VirtueMart Developer Portal

Server Requirements

VirtueMart has the following Requirements:

Apache 1.3.x or above

recommended: Apache 2.2.x

MySQL 3.23.x or above recommended: MySQL 5.0.x

PHP 4.2.x or above

recommended: PHP 5.2.x

Joomla! 1.0.x or Mambo >= 4.6.2: recommended: Joomla! 1.0.x

You must ensure that you have MySQL, XML and Zlib support built into your PHP. Support for https (openSSL) and cURL is recommended!

If installing on your home or office computer (for local testing only) there are a number of packages for the various operating systems that will assist in establishing these requirements.

• XAMPP - multi-platform - Apache, MySQL, PHP, installation. http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.htmlthis system should not be used for "live" sites. Check out the XAMPP web site for full details.
• LAMP- Linux platform - Apache, MySQL, PHP, installation. Most Linux Distros now come with a pre-configured LAMP server available for useas a part of the standard installation. Alternatively, this may beavailable as an add-on, again tailored to your particular flavour ofLinux distro, from the project home page. Often the constituentcomponents can be managed separately as well rather than installed as a"unit".
• WAMP - Windows platform - Apache, MySQL, PHP, installation. http://www.wampserver.com/en/
• MAMP - Macintosh platform - Apache MySQL, PHP, installation. http://www.mamp.info/en/index.php
• JSAS - Joomla! Stand Alone Server - Pre-configured server with Joomla! pre-installed. http://jsas.joomlasolutions.com/not for "live" sites.
• The long way is to install each of the component elements separately and configure them all to work together.

On remote, hosted or dedicated servers the configuration and availability of these applications will depend on the host provider or the operating system that is installed upon the server. The variation that can occur between providers and OS can be significant and is outside the scope of this brief instruction. If you encounter a problem with your host provider and the use of Joomla! check the forums to see if other users have experienced the particular issue and what their solution was.

Joomla! and VirtueMart can be used with alternative web servers such as Microsoft© Internet Information Service but this is not a path we are exploring in this manual.

For particular issues or to see if a particular combination of programs meet the necessary criteria check http://forum.joomla.org to see if anyone else has succeeded with this task.

Client Requirements

Joomla! and Mambo can be used with most major browsers including:

• Internet Explorer 6+,
• Firefox 1.5+,
• Safari 2+ and
• Opera 9+.

The Administration Section requires Javascript.

The browser needs to be capable of accepting Cookies.