VirtueMart - 1.1 User Manual
Installation FAQ
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doc.do?proj_id=1]. Please note that the language files of VM 1.0 and VM 1.1 are of a completely
different structure and not compatible.
different structure and not compatible.
After you have extracted the Language Pack on your local hard drive, upload its contents to the
directory
directory
/administrator/components/com_virtuemart/languages
If you have no access or permission to upload the files via FTP, you can upload the whole Language
Package (as one complete archive) to that directory using the eXtplorer. After that you can extract
the file directly on the server.
Package (as one complete archive) to that directory using the eXtplorer. After that you can extract
the file directly on the server.
3. Switch the global Language + Locale
For Joomla! 1.0/Mambo: go to the global Configuration Screen, switch to the Tab "Locale" and
change the language option to the language of your choice.
change the language option to the language of your choice.
For Joomla! 1.5: go to "Extensions" => "Languages", select the language of your choice and make
it "default" by clicking that icon in the toolbar.
it "default" by clicking that icon in the toolbar.
VirtueMart should now pick up the correct language from its own language folder.
Note
The Language Files for Joomla!/Mambo and VirtueMart should have the same file name
(or a correct value for the tag "backwardLang" in the XML installer file of the language
under Joomla! 1.5).
(or a correct value for the tag "backwardLang" in the XML installer file of the language
under Joomla! 1.5).
This section doesn't cover information on how to set up a multi-language site with contents in more
than one language.
than one language.
This can be achieved by using 3rd Party Tools like
2.2.7. Installation FAQ
2.2.7.1.1.
The Installer tells me "ERROR: Could not find an XML setup file in the package". What's
wrong?
wrong?
Mostly
this
problem
arises
because
you
have
not
unpacked
the
file
VirtueMart_x.x_COMPLETE_PACKAGE.zip
before and tried uploading / installing this
file.
2.2.7.1.2.
The Joomla! 1.5 installer fails to install VirtueMart with the error message "There was an error
uploading this file to the server.". What's the problem?
uploading this file to the server.". What's the problem?
The most common reason for this problem is that the File you have uploaded is too big. The
File Size Upload Limit on your Server is set too low to allow larger files to be uploaded. By
default PHP allows files up to 2 MB, but this limit needs to be set to 4 MB in order to upload
the VirtueMart Component Install File.
File Size Upload Limit on your Server is set too low to allow larger files to be uploaded. By
default PHP allows files up to 2 MB, but this limit needs to be set to 4 MB in order to upload
the VirtueMart Component Install File.
If you have access to the php.ini, then change the directive
upload_max_filesize
to "4M"
and reload the server configuration.
If you are running PHP in CGI mode on Apache, you can place an
.htaccess
file in your
Joomla! root directory and place the following code inside: