# How to Install OpenCart on Rocky Linux 10 > URL: https://www.atlantic.net/dedicated-server-hosting/how-to-install-opencart-on-rocky-linux-10/ | Published: 2021-10-15 | Updated: 2025-10-21 | Author: Hitesh Jethva OpenCart is an open-source e-commerce platform written in PHP. It is simple, lightweight, user-friendly, and provides a web interface to manage it from the web browser. It allows you to easily manage product inventory, orders, affiliates, discounts, product reviews, payment gateways, and more. OpenCart comes with a lot of plugins and themes that help you to make your store more attractive and powerful. If you are looking to host your own online store, then OpenCart is a great choice for you. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install OpenCart on Rocky Linux 10. ## Step 1 – Install Apache, MariaDB, and PHP First, you will need to install Apache web server and MariaDB to your system. You can install them using the following command: ``` dnf install httpd mariadb-server -y ``` After installing both packages, you will also need to install PHP version 8.3 and all required extensions. First, install the EPEL with the following command: ``` dnf install epel-release -y ``` Finally, install PHP with all required extensions using the following command: ``` dnf install php php-gd php-ldap php-zip php-odbc php-pear php-xml php-mbstring php-mysqlnd php-snmp php-soap curl curl-devel unzip git -y ``` Once all the packages are installed, start the Apache and MariaDB service and enable them to start at system reboot: ``` systemctl start httpd systemctl enable httpd systemctl start mariadb systemctl enable mariadb ``` ## Step 2 – Create OpenCart Database OpenCart uses MariaDB as a database backend, so you will need to create a database and user for OpenCart. First, secure the MariaDB installation and set the MariaDB root password using the following command: ``` mysql_secure_installation ``` Answer all the questions as shown below: ``` Enter current password for root (enter for none): Set root password? [Y/n] Y New password: Re-enter new 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 ``` Next, log in to MariaDB using the following command: ``` mysql -u root -p ``` Once you are logged in, create a user and database with the following command: ``` CREATE DATABASE opencart; CREATE USER 'opencart'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password'; ``` Next, grant all the privileges to the OpenCart database with the following command: ``` GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON opencart.* TO 'opencart'@'localhost'; ``` Next, flush the privileges and exit from MariaDB with the following command: ``` FLUSH PRIVILEGES; EXIT; ``` ## Step 3 – Download OpenCart You can download the latest version of the OpenCart from the GitHub repository using the following command: ``` git clone https://github.com/opencart/opencart.git ``` Once the download is completed, change the directory to the downloaded directory and copy the upload directory to Apache web root directory: ``` cd opencart mv upload /var/www/html/opencart ``` You will also need to copy the sample configuration file: ``` cp /var/www/html/opencart/config-dist.php /var/www/html/opencart/config.php cp /var/www/html/opencart/admin/config-dist.php /var/www/html/opencart/admin/config.php ``` Next, set proper permissions and ownership using the following command: ``` chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/opencart chmod -R 777 /var/www/html/opencart ``` ## Step 4 – Configure Apache to Host OpenCart Next, you will need to create an Apache virtual host configuration file to host OpenCart on the internet: ``` nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/opencart.conf ``` Add the following lines: ``` ServerAdmin admin@yourdomain.com DocumentRoot /var/www/html/opencart/ ServerName opencart.yourdomain.com Options FollowSymLinks AllowOverride All Order allow,deny allow from all ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/yourdomain.com-error_log CustomLog /var/log/httpd/yourdomain.com-access_log common ``` Save and close the file, then restart the Apache service to apply the changes: ``` systemctl restart httpd ``` ## Step 5 – Configure Firewall If you are using firewalld then you will need to allow HTTP and HTTPS services through the firewall. You can allow them using the following command: ``` firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=http firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=https ``` Next, reload firewalld to apply the changes: ``` firewall-cmd --reload ``` ## Step 6 – Access OpenCart Web UI You can now access the OpenCart Web UI using the URL **http://opencart.yourdomain.com**. You should see the following page: ![OpenCart License page](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/p1-4-1024x580.png) Accept the license agreement and click on the **Continue** button. You should see the following page: ![OpenCart Dependencies Check page](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/p2-2-1024x571.png) Make sure all PHP extensions are installed then click on the **Continue** button. You should see the following page: ![OpenCart Database Configuration page](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/p3-1-1024x559.png) Provide your database details, admin username, password, and click on the **Continue** button. You should see the following page: ![OpenCart Install finish page](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/p4-1-1024x609.png) Now, open your terminal and remove the install directory using the following command: ``` rm -rf /var/www/html/opencart/install ``` Next, go back to the OpenCart web interface and click on **Login to your Administration**. You should see the OpenCart login page: ![OpenCart login page](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/p6-1024x482.png) Provide your admin username, password and click on the **Login** button. You should see the OpenCart dashboard on the following page: ![OpenCart Dashboard page](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/p7-1024x541.png) ## Conclusion Congratulations! 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