Install Magento 2.4.5 or Magento 2.4.6 on Ubuntu 22.04 with Apache2 and PHP 8.1

Follow the guide to install Magento 2.4.5 or Magento 2.4.6 on Ubuntu 22.04 with PHP 8.1, including configuring password access for the MySQL root account and installing/configuring Elasticsearch.

Step 1: Update and Upgrade System Packages

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sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade

Step 2: Install Apache2

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sudo apt install apache2

sudo systemctl enable apache2

sudo systemctl start apache2

Step 3: Enable Apache2 Modules

Enable required Apache modules:

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sudo a2enmod rewrite

sudo a2enmod ssl

sudo a2enmod headers

Restart Apache to apply the changes:
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sudo systemctl restart apache2
Step 4: Configure Apache Virtual Host for Magento

Create a new Apache configuration file for your Magento site:

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sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/magento.conf

Add the following configuration:

apache

<VirtualHost *:80>

ServerAdmin webmaster@your_domain

DocumentRoot /var/www/html/magento

ServerName your_domain

<Directory /var/www/html/magento/>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted</Directory>ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Step 5: Enable the Magento Site

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sudo a2ensite magento.conf

Step 6: Configure Hosts File

Edit the hosts file to map your domain to the server’s IP address:
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sudo nano /etc/host

Add the following line:

plaintext

127.0.0.1    your_domain

Step 7: Restart Apache

Restart Apache to apply the changes:

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sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 8: Set File Permissions

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sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/magento

sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/magento

Step 9: Test Your Configuration

Open your web browser and navigate to http://your_domain. You should see the default Apache page or a Magento installation page if you have already placed Magento files in the specified directory.

sudo systemctl enable apache2 sudo systemctl start apache2

Step 2: Install MySQL and Create Database for Magento 2

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sudo apt install mysql-server

sudo systemctl enable mysql

sudo systemctl start mysql

sudo mysql_secure_installation

Create a database and user:

sql

CREATE DATABASE magento_db;

CREATE USER 'magento_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';

GRANT ALL ON magento_db.* TO 'magento_user'@'localhost';

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

EXIT;

Step 3: Install PHP and Required Extensions

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sudo apt install php8.1 libapache2-mod-php8.1 php8.1-cli php8.1-fpm php8.1-json php8.1-common php8.1-mysql php8.1-zip php8.1-gd php8.1-mbstring php8.1-curl php8.1-xml php8.1-pear php8.1-bcmath php8.1-json

Edit the php.ini file:

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sudo nano /etc/php/8.1/apache2/php.ini

Ensure the following settings:

ini

file_uploads = On

allow_url_fopen = On

memory_limit = 512M

upload_max_filesize = 256M

max_execution_time = 360

date.timezone = [Your_Timezone]

Restart Apache:

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sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 4: Install and Configure Elasticsearch

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sudo apt install openjdk-11-jre

wget -qO - https://artifacts.elastic.co/GPG-KEY-elasticsearch | sudo apt-key add -

sudo sh -c 'echo "deb https://artifacts.elastic.co/packages/7.x/apt stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/elastic-7.x.list'

sudo apt update

sudo apt install elasticsearch

sudo systemctl enable elasticsearch

sudo systemctl start elasticsearch

Step 5: Install Composer

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sudo apt install composer

Step 6: Download and Install Magento 2

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composer create-project --repository-url=https://repo.magento.com/ magento/project-community-edition magento2

cd magento2

Step 7: Configure MySQL Connection in Magento

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sudo bin/magento setup:install --base-url=http://your_domain/ \

--db-host=localhost --db-name=magento_db --db-user=magento_user --db-password=your_password \

--admin-firstname=Admin --admin-lastname=User [email protected] \

--admin-user=admin --admin-password=admin123 --language=en_US \

--currency=USD --timezone=America/New_York --use-rewrites=1

Step 8: Configure Apache for Magento

Create a new Apache configuration file:

bash

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/magento2.conf

Add the following configuration:

apache

<VirtualHost *:80>

ServerAdmin webmaster@your_domain

DocumentRoot /var/www/html/magento2

ServerName your_domain

<Directory /var/www/html/magento2/>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Enable the site and restart Apache:

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sudo a2ensite magento2.conf

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 9: Set File Permissions

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sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/magento2

sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/magento2