Installation GuideTable of ContentsVirtueMart 1.1 Installation Tutorial1Table of Contents11. Preamble12. VirtueMart Installation12.1. Requirements12.1.1. Server Requirements12.1.2. Client Requirements22.2. Download22.2.1. General22.2.2. Editions22.2.2.1. The Joomla! eCommerce Edition22.2.2.2. The VirtueMart "Complete Package"22.2.2.3. The VirtueMart "Manual Installation Package"32.3. Installation and Upgrade32.3.1. New Installation32.3.2. Upgrade from mambo-phpShop32.3.3. Upgrade from VirtueMart 1.0.x32.4. Automatic Installation42.5. Manual Installation82.6. Installation FAQ103. Joomla! Global Configuration114. About the VirtueMart Project125. The Community126. The Documentation12Size: 137 KBPages: 14Language: EnglishOpen manual
Developer's GuideTable of ContentsVirtueMart Developer Manual1Table of Contents5Preamble9Chapter 1. Introduction111.1. History111.2. Differences to phpShop111.3. Joomla! Integration12Chapter 2. Basics132.1. Directory and File Structure132.2. Main Flow Chart152.2.1. Joomla Part152.2.2. Shop Part162.3. Core Modules & their Functions, Environment Variables162.3.1. Core Modules162.3.2. func162.3.3. Other important Environment variables172.3.4. Logging events with the vmLogger object182.4. Database Structure192.5. Database Access192.6. User Integration20Chapter 3. Modifying the Layout213.1. Themes and Templates213.1.1. Themes213.1.1.1. Introduction213.1.1.2. Theme Configuration213.1.2. Templates213.1.2.1. Introduction213.1.2.2. Placeholders or Variables?223.1.2.3. Using and "Fetching" Templates253.2. Finding the right File263.3. Modifying Templates263.3.1. Flypage Templates263.3.2. Browse Templates263.3.3. Order Confirmation Email Templates263.3.4. Basket Templates27Chapter 4. Creating or modifying Extensions294.1. Payment Modules294.1.1. Basics294.1.2. Quick-Create a new payment method294.1.3. Implementation Details314.1.4. The API specification314.1.5. Installing a Payment Module324.2. Shipping Modules324.2.1. The Basics324.2.2. The Shipping API specification334.2.3. Installing a Shipping Module34Chapter 5. Developer Guidelines355.1. General355.1.1. Using and updating the Changelog355.1.2. Compatibility355.1.2.1. PHP version compatibility355.1.2.2. MySQL version compatibility355.1.2.3. Mambo version compatibility365.1.3. Accessibility365.1.3.1. XHTML Compliance365.1.3.2. Javascript365.2. Coding Guidelines365.3. SVN Access395.3.1. How to obtain the latest VirtueMart source code from SVN395.3.1.1. General Information395.3.1.2. Development Version395.3.1.3. Latest code from VirtueMart 1.0.x (stable branch)395.3.1.4. How to build an installable archive from the sources395.3.2. Documentation Sources405.4. Using SVN405.4.1. Basic points405.4.1.1. When to check in405.4.1.2. Commit messages405.4.1.3. Using tags415.4.2. Code415.4.2.1. Never reformat code415.4.2.2. Format code consistently415.4.2.3. Tab settings415.4.2.4. Comments415.4.2.5. SVN ident strings415.4.3. Handling tricky situations415.4.3.1. "Whoops! I checked in the wrong thing!"425.4.3.2. "Whoops! I cocked up a svn import!"425.5. Database425.5.1. Changelog!425.5.2. SQL Update File42Chapter 6. About the Project436.1. The Project436.2. Documentation436.3. Homepage, Forum, Developer Resources43Size: 201 KBPages: 44Language: EnglishOpen manual
