VirtueMart - 1.1 User Manual
Language Installation
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4. Login in to the Backend (Administration) of your site (
http://www.your_site.com/
administrator/
).
5. When having logged in, you see this URL in the address bar:
http://www.yoursite.tld/administrator/index2.php
In Joomla! 1.5 it's
http://www.yoursite.tld/administrator/index.php
6. Now just add "?option=com_virtuemart" after
index2.php
, so it looks like this in your
browser's address bar:
http://www.yoursite.tld/administrator/index2.php?
option=com_virtuemart
and hit Enter.
7. You should now see the "Installation was successful..." Screen. There you can click on "GO TO
THE SHOP >>" or "INSTALL SAMPLE DATA >>" (when you want to have some sample
Products and Categories in your Shop). That's it for the first.
Products and Categories in your Shop). That's it for the first.
8. To install the Modules and Mambots/Plugins for VirtueMart, follow the instructions of the
Automatic Installation, Step 6 and Step 7. If this doesn't help you, because NO automatic
installations are possible, you can manually upload the files (you have probably already done this
in step 3).
installations are possible, you can manually upload the files (you have probably already done this
in step 3).
Modules and Mambots/Plugins require entries in the tables jos_mambots/jos_plugins and
jos_modules before they can be used.
jos_modules before they can be used.
You need to add these entries by uploading an SQL file (using phpMyAdmin [http://
phpmyadmin.net]) that contains all necessary queries:
phpmyadmin.net]) that contains all necessary queries:
/administrator/components/com_virtuemart/sql/
virtuemart.installation.addons.joomla.sql
Use the file
virtuemart.installation.addons.joomla15.sql
when you're on
Joomla! 1.5 and
virtuemart.installation.addons.mambo.sql
when you're on
Mambo.
Now you should have installed VirtueMart correctly.
2.2.6. Language Installation
Virtuemart is localized and its Interface can be switched to various Languages. From the start,
VirtueMart only comes with english language files.
VirtueMart only comes with english language files.
To make your VirtueMart run in the language of your choice you need to follow these steps:
1. Download & Install new Joomla! Language Files
To be able to use other languages, you must first find the right language File for Joomla!/Mambo.
Joomla!
Language
Files
can
be
downloaded
from
the
Joomla
Extensions Directory: Translations for Joomla! [http://extensions.joomla.org/index.php?
option=com_mtree&task=listcats&cat_id=1837&Itemid=35].
option=com_mtree&task=listcats&cat_id=1837&Itemid=35].
2. Upload the VirtueMart Language Files
VirtueMart Language files are available in a separate "Language Pack". You can find the Language
Pack for your version in the VirtueMart Downloads Directory [https://dev.virtuemart.net/cb/proj/
Pack for your version in the VirtueMart Downloads Directory [https://dev.virtuemart.net/cb/proj/