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How to install Tomatocart on linuxmint 18.3

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To install Tomatocart on linuxmint 18.3
TomatoCart is a professional and innovative open source eCommerce solution. The back-end is an impressive desktop-like ExtJS-powered interface, offering significant usability improvements and user experience. It' s the most easy-to-use shopping cart. In this tutorial, we will cover the grounds on the installation of tomato crat on Linux mint 18.3

Pre-requirements

  • Install LAMP (Apache, php7.0, MariaDB-server)

For MariaDB (create database, user and give privileges to the user)

  • For PHP installation
  apt-get install python-software-properties
  add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
  apt-get update
  apt-get install -y php5.6  php5.6-mysql php5.6-curl php5.6-xml  php5.6-mcrypt php5.6-gd

Installation

You have to download the Tomatocart package from the browser, using the following link.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/tomatocart/

After downloading, extract the downloaded package using unzip command

linuxhelp ~ # cd /home/user/Downloads/
linuxhelp Downloads # ls
TomatoCart-1.1.8.6.1.zip
linuxhelp Downloads # unzip TomatoCart-1.1.8.6.1.zip 
Archive:  TomatoCart-1.1.8.6.1.zip
d22e3b3fb38ba24d84b7db57ee138e01322ef438
   creating: TomatoCart-v1-released-v1.1.8.6.1/
  inflating: TomatoCart-v1-released-v1.1.8.6.1/.htaccess  
  inflating: TomatoCart-v1-released-v1.1.8.6.1/INSTALL.TXT  
  inflating: TomatoCart-v1-released-v1.1.8.6.1/LICENSE.txt  
  inflating: TomatoCart-v1-released-v1.1.8.6.1/README.md  
  inflating: TomatoCart-v1-released-v1.1.8.6.1/RELEASE.txt  
  inflating: TomatoCart-v1-released-v1.1.8.6.1/account.php  
.
.
.
  inflating: TomatoCart-v1-released-v1.1.8.6.1/templates/glass_gray/stylesheet.css  
  inflating: TomatoCart-v1-released-v1.1.8.6.1/templates/glass_gray/template.php  
   creating: TomatoCart-v1-released-v1.1.8.6.1/templates/system/
   creating: TomatoCart-v1-released-v1.1.8.6.1/templates/system/images/
  inflating: TomatoCart-v1-released-v1.1.8.6.1/templates/system/images/tomatocart.ico  
  inflating: TomatoCart-v1-released-v1.1.8.6.1/templates/system/offline.php  
  inflating: TomatoCart-v1-released-v1.1.8.6.1/templates/system/stylesheet.css

Next, rename the extracted tomatocart directory

linuxhelp Downloads # ls
TomatoCart-1.1.8.6.1.zip  TomatoCart-v1-released-v1.1.8.6.1
linuxhelp Downloads # mv TomatoCart-v1-released-v1.1.8.6.1/ TomatoCart
linuxhelp Downloads # ls
TomatoCart  TomatoCart-1.1.8.6.1.zip

And then you have to move the tomatocart directory to the /var/www/html directory

linuxhelp Downloads # mv TomatoCart /var/www/html/

Now go to HTML directory

linuxhelp Downloads # cd /var/www/html/
linuxhelp html # ls
index.html  TomatoCart/

Next, you have to change ownership and permission for the file as follows

linuxhelp html # chown -R www-data:www-data TomatoCart/   chmod -R 775 TomatoCart/

And then configure a virtual host for tomatocart. by creating a tomatocart.conf file as follows 

linuxhelp TomatoCart # vim /etc/apache2/sites-available/tomatocart.conf
[...]
< virtualhost *:80> 
servername www.linuxhelp1.com
Documentroot /var/www/html/TomatoCart
< Directory /var/www/html/TomatoCart> 
AllowOverride all
order allow,deny
allow from all
< /Directory> 
< /virtualhost> 
[..]

Next, enable the tomatocart.conf file 

linuxhelp TomatoCart # a2ensite tomatocart.conf 
Enabling site tomatocart.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run
  service apache2 reload

After that, you have to make an entry to the host' s file as follows

linuxhelp TomatoCart# vim /etc/hosts
< give your ip address>    < give your domain name>

Finally, you need to restart your Apache web server to make the changes effect

linuxhelp TomatoCart # systemctl restart apache2.service

After restarting apache server proceed for the further installation graphically from the browser, by navigating to http://local ip or domain name
web_access
Now the installation wizard will appear where you need to start with accepting the terms and condition
aceept_license
terms_conditions
Now it will show pre-installation check. once done click and continue.
pre_installation
preinstallation
next, configure the database setup and proceed further.
database_setup
db_setup
Now configure the server setup and click continue.
web_server_setup
Next, configure your store settings and click continue to proceed further
admin_cerdential
online_store_settings

Once the configuration is done, it will show the finished installation status. If you want login your admin page click administration tool
installation_finished

Now, you will the admin login page. Use the admin credentials to log in
login_page
On successful login, you will see the admin dashboard of tomatocart as shown below
admin_dashboard

With this, the method to install Tomatocart on linux mint 18.3 comes to an end.

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Frequently asked questions ( 5 )

Q

how to enable the rewrite modules?

A

# a2enmod rewrite

Q

where to create error and access log?

A

create error and access log for tomtato cart use the following path /var/log/linuxhelp/error_log
Customlog /var/log/linuxhelp/access_log

Q

What are the alternative of tomatocart?

A

the alternative of tomatocart were
PrestaShop
Snipcart
Bigcommerce

Q

Whta is tomato cart & how it is used?

A

TomatoCart is a professional and innovative open source eCommerce solution. The back-end is an impressive desktop-like ExtJS-powered interface, offering significant usability improvements and user experience.

Q

what are the Pre-requirements to install Tomato cart?

A

The Pre-requirements to install Tomato cart are

Install LAMP (Apache, php7.0, MariaDB-server)
For MariaDB (create database, user and give privileges to the user)

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