Shopware

Last change on 2023-10-18 • Created on 2023-10-18 • ID: KO-C67E6

This tutorial explains how to install the free online store management system Shopware. You can use Shopware to create a website for your own store.

Important note: Because of the high PHP memory limit, you need Web Hosting Level 19.

This is a 3rd party application. We do not provide Shopware technical support, and we cannot guarantee that it will work properly. For Shopware support, please see https://docs.shopware.com

Example terminology

  • Username: shepwa
  • Hostname: <wwwXXX>
  • Domain: <example.com>
  • Subdomain: <shopware.example.com>

Install Shopware

Step 1 - Download Shopware

You need Web Hosting Level 19.

You can download Shopware via an SSH connection. You can view your access details on konsoleH when you go to Access Details→Login data ».

After you establish an SSH connection to your server, you can download the PHP file directly into the public_html directory.

shepwa@<wwwXXX>:~$ cd public_html
shepwa@<wwwXXX>:~/public_html$ wget https://github.com/shopware/web-recovery/releases/latest/download/shopware-installer.phar.php

Step 2 - Install Shopware

Enter your domain name in a web browser and add shopware-installer.phar.php at the end (for example shopware.example.com/shopware-installer.phar.php). You should now be on the Shopware installation page.

  • Select a language and click on Continue. 01 Shopware installation language

  • You can keep the PHP path and click on Save configuration. 02 Shopware configuration path

  • Select the latest version and click on Download. 03 Shopware version

  • After the installation is complete, you can change the document root.
    Open konsoleH in a second window.
    Go to Settings→Server Configuration ».
    In "Server configuration (.htaccess)", select public and click on Document root. 04 konsoleH document root change

    Next, you need to change the memory_limit on konsoleH. Go to Settings→PHP Configuration ».
    Scoll down to "PHP settings" and set the value of memory_limit to "512M". 05 konsoleH memory limit

  • In the installation wizard, it should now say "Welcome to Shopware". Choose a language and select Next. 06 Shopware installation language

  • If the system is ready, select Next. 07 Shopware system ready

  • Read and accept the license agreement and select Next. 08 Shopware license agreement

  • Add the access details to your database and select Start installation.

    To view the information about your database, go to konsoleH and then Databases→MariaDB/MySQL ». If you don't have a database yet, you can add one now.

    09 Shopware database

It should now install Shopware. When the installation is complete, select Next. As a final step, create an admin account to manage Shopware and select Next.

Further steps

If everything works as expected, you can now create your own website! You can setup your website at https://shopware.example.com/admin, and you can access your website at https://shopware.example.com.

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