Install a LiteCart store and add cryptocurrency payment support.
Host: Oracle AMD instance. System: Ubuntu 22.04.
1. Initial System Configuration
sudo -i
apt update
apt upgrade
apt -y install language-pack-es language-pack-fr language-pack-de language-pack-zh-hans
2. Install Required Components: PHP, MySQL, and Others
apt -y install curl nano unzip apache2 libapache2-mod-php mariadb-server php php-common php-cli php-fpm php-apcu php-curl php-dom php-gd php-imagick php-mysql php-simplexml php-mbstring php-intl php-zip php-xml
2.1 Enable Related Modules
a2enmod rewrite headers proxy_fcgi setenvif
mysql_secure_installation
2.2 Configure the Database
mysql -u root - p <<END
ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '{desired_root_password_here}';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'root'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;
DROP USER IF EXISTS ''@'localhost';
DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS test;
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
END
When configuring the database, make sure the root password is set correctly. Different MySQL versions may use different setup methods.
2.3 Configure PHP
sed -ri 's/;?memory_limit\s*=\s*[^\s]*/memory_limit = 256M/' /etc/php/8.1/apache2/php.ini
sed -ri 's/;?upload_max_filesize\s*=\s*[^\s]*/upload_max_filesize = 64M/' /etc/php/8.1/apache2/php.ini
sed -ri 's/;?date\.timezone\s*=\s*[^\s]*/date.timezone = Europe\/Stockholm/g' /etc/php/8.1/apache2/php.ini
The
/php/8.1/path should be changed according to the PHP version you installed.
2.4 Add the LiteCart Database to MySQL
read -p "New database name: " newdb_name
read -p "New database user: " newdb_user
read -sp "Password for database user '$newdb_user': " newdb_password
mysql -u root -p -e "CREATE DATABASE $newdb_name; \
CREATE USER '$newdb_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '$newdb_password'; \
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON $newdb_name.* TO '$newdb_user'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION; \
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"
3. Configure Apache
nano /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default.conf
Enter the following code:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName youdomain.com
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
<Directory /var/www/html/>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Apply the changes:
systemctl restart apache2
4. Install LiteCart
cd /var/www/html
rm index.html
chown -R www-data:www-data ./
Now open the website address configured in Apache and continue the installation in the browser.
After the installation is complete, delete the install directory to avoid unnecessary errors.
rm -Rf install/
5. Configure SSL
5.1 Install the snapd Package Manager
apt install -y snapd
snap install core
snap refresh core
5.2 Install Certbot
snap install --classic certbot
ln -s /snap/bin/certbot /usr/bin/certbot
5.3 Use the Following Command to Install a Certificate
certbot --apache -d yourdomain.com
