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Install REVE chat plugin
An important note is that if any user has integrated to a previous version, they need to uninstall to proceed. Click here for a step by step guide.
Step 1: Enable maintenance mode
Start by enabling maintenance mode to restrict access to your website’s frontend by running the following command as the Magento file system owner inside the root directory of your Magento installation:
php bin/magento maintenance:enable

Step 2: Install the extension
Upload Revechat.zip file in /magento-root/app/code/ directory. If you do not have any code directory under the app folder, you have to create it using below command
cd /magento-root/app/
mkdir code
Unzip the Revechat.zip using the following command.
unzip Revechat.zip

After unzip revechat plugin will be available at- /magento-root/app/code/Revechat/Widget
We have to fix file folder permission for code directory using the below commands
cd /magento-root/app/
find code -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;
find code -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;

Step 3: Verify the extension has been installed
Run the following command magento root directory to verify the extension has been successfully installed:
php bin/magento module:status Revechat_Widget
By default, the extension can be disabled:
Module is disabled

Step 4: Enable the Extension
php bin/magento module:enable Revechat_Widget --clear-static-content

Step 5: Register the extension
Finally to register the extension and complete the installation, you must run the following commands in your command line:
php bin/magento setup:upgrade

php bin/magento setup:di:compile

php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy

You can now clean the cache by running the following commands:
php bin/magento cache:clean
php bin/magento cache:flush

Fix File permissions of var folder-
find var -type f -exec chmod 777 {} \;

find var -type d -exec chmod 777 {} \;

php bin/magento cache:flush
Step 6: Verify uninstallation
Verify the uninstallation has been successfully completed by running the following command:
bin/magento module:status Revechat_Widget

Step 7: Disable maintenance mode
Next, disable maintenance mode by running the following command:
bin/magento maintenance:disable
Step 8: Configuring newly installed extension
Login to magento admin panel
Click ‘Reve chat’ menu from left sidebar, and then click ‘Account setup’
If you already have a REVE Chat account, please choose “Yes, I already have a REVE Chat account” and provide your email address. Otherwise, you can also choose “No, I want to create one” to create a new account. Click on the ‘Save Changes’ button.
Next, we have to provide integration access token to enable the shopping cart feature. Follow steps 9-19 to create your access token.
Click ‘System’, then ‘Integration’
Click ‘Add New Integration’
Give integration name
Click on ‘API’ and Select Resource Access ‘All’
Then click ‘Save and Activate’ from the dropdown
Click ‘Allow’
Click on ‘Done’
Integration is created.
Next, to get your access token click ‘edit icon’
Copy ‘Access Token’
Next, allow Oauth access tokens to be used as standalone bearer tokens. Got to Stores > Configuration > Services > OAuth > Consumer Settings > Allow OAuth Access Tokens to be used as standalone Bearer tokens option to Yes and save config.
Finally, Go to the REVE Chat plugin ‘Account Setup’ page again. And fill out the integration access token form. Then click ‘Save’, And that’s it! REVE Chat is successfully integrated with your magento shop.
Uninstall REVE chat plugin
Step 1: Enable maintenance mode
Start by enabling maintenance mode to restrict access to your website’s frontend by running the following command as the Magento file system owner inside the root directory of your Magento installation:
php bin/magento maintenance:enable

Step 2: Uninstall the extension
Next, disable the extension and clear previously generate static view files by running the following command:
php bin/magento module:disable Revechat_Widget --clear-static-content

If you have installed the plugin using composer then you have to remove it using composer.
run the following commands to uninstall the extension using Composer and update dependencies:
composer remove Revechat_Widget
php bin/magento setup:upgrade
php bin/magento setup:di:compile
If you manually installed the plugin in magento_root/app/code directory then you have to follow below commands
rm -rf magento_root/app/code/Revechat

php bin/magento setup:upgrade


php bin/magento setup:di:compile

php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy
Clear your Magento cache by running the following command:
bin/magento cache:flush

Step 3: Verify uninstallation
Verify the uninstallation has been successfully completed by running the following command:
bin/magento module:status Revechat_Widget

Step 4: Disable maintenance mode
Next, disable maintenance mode by running the following command:
bin/magento maintenance:disable
Fix File permissions of var folder.
find var -type f -exec chmod 777 {} \;

find var -type d -exec chmod 777 {} \;

php bin/magento cache:flush
Finally, open a web browser and verify that your website and admin panel are working as expected.
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