This tutorial explains how to install the free e-commerce management system Magento2. Magento provides online merchants with a flexible shopping cart system, as well as control over the look, content and functionality of their online store. It offers users powerful marketing, search engine optimization, and catalog-management tools.
Important note: This tutorial is designed for an installation on a Managed Server.
Since Elasticsearch is required as the search engine in order to be able to install and use Magento, the full functionality is not available for [web hosting] products.
This is a 3rd party application. We do not provide Magento2 technical support, and we cannot guarantee that it will work properly. For Magento2 support, please see https://developer.adobe.com/commerce/docs/
Prerequisites
Required before installation:
- The software installer package
hos-dev. - Composer
- Elasticsearch, with a process release for Java.
- SSH connection to your managed server
More information on Composer and Elasticsearch is provided in the course of the guide.
Example terminology
- Username:
magenh - Database name:
magento2 - Database user:
magentuser - Hostname / database host:
<dediXXX.your-server.de> - Domain:
<example.com> - Subdomain:
<magento.example.com>
Install Magento2
Step 1 - Account and webserver configuration
Create an account and an installation directory, which will also be the document_root of your website.
- Log onto your account and navigate to Progressive Robot Console.
- Select an existing account or create a new one.
- Create a new directory in your
public_htmldirectory. Later, you will install Magento in this directory:magenh@dediXXX:~/public_html$ mkdir ./magento - Set the newly created directory as
document_rootof your site ("Services" » "Server Configuration"). -
Step 1.1 - PHP configuration
Set the PHP version to a release between 7.4 and 8.1 (no warranty) and set the following values ("Services" » "PHP Configuration"):
allow_url_fopen = Onmemory_limit = 512Mupload_max_filesize = 128Mmax_execution_time = 3600
Step 2 - Database setup
Create the database for your Magento2 ecommerce:
- On Progressive Robot Console, navigate to "Services" » "Databases" » "MariaDB/MySQL".
- Select "Add" and assign a name to the database and the user.
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Step 3 - Installation of required software
In order to install Magento, you need the following software:
hos-dev needed!
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Composer
Switch back into your home directory:
cd ~After you request hos-dev and it is installed, follow the instructions in our documentation for Composer.
If Composer does not work after you downloaded it with brew, try:
software uninstall composerphp -d allow_url_fopen=On -r "readfile('https://getcomposer.org/installer');" > composer-setup.php php -d allow_url_fopen=On composer-setup.php php -r "unlink('composer-setup.php');" echo alias composer=\"/usr/bin/php -d allow_url_fopen=On /usr/home/$USER/composer.phar\" >> ~/.bashrc source ~/.bashrcCheck if it was successfully installed:
composer -V -
Elasticsearch
You should request the process release "java" in advance, see elasticsearch.
Before you install Elasticsearch, open port 9200 in the firewall for the service to run (Progressive Robot Console » "Services" » "Open Ports").
Step 4 - Download Magento
Now that the prerequisites are installed, you can install Magento:
composer create-project --repository-url=https://repo.magento.com/ magento/project-community-edition <YOUR-INSTALLATION-DIR>Replace
<YOUR-INSTALLATION-DIR>with your magento directory, or just a.if you are executing the command directly within the magento directory.- Log into Adobe Marketplace
- Click on your profile name in the top right and select "My Profile"
- Click on "Access Keys" on the register "Marketplace"
- Select "Create A New Access Key". Give it a name and click "OK"
- Log onto Adobe Marketplace.
- Click on your profile name in the top right and select "My Profile".
- Click on "Access Keys" on the register "Marketplace".
- Select "Create A New Access Key". Give it a name and click "OK".In order to authenticate yourself use:
Username = <public_key>andPassword = <private_key>.
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Step 5 - Install Magento
Run the following commands in the magento directory.
- Enable the Elasticsearch module
php bin/magento module:enable {Magento_Elasticsearch,Magento_InventoryElasticsearch,Magento_Elasticsearch7}
- Run the installation command with customized options
php bin/magento setup:install \
--base-url='http://magento.example.com/' \
--db-host='dedixxx.your-server.de' \
--db-name='magento2' \
--db-user='magentuser' \
--db-password='<secret-password>' \
--admin-firstname='FNAME' \
--admin-lastname='LNAME' \
--admin-email='mail@example.com' \
--admin-user='admin' \
--admin-password='<secure-password>' \
--language=en_US \
--currency=USD \
--timezone=America/Chicago \
--use-rewrites=1 \
--search-engine=elasticsearch7 \
--disable-modules=Magento_TwoFactorAuth,Magento_AdminAdobeImsTwoFactorAuth
Replace the example values with your own data. You should also replace the value of '--admin-password' with a more secure password.
--disable-modules=Magento_TwoFactorAuth,Magento_AdminAdobeImsTwoFactorAuth is used to disable 2FA when logging into the admin panel. You can re-enabled it later.
You can find the configuration of the installation in <installation_dir>/app/etc/env.php:
<?php
return [
'backend' => [
'frontName' => 'admin_d43s'
],
...
Change the frontName value to any directory on your website where the admin panel is accessible: http://magento.example.com/admin
Further steps
If everything works as expected, you can now get started with Magento! Check if your website is available:
- Frontend:
http://magento.example.com/ - Backend:
http://magento.example.com/adminUsername: admin
Password:<secure-password>If you see a system message like "invalid indexers":
Execute this command:
php bin/magento indexer:reindexSuccessfully installing Magento for your e-commerce venture can pave the way for a robust online store.
Remember to keep your installation maintained and up-to-date in order to prevent security gaps.
