How to Install Magento on Linux: A Complete Guide

Magento is a powerful open source e-commerce platform that is widely favored by many merchants. Installing Magento on Linux may be a challenge for beginners, but don't worry, this article will guide you through the installation process step by step.

preliminary

Before you start, make sure you have the following:

• A server with Linux installed (Ubuntu or CentOS recommended).
• Permission to access the server (usually the root user).
• Basic Linux command line knowledge.

Step 1: Install the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) Stack

Magento requires a LAMP environment to run. Below are the installation steps:

Updating software packages

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

Installing Apache

sudo apt install apache2
sudo systemctl start apache2
sudo systemctl enable apache2

Installing MySQL

sudo apt install mysql-server
sudo mysql_secure_installation

During installation, you will be asked to set the password for the root user and answer some security-related questions.

Installing PHP

Magento has specific PHP version requirements, so please select the appropriate PHP version according to the Magento version requirements. For example, if you are installing Magento 2.4, you will need PHP 7.4.

sudo apt install php7.4 libapache2-mod-php7.4 php7.4-mysql php7.4-cli php7.4-common php7.4-mbstring php7.4-gd php7.4-intl php7.4-xml php7.4- curl php7.4-zip

Restart the Apache server

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 2: Create MySQL Database and Users

Magento needs a database to store its data. Here are the steps to create a new database and users:

Login to MySQL

sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter the password you set when you installed MySQL.

Creating a database

CREATE DATABASE magento_db;

Create users and authorize them

CREATE USER 'magento_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'strong_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON magento_db.* TO 'magento_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT.

please include strong_password Replace it with a strong password.

Step 3: Install Magento

Download Magento

1. Access to Magento'sOfficial download pageThe
2. Select the desired version and download it.

Upload to server

Use FTP or SSH to upload the downloaded Magento archive to your server.

Unzip Magento

sudo unzip magento.zip -d /var/www/html/magento

Setting File Permissions

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/magento
sudo find /var/www/html/magento -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \.
sudo find /var/www/html/magento -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \.

Step 4: Install Magento

Access the IP address or domain name of your server (e.g., http://your_domain/magento) to launch the Magento Installation Wizard. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

You will need to during the installation process:

• Enter information about the database you created earlier.
• Create an administrator account.
• Configure store and system settings.

Congratulations, you should now have successfully installed Magento on Linux. this is just the beginning, Magento offers many customization options and extensions so you can start exploring how to make the most of this powerful e-commerce platform.