Akeneo PIM platform is designed to allow enterprises and business owners to collaborate and automate engaging experiences with customers and partners across multiple devices, including mobile. If you’re looking for an open-source, enterprise Product Information Management (PIM) platform for your business, Akeneo PIM is a good place to start. This open-source platform is based on the Symfony2 framework and is highly customizable.

How to install Akeneo PIM on Ubuntu Linux with Apache support

As described above, the Akeneo PIM platform is designed to allow enterprises and business owners to collaborate and automate engaging experiences with customers and partners across multiple devices, including mobile. Below is how to install it on Ubuntu Linux with Apache.

Install Apache2 HTTP Server

Akeneo needs a web server. and the most popular web server in use today is Apache2. So, go and install Apache2 on Ubuntu by running the commands below: Next, run the commands below to stop, start and enable the Apache2 service to always start up with the server boots.

Install MariaDB Database Server

Akeneo also needs a database server. and MariaDB database server is a great place to start. To install it run the commands below. After installing MariaDB, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable the MariaDB service to always start up when the server boots. Run these on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Run these on Ubuntu 17.10 and 18.04 LTS After that, run the commands below to secure the MariaDB server by creating a root password and disallowing remote root access. When prompted, answer the questions below by following the guide.

Enter current password for root (enter for none): Just press the Enter Set root password? [Y/n]: Y New password: Enter password Re-enter new password: Repeat 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

Restart MariaDB server

PHP 7.1 may not be available in Ubuntu default repositories… to install it, you will have to get it from third-party repositories. Run the commands below to add the below third party repository to upgrade to PHP 7.1 Then update and upgrade to PHP 7.1 Run the commands below to install PHP 7.1 and related modules. After installing PHP, run the commands below to open the Apache2 PHP default file. Then make the change to the following lines below in the file and save.

Create Akeneo Database

Now that you’ve installed all the packages that are required, continue below to start configuring the servers. First, run the commands below to create a blank Akeneo database. To login into MariaDB database server, run the commands below Then create a database called akeneo Create a database user called akeneouser with a new password Then grant the user full access to the database. Finally, save your changes and exit

Download Akeneo Latest Release

Next, visit the Akeneo site and download the latest version.

For Community Edition, replace pim-community-standard-v2.2-latest-icecat.tar.gz by the location and the name of the archive you have downloaded from https://www.akeneo.com/download For Enterprise Edition, replace pim-community-standard-v2.2-latest-icecat.tar.gz by the location and the name of the archive you have downloaded from Partner portal

You can also run the commands below to download and extract the file into the Akeneo root directory.

Initialize Akeneo

After extracting the file, change into the Akeneo directory and run the commands below Then run the commands below to set the correct permissions for Akeneo to function.

Configure Apache2

Finally, configure the Apahce2 site configuration file for Akeneo. This file will control how users access Akeneo content. Run the commands below to create a new configuration file called akeneo. conf Then copy and paste the content below into the file and save it. Replace the highlighted line with your domain name and directory root location. Save the file and exit.

Enable the Akeneo and Rewrite Module

After configuring the VirtualHost above, enable it by running the commands below To load all the settings above, restart Apache2 by running the commands below. Then open your browser and browse to the server domain name followed by install. You should see the Akeneo setup wizard complete. Please follow the wizard carefully. Then follow the on-screen instructions until you’ve successfully installed Akeneo.