Can I install Shopware locally for development purposes?

Start to building an e-commerce website, you should establish local development environments specifically for platforms like Shopware. Businessmen can use the shopware as their effective tool of designing attractive online stores since it is a powerful e-commerce platform. When Shopware is installed on your computer for development purposes, there are several advantages that the user may enjoy. It helps to work on customizations and fast testing while making it possible to iterate quickly. 

Installing Shopware Locally

• Picking a Local Development Environment 

Developers have to choose the shopware development environment they will work with when installing Shopware locally. Some of the popular ones include WAMP, Docker, and MAMP which all have their own advantages and considerations. 

• Shopware Installation Using Docker 

Setting up Shopware on your local machine is easy when you use Docker because it wraps the application and its dependencies in containers that are easily deployed and scalable. This is why many developers prefer it. 

• Installing Shopware using XAMPP/WAMP/MAMP 

Alternatively, there is the option of going for such common local server solutions as XAMPP, WAMP or MAMP. In these platforms Apache, MySQL and PHP are bundled together making installation of Shopware easier.

Navigating the Shopware Installation Process

Once the local development environment is set up, the next step is to install Shopware. This involves configuring database settings, fulfilling Shopware’s requirements, and following a step-by-step installation guide provided by the platform. Installing and updating Shopware requires only a few steps when you use the Shopware Installer. An automated update or installation will be carried out in a similar way.

• Downloading Shopware 6 

You can download Shopware 6 after making sure your web server’s routing settings are set up properly and that the system requirements are exceeded. Also make sure that the unzipped files and directories have write permissions.

Some steps to download the Shopware 6:

Step 1: Download the PHP file from the download area.

Step 2: Later on you create a folder on your webserver for your Shopware  installation and move the PHP file into this folder.

Step 3: Then open the file in your web browser:

Now, the installation process will begin

There are some steps to complete. Firstly, select the language you want to use, and the next step is configuration to choose the file that you want to select.

 After that, click the download button to download the shopware.

•  Shopware 6 Installation 

After completing this procedure, you go through the installation process, where you have to enter some information to install the shopware.

Here are also some steps to complete your Shopware installation.

After setting up your system requirements, General terms and conditions and database configurations, then the shopware 6 has been installed.

The installation process will inform you that the installation is completed. Click next to proceed to the configuration.

In this last step you specify the basic settings for your shop.