Installing Magento 2 on Ubuntu 18.04 can be done easily by following these steps:
Prerequisites:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (or a compatible distribution)
- Apache or Nginx web server
- PHP 7.1.3 or later with required PHP extensions
- MySQL 5.6 or later or MariaDB 10.0.2 or later
- Composer
Step 1: Update the Ubuntu packages
First, update the Ubuntu packages to the latest version with the following command:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
Step 2: Install Apache or Nginx
Install the web server you prefer. In this guide, we will install Apache. Use the following command:
sudo apt install apache2
Step 3: Install PHP
Install the required version of PHP and the necessary PHP extensions using the following command:
sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-common php-cli php-gd php-curl php-intl php-xsl php-mbstring php-zip php-bcmath php-iconv php-soap
Step 4: Install MySQL or MariaDB
Install MySQL or MariaDB server using the following command:
sudo apt install mysql-server
Step 5: Install Composer
Install Composer using the following command:
sudo apt install composer
Step 6: Create a Magento 2 database and user
Create a new database and user for Magento 2 to use. Use the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE magento_db;
CREATE USER 'magento_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON magento_db.* TO 'magento_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;
Step 7: Download Magento 2
Download Magento 2 from the official website or using the following command:
cd /var/www/html
sudo composer create-project --repository-url=https://repo.magento.com/ magento/project-community-edition .
Step 8: Configure Magento 2
Configure Magento 2 with the following command:
sudo bin/magento setup:install --base-url=http://localhost/ \
--db-host=localhost --db-name=magento_db --db-user=magento_user \
--db-password=password --admin-firstname=admin --admin-lastname=admin \
[email protected] --admin-user=admin --admin-password=admin123 \
--language=en_US --currency=USD --timezone=America/Chicago \
--use-rewrites=1
Step 9: Enable Apache Rewrite Module
Enable Apache’s rewrite module using the following command:
sudo a2enmod rewrite
Step 10: Restart Apache
Restart Apache using the following command:
sudo service apache2 restart
Now you have successfully installed Magento 2 on Ubuntu 18.04. You can access your Magento 2 store by going to http://localhost/ in your web browser.