magento2-install.md

1. Download Magento 2

    git clone https://github.com/magento/magento2.git

Navigate to magento2 directory...

    cd magento2

...or 'unpack' magento2 directory

    mv magento2/* .

Set Permissions

    find . -type d -exec chmod 700 {} \; && find . -type f -exec chmod 600 {} \;

2. Run Composer

    composer install

3. (optional) Sample data

1. Add magento's package repository to composer:

    composer config repositories.magento composer http://packages.magento.com
   

2. Tell composer to find the latest sample data:

    composer require magento/sample-data:~0.74.0-beta16
   

3. Make sure 'Use Sample Data' is checked off during step 4 of the web installer.

4. Run web installer

Go to yourdomain.com/setup

5. Deploy theme

    php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy

Known issues:

1. Magento recommends that the files are owned by web server.

   chown -R [your web server user name] .
   

2. Use a proper domain:

• Domains with a user directory (eg. /~username/) aren't worth the hassle (sessions, rewrites, etc)
• If running Magento from a path, make sure to set RewriteBase in .htaccess
• Magento has issues recognizing 'localhost'.