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[Directory](/) 2. / 3. mothership-ec/mothership AbandonedLibrary mothership-ec/mothership ======================== Mothership: E-commerce for Humans 1.4.0(9y ago)305565[11 issues](https://github.com/mothership-ec/mothership/issues)[2 PRs](https://github.com/mothership-ec/mothership/pulls)MITCSS Since Apr 2Pushed 9y ago9 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/mothership-ec/mothership)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/mothership-ec/mothership)[ Docs](http://mothership-ec)[ RSS](/packages/mothership-ec-mothership/feed)WikiDiscussions develop Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelogDependencies (7)Versions (24)Used By (0) Mothership: E-commerce for Humans ================================= [](#mothership-e-commerce-for-humans) [Mothership](http://mothership.ec) is open source web retail software, combining e-commerce with Electronic Point Of Sale (EPOS) into a single, unified platform. It is based on over 10 years experience, yet it is entirely new, containing zero legacy code, making it a perfect platform for developers. [![](readme_files/dashboard.jpg)](readme_files/dashboard.jpg) It incorporates the full range of applications you'd expect to run an online store, with some rather nice surprises too. Here's an incomplete list of the headline functionality Mothership currently supports: - CMS - Inventory - Shopping cart and checkout - Stripe integration (with open architecture for other merchants) - Excellent fulfilment process with printed documents and automated emails - Returns - Multiple currencies - Multiple tax rates - Gift vouchers - Discount tokens - Reports Coming soon! ------------ [](#coming-soon) - Electronic Point of Sale (EPOS) - Xero online accounts integration - Campaign Monitor mailing list integration A comprehensive [Functionality Reference list](http://wiki.mothership.ec/Functionality_Reference) is available on the Mothership Wiki. System requirements ------------------- [](#system-requirements) To set up [Mothership](http://mothership.ec) using the installer, you must have the following: - **PHP** 5.4.0 or higher - **PHP intl extention** (see [](http://php.net/manual/en/intl.setup.php)) - **MySQL** 5.1.0 or higher - **Apache** - **We cannot currently offer any guarantee that Mothership works with Nginx or other server software** - A **Unix-like** operating system (i.e. OSX, Linux, etc) - Mothership **will not** work in a Windows environment at present ### Recommended [](#recommended) - **Composer** - Composer is a PHP dependency manager which can be downloaded from [the Composer website](https://getcomposer.org/download/). - Composer is not required to install Mothership using the [automatic installer](http://mothership.ec/files/downloads/mothership.phar), but will be required for keeping your installation up to date, or installing Mothership manually - It is recommended that you install Composer globally - **Git** - We recommend using [Git](https://git-scm.com/) for version control, and this base installation takes the assumption that you are using Git to manage and track changes to your installation Installation ------------ [](#installation) There are two ways to install Mothership: - Using the automatic installer - Manually To install, follow the instructions below. For more help, be sure to check out [our wiki](http://wiki.mothership.ec), or visit [our forum](http://forum.mothership.ec). ### The installer [](#the-installer) To install Mothership using the installer: 1. [Download the installer](http://mothership.ec/files/downloads/mothership.phar) 2. Create an empty database 3. Run `php mothership.phar` in the terminal 4. Follow the instructions and answer the questions ### Manually [](#manually) 1. Run `composer create-project mothership-ec/mothership * ` 2. Add your database details to `config/db.yml` 3. Run `bin/cog migrate:run` from the installation directory in the terminal 4. Run `bin/cog asset:dump` and `bin/cog asset:generate` from the installation directory in the terminal 5. Run `chmod -R 777 tmp public logs data` from the installation directory in the terminal 6. Run `bin/cog task:run user:create_admin` in your terminal to create the first admin user Working on and contributing to this repository ---------------------------------------------- [](#working-on-and-contributing-to-this-repository) To set up an environment to develop on this repository 1. Clone the repo and install the dependencies using Composer 2. Create a `config/local` directory 3. Move **all** config files into this directory. Be sure not to commit any of these config files. 4. Follow instructions from **3.** onwards from the manual install guide above 5. Be sure to follow our [contribution guidelines](http://wiki.mothership.ec/Mothership#Contributing_to_Mothership) and [code of conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) ### Health Score 35 — LowBetter than 80% of packages Maintenance13 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity25 Limited adoption so far Community16 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity73 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor2 2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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