User ManualTable of ContentsVirtueMart 1.1 User Manual1Table of Contents3Preamble9Chapter 1. Introduction111.1. What is VirtueMart?111.1.1. About111.1.2. Features111.1.2.1. General Features111.1.2.2. Product Catalog Features111.1.2.3. Administration Features121.1.2.4. Payment Modules121.1.2.5. Shipping Modules121.2. What does it not do?131.3. Screenshots13Chapter 2. Installation172.1. Joomla! / Mambo Installation172.2. VirtueMart Installation172.2.1. Requirements172.2.1.1. Server Requirements172.2.1.2. Client Requirements172.2.2. Download172.2.2.1. General172.2.2.2. Editions182.2.2.2.1. VirtueMart eCommerce Bundle182.2.2.2.2. The VirtueMart "Complete Package"182.2.2.2.3. The VirtueMart "Manual Installation Package"182.2.3. Installation and Upgrade182.2.3.1. New Installation182.2.3.2. Upgrade from mambo-phpShop182.2.3.3. Upgrade from VirtueMart 1.0.x192.2.4. Automatic Installation202.2.5. Manual Installation242.2.6. Language Installation252.2.7. Installation FAQ26Chapter 3. First Steps293.1. Joomla! Global Configuration29Chapter 4. Administrator Tutorial314.1. Shop Configuration314.1.1. Global314.1.2. Security344.1.3. Site (Display & Layout)354.1.4. Shipping374.1.5. Checkout374.1.6. Downloads374.2. Getting Started384.3. Store Setup404.4. Countries, Currencies, Core Modules & Functions424.4.1. Managing Countries424.4.2. Managing Currencies434.4.3. VirtueMart Core Modules444.4.4. VirtueMart Core Functions454.5. Manufacturer Administration474.5.1. Manufacturer Categories474.5.2. Manufacturers484.6. Product Administration494.6.1. Product Categories494.6.1.1. Adding or modifying Product Categories494.6.1.2. Reordering or sorting Product Categories504.6.1.3. Removing Product Categories514.6.2. Products514.6.2.1. Adding/Updating Products514.6.2.2. CSV Import/Export574.6.2.3. Deleting Products574.6.3. Product Price Management574.6.3.1. Adding or Modifying Prices574.6.3.2. Deleting a Price614.6.4. Product Variations and Attributes614.6.4.1. Attributes with Stock Control (Child and Parent Products)614.6.4.1.1. Adding Product Attributes624.6.4.1.2. Adding Items624.6.4.1.3. Editing Items634.6.4.1.4. Deleting Items644.6.4.1.5. Editing product Attributes644.6.4.1.6. Deleting Product Attributes644.6.4.2. Simple Attributes (no Stock Control)644.6.4.2.1. Advanced Attributes644.6.4.2.2. Custom Attributes654.6.5. Product Types Management654.6.5.1. Product Types Management664.6.5.1.1. Creating product types664.6.5.1.2. Editing Product Types Information674.6.5.1.2.1. 684.6.5.1.3. Product Type Parameters684.6.5.2. Product Type Relations724.6.5.3. Advanced Search According to Parameters794.6.5.4. Deleting Product Types834.6.6. Product Downloads, additional Images and Files834.6.6.1. General834.6.6.2. Selling downlodable Products844.6.6.2.1. Add a downloadable Product File854.6.6.2.2. More Information about Product Downloads864.6.6.3. Additional Images and Files874.6.7. Product Discounts884.6.8. Product Ratings and Reviews894.6.8.1. General894.6.8.2. Review Moderation894.7. User Management904.7.1. Shopper Groups904.7.1.1. Adding or modifying a Shopper Group904.7.1.2. Deleting Shopper Groups914.7.2. Users914.7.2.1. Adding or modifying Users914.7.2.2. Deleting Users914.7.3. User Groups924.7.4. User Registration Fields934.7.4.1. Add a new Field944.7.4.2. Modifying Fields964.7.4.3. Deleting Fields984.8. Order Administration984.8.1. The Order List994.8.2. The Order Details1004.9. Vendor Administration1014.9.1. Vendor Categories1014.9.1.1. Browsing Vendor Categories1014.9.1.2. Adding Vendor Categories1024.9.1.3. Editing Vendor Categories1034.9.1.4. Deleting Vendor Categories1034.9.2. Vendors1044.9.2.1. Adding a Vendor1044.9.2.2. Editing Vendors1054.9.2.3. Deleting Vendors1054.10. Tax Rates1064.10.1. Adding Tax Rates1064.11. Shipping Modules1074.11.1. Standard Shipping1074.11.2. UPS Shipping Module1104.11.3. USPS Shipping Module1104.11.4. Intershipper Shipping1104.11.5. Zone Shipping1104.12. Payment Methods1104.12.1. Payment Method Management1104.12.2. Add and Edit Payment Methods1114.12.3. Pre-Configured Payment Methods1124.12.3.1. PayPal1124.12.3.2. Worldpay1124.12.3.3. authