This article describes steps one can take to install and use X-Cart on Ubuntu Linux with Nginx support.
X-Cart is a powerful open-source eCommerce platform written in PHP. It enables individuals to setup eCommerce and online stores in minutes.
X-Cart is written in PHP and requires the LAMP or LEMP stack. It’s also easy to setup and maintain and can be used to set up with your own online stores.
X-Cart is not free; however, you only pay is a one-time licensing fee! No fee for transactions, no large monthly fees. If other eCommerce platforms are not suitable in your environments, you may want to consider X-Cart.
How to install X-Cart on Ubuntu Linux with Nginx support
As described above, X-Cart is a powerful open-source eCommerce platform written in PHP. It enables individuals to setup eCommerce and online stores in minutes.
Below is how to install X-Cart on Ubuntu Linx with Nginx support.
Install Nginx
X-Cart requires a webserver to function and the second most popular webserver in use today is Nginx.
So, go and install Nginx on Ubuntu by running the commands below:
sudo apt update sudo apt-get install nginx
Next, run the commands below to stop, start and enable Nginx service to always start up with the server boots.
sudo systemctl stop nginx.service sudo systemctl start nginx.service sudo systemctl enable nginx.service
Install MariaDB
X-Cart also requires a database server to function, and MariaDB database server is a great place to start when looking for an open-source database server.
To install it run the commands below.
sudo apt-get install mariadb-server mariadb-client
After installing, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable MariaDB service to always start up when the server boots.
sudo systemctl stop mariadb.service sudo systemctl start mariadb.service sudo systemctl enable mariadb.service
After that, run the commands below to secure MariaDB server.
sudo mysql_secure_installation
When prompted, answer the questions below by following the guide.
- Enter current password for root (enter for none): Just press the Enter
- Set root password? [Y/n]: Y
- New password: Enter password
- Re-enter new password: Repeat password
- Remove anonymous users? [Y/n]: Y
- Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n]: Y
- Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n]: Y
- Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n]: Y
Install PHP-FPM and Related Modules
X-Cart is a PHP-based application and requires PHP to function. To install PHP and related modules run the commands below
sudo apt-get install php-fpm php-common php-mbstring php-xmlrpc php-soap php-gd php-xml php-intl php-mysql php-cli php-mcrypt php-ldap php-zip php-curl
After installing PHP, run the commands below to open PHP-FPM default file.
sudo nano /etc/php/7.1/fpm/php.ini # Ubuntu 17.10 sudo nano /etc/php/7.0/fpm/php.ini # Ubuntu 17.04
Then change the following lines below in the file and save. You may increase the value to suite your environment.
max_execution_time = 180 max_input_time = 60 memory_limit = 256M upload_max_filesize = 64M
Create X-Cart Database
Now that you’ve installed all the packages that are required, continue below to start configuring the servers.
First run the commands below to create X-Cart database.
Run the commands below to logon to the database server. When prompted for a password, type the root password you created above.
sudo mysql -u root -p
Then create a database called xcart
CREATE DATABASE xcart;
Create a database user called xcartuser with new password
CREATE USER 'xcartuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'new_password_here';
Then grant the user full access to the database.
GRANT ALL ON xcart.* TO 'xcartuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'user_password_here' WITH GRANT OPTION;
Finally, save your changes and exit.
FLUSH PRIVILEGES; EXIT;
Download X-Cart Latest Release
Next, visit X-Cart site and register for a free account. You must enter your email address before you’re allowed to download a copy.
The English edition is what you’ll want to download.
After downloading, run the commands below to extract the downloaded file into Nginx root directory.
unzip x-cart-5.3.3.4-gb.zip sudo mv x-cart /var/www/html/xcart
Change or modify the directory permission to fit Nginx configuration.
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/xcart sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/xcart
Configure Nginx
Finally, configure Nginx server block configuration file for X-Cart. This file will control how users access X-Cart content.
Run the commands below to create a new configuration file called xcart
sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/xcart
Then copy and paste the content below into the file and save it. Replace the highlighted line with your own domain name and directory root location.
server {
listen 80;
listen [::]:80;
root /var/www/html/xcart;
index index.php index.html index.htm;
server_name example.com www.example.com;
location @handler {
index cart.php;
rewrite ^/sitemap.xml(\?.+)?$ /cart.php?target=sitemap;
rewrite ^/(.*)$ /cart.php?url=$1 last;
}
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ @handler;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
try_files $uri @handler;
fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
fastcgi_index index.php;
fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php7.1-fpm.sock; #Ubuntu 17.10
# fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php7.0-fpm.sock; #Ubuntu 17.04
include fastcgi_params;
fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
}
}
Save the file and exit.
Enable the X-Cart Site
After configuring the VirtualHost above, enable it by running the commands below
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/xcart /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
To load all the settings above, restart Nginx by running the commands below.
sudo systemctl restart nginx.service
Next, open your browser and browse to the server domain name. You should see X-Cart setup wizard to complete.
Please follow the wizard carefully.
Type the database connection info and continue
Wait a few seconds and X-Cart should be installed.
Enjoy!
Congratulations! You’ve just successfully installed X-Cart on Ubuntu
