Sylius is an open source, eCommerce platform built on Symfony 2 components. its lightweight codebase is designed with performance in mind..
With Sylius you can build your online store in minutes and start using its default themes to make your store look the way you want it. combine with the flexibility and power of its modules, you should be able to create a truely unique experience for your customers.
It also provides native markdown WYSIWYG support, Drag-n-drop, SEO friendly, flexible CSS framework and easily installation and management.
This brief tutorial shows students and new users how to install Sylius CMS on Ubuntu 16.04 / 17.10 and 18.04 LTS with Apache2 and PHP 7.2 support.
For more about Sylius CMS, check out its homepage.
When you’re ready to get Sylius working, continue with the steps below:
Step 1: Install Apache2 HTTP Server on Ubuntu
Apache2 HTTP Server is the most popular web server in use. so install it, since Sylius needs it.
To install Apache2 HTTP on Ubuntu server, run the commands below.
sudo apt update sudo apt install apache2
After installing Apache2, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable Apache2 service to always start up with the server boots.
sudo systemctl stop apache2.service sudo systemctl start apache2.service sudo systemctl enable apache2.service
To test Apache2 setup, open your browser and browse to the server hostname or IP address and you should see Apache2 default test page as shown below. When you see that, then Apache2 is working as expected.
Step 2: Install MariaDB
Sylius CMS also requires a database server to function. and MariaDB database server is a great place to start. To install it run the commands below.
sudo apt-get install mariadb-server mariadb-client
After installing MariaDB, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable MariaDB service to always start up when the server boots.
Run these on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
sudo systemctl stop mysql.service sudo systemctl start mysql.service sudo systemctl enable mysql.service
Run these on Ubuntu 17.10 and 18.04 LTS
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 by creating a root password and disallowing remote root access.
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
Restart MariaDB server
sudo systemctl restart mariadb.service
Step 3: Install PHP 7.1 and Related Modules
PHP 7.1 may not be available in Ubuntu default repositories for some systems. if you need it, you will have to get it from third-party repositories.
Run the commands below to add the below third party repository to upgrade to PHP 7.1
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
Then update and upgrade to PHP 7.1
sudo apt update
Next, run the commands below to install PHP 7.2 and related modules.
sudo apt install php7.1 libapache2-mod-php7.1 php7.1-common php7.1-mysql php7.1-mcrypt php7.1-mbstring php7.1-xmlrpc php7.1-soap php7.1-gd php7.1-xml php7.1-cli php7.1-curl php7.1-intl php7.1-zip
After installing PHP 7.2, run the commands below to open PHP default config file for Apache2.
sudo nano /etc/php/7.1/apache2/php.ini
Then make the changes on the following lines below in the file and save. The value below are great settings to apply in your environments.
file_uploads = On allow_url_fopen = On memory_limit = 256M upload_max_filesize = 100M max_execution_time = 360 date.timezone = America/Chicago
After making the change above, save the file and close out.
To test PHP 7.2 settings with Apache2, create a phpinfo.php file in Apache2 root directory by running the commands below
sudo nano /var/www/html/phpinfo.php
Then type the content below and save the file.
<?php phpinfo( ); ?>
Save the file. then browse to your server hostname followed by /phpinfo.php
/phpinfo.php
You should see PHP default test page.
Step 4: Create Sylius Database
Now that you’ve install all the packages that are required, continue below to start configuring the servers. First run the commands below to create Sylius CMS 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 sylius
CREATE DATABASE sylius;
Create a database user called syliususer with new password
CREATE USER 'syliususer'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'new_password_here';
Then grant the user full access to the database.
GRANT ALL ON sylius.* TO 'syliususer'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'user_password_here' WITH GRANT OPTION;
Finally, save your changes and exit.
FLUSH PRIVILEGES; EXIT;
Step 5: Download Sylius Latest Release
Next, visit Sylius site and download the latest package. or run the commands below to install git which is require to download Sylius pckages from github.
After downloading, run the commands below to extract the downloaded file and move it into a new Sylius root directory.
sudo apt install git curl
Next, run the commands below to install composer package and install. you must have curl package installed for the commands to work. if not, just run sudo apt install curl to install it…
curl -sS | sudo php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer
After that, change into Sylius root directory to install PHP required packages.
cd /var/www/html/ && sudo composer create-project sylius/sylius
During the installation, you should get series of prompts to type in the database name, username and password.
Creating the "app/config/parameters.yml" file
Some parameters are missing. Please provide them.
database_driver ('%env(SYLIUS_DATABASE_DRIVER)%'):
database_host ('%env(SYLIUS_DATABASE_HOST)%'):
database_port ('%env(SYLIUS_DATABASE_PORT)%'):
database_name ('%env(SYLIUS_DATABASE_NAME)%'): sylius
database_user ('%env(SYLIUS_DATABASE_USER)%'): syliususer
database_password ('%env(SYLIUS_DATABASE_PASSWORD)%'): new_password_here
mailer_transport ('%env(SYLIUS_MAILER_TRANSPORT)%'):
Next, run the commands below to complete Sylius setup.
sudo php /var/www/html/sylius/bin/console sylius:install --env prod
Then run the commands below to set the correct permissions for Sylius to function properly.
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/sylius/ sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/sylius/
Step 6: Configure Apache2 Sylius Site
Finally, configure Apache2 configuration file for Sylius. This file will control how users access Sylius content. Run the commands below to create a new configuration file called sylius.conf
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/sylius.conf
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.
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin [email protected]
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/sylius/web
ServerName example.com
ServerAlias www.example.com
<Directory /var/www/html/sylius/web/>
Options FollowSymlinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Save the file and exit.
After configuring the VirtualHost above, enable it by running the commands below
Step 7: Enable the Sylius Site and Rewrite Module
After configuring the VirtualHost above, enable it by running the commands below, then restart Apache2 server.
sudo a2ensite sylius.conf sudo a2enmod rewrite
Restart Apache2
sudo systemctl restart apache2.service
Next, open your browser and browse to the server hostname or IP address and you should see Sylius setup page.
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