How to Install AbanteCart on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS-Arnold

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　　AbanteCart is a free, open-source e-commerce platform based on PHP language. It is an>　　In this tutorial, we will learn how to install AbanteCart on Ubuntu 16.04.
Requirements

• 　　A server running Ubuntu 16.04.
  
• 　　A non-root user with sudo privileges.
  

Install Apache, PHP, and MariaDB
　　AbanteCart runs on Apache web server, written in PHP and uses MariaDB to store their data. So, you will require Apache, MariaDB, and PHP to work. First, install Apache, PHP and Other PHP modules by running the following command:
　　sudo apt-get install apache2 libapache2-mod-php7.0 php7.0 php7.0-gd php7.0-zip php7.0-curl php7.0-mbstring php7.0-mysql -y
　　Next, you will need to add the MariaDB repository to your system. Because, the latest version of the MariaDB is not available in Ubuntu default repository.
　　You can add the repository by running the following command:
　　sudo apt-get install software-properties-common -y
　　sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 0xF1656F24C74CD1D8
　　sudo add-apt-repository 'deb [arch=amd64] http://www.ftp.saix.net/DB/mariadb/repo/10.1/ubuntu xenial main'
　　Next, update the repository by running the following command:
　　sudo apt-get update -y
　　Finally, install the MariaDB server with the following command:
　　sudo apt-get install mariadb-server -y
　　Next, start the Apache and MariaDB service and enable them to start on boot time by running the following command:
　　sudo systemctl start apache2
　　sudo systemctl enable apache2
　　sudo systemctl start mysql
　　sudo systemctl enable mysql
Configure Database for AbanteCart
　　By default, MariaDB installation is not secured. So you will need to secure it first. You can do this by running the `mysql_secure_installation` script.
　　sudo mysql_secure_installation
　　Answer all the questions as shown below:
   Enter current password for root (enter for none): Enter　　
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 into MySQL shell with the following command:
　　mysql -u root -p
　　Enter your root password, then create a database for AbanteCart using the following command:
　　MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE DATABASE abantecart;
　　Next, create a user for AbanteCart, assign a password and grant all privileges on AbanteCart database with the following command:

　　MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE user abantecart>
　　MariaDB [(none)]> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES on abantecart.* to abantecart@localhost>　　Next, flush the privileges with the following command:
　　MariaDB [(none)]> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
　　Finally, exit from the MySQL shell with the following command:
　　MariaDB [(none)]> exit;
Install AbanteCart
　　You can download the latest version of the AbanteCart from Git repository with the following command:
　　wget https://github.com/abantecart/abantecart-src/archive/master.zip
　　Next, extract the downloaded file with the following command:
　　unzip master.zip
　　Next, copy the public_html directory from extracted directory to the Apache web root directory with the following command:
　　sudo cp -r abantecart-src-master/public_html /var/www/html/abantecart
　　Next, give proper permissions to the abantecart directory:
　　sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/abantecart
　　sudo chmod -R 777 /var/www/html/abantecart
　　Next, you will need to create an Apache virtual host directive for AbanteCart. You can do this by creating abantecart.conf file.
　　sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/abantecart.conf
　　Add the following lines:
　　
ServerAdmin admin@yourdomain.com
　　
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/abantecart
　　
ServerName yourdomain.com
　　

　　
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
　　
AllowOverride All
　　
Order allow,deny
　　
allow from all
　　

　　
ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/abantecart-error_log
　　
CustomLog /var/log/apache2/abantecart-access_log common
　　

　　Save and close the file, then enable the virtual host file with the following command:
　　sudo a2ensite abantecart
　　Finally, restart Apache service to apply all the changes:
　　sudo systemctl restart apache2
Access AbanteCart Web Interface
　　Now, open your web browser and type the URL http://yourdomain.com, you will be redirected to the AbanteCart installation wizard as shown in the following image:

　　Here, Agree to the License agreement and click on the Continue button, you should see the following page:

　　Here, validate all the requirements, then click on the Continue button, you should see the following page:

　　Here, provide your Database name, Database username, Database password, Admin username, and password, then click on the Continue button to start the installation. Once the installation is completed, you should see the following page:

　　Now, click on the Login to your Control Panel button, you will be redirected to AbanteCart login page as shown below:

　　Provide your admin credential and click on the Login button, you should see the AbanteCart Dashboard in the following image: