User's Manual
VirtueMart User Manual
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In the part 'Upload new component' select the file 'com_virtuemart_x.x.tar.gz'. This is
the package file which contains all files for the VirtueMart Component, located on your computer
(see Step 1).
Now click on 'Upload File & Install'. Since the tar.gz file is about 1 MB in size, you will have to
wait a moment while the file is being uploaded to your server and unpacked.
If the upload takes too long, try Step 4 or do the Manual Installation.
4. Alternative: You can unpack the contents of 'com_virtuemart_x.x.tar.gz' and upload
those files to a remote directory using a ftp connection. Now specify the directory on the server
from where you want to install the files and click 'Install'.
Note
Package Files are mostly a ZIP or tar.gz compressed file directory, which includes all
information for the installation. The main file is an XML document which describes the
installation process. In order to use this function for your installation, your web server
must support the zlib extension. You can check this in the Admin Section Menu
item, System > System Info > System Information.
5. The VirtueMart Component should be installed now. You'll see the Welcome Message Screen with
some options for the next steps:
Installation Welcome Screen
You can now choose whether you want to install Sample Data (18 products, with attributes, in 5
categories) to see how things have to be set up.
Or you can 'go directly to the Shop >>' without installing Sample Data.