User's Manual

Automatic Installation

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.

Caution

This step again takes some time & the VirtueMart installer is running a lot of Database

Queries now. So please be patient!

6. Click 'Installers' => 'Modules' (or 'Modules' -> 'Install/Uninstall' if you're using an older Mambo

version) in the Top Menu to proceed to the installation of the VirtueMart Main module.

Choose the file 'mod_virtuemart_x.x.tar.gz' in the File Dialog and click 'Upload File &

Install'.

Repeating this step you can install the additional modules for VirtueMart.

Publishing the Module: