting Up Magento Database
So Now Make Magento MySQL Database.
mysql -u root -p
Login with the MySQL ‘root’ Password.
And Enter the following commands at the mysql> Prompt.create database magento;
GRANT USAGE ON *.* TO magento@localhost IDENTIFIED BY '[PASSWORD]';
Set a Password for the magento User!
GRANT ALL ON magento.* TO magento@localhost;
exit
Here we make a ‘magento’ DB with a ‘magento’ Admin.
However in Production for Security it’s recommended to Set an Admin’s Name other than that… -
7. Downloading Magento 2
Download Magento 2 for Ubuntu GNU/Linux
Here I describe How to Install Magento without Sample Data.
For Data Installation see instructions included on Bottom.
In Firefox if prompted Choose ‘Open with Archive Manager’. -
8. Extracting Magento
Then Extract Mangento 2 Archive into /tmp/
If not Automatically Open then simply Double-Click on it:
Or from Shell:
tar xvzf ~/Downloads/magento-2*tar.gz -C /tmp/
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9. Relocating Magento
Again Relocate Mangento 2 Stuff
sudo mv /tmp/magento-2* /var/www/html/magento
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10. Fixing Permissions
By default the Apache 2 Web Hosts has to be Assigned to the ‘www-data’ Entity
cd /var/www/html/magento
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data .
Furthermore, we Assign the Right Permissions to Directories and Files:
sudo find . -type d -exec chmod 775 {} \;sudo find . -type f -exec chmod 664 {} \; -
11. Installing Magento 2
Running Magento Web UI Installer.
Point Browser to:
http://magento.local/Click on Agree to Test if Requirements are meet:
Then Configure Database Access:
Set the Web UI Base URL & Options:
Then Customize the Web Store:
Create an Admin Account:
Click on Install to Start with Magento 2 Setup:
Wait patiently while Magento Platform is Installed:
And in Few Time Magento will be Successfully Installed on Ubuntu.
Congratulations! :)
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12. Installing Magento Sample Store
How to Install Magento 2 Sample Data on Ubuntu GNU/Linux
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13. Installing SSL Certificate
How to Make and Install SSL Cerfitificate fro Free
So Now I’m truly Happy if My Guide could Help you to Install Magento 2 Ubuntu on 16.04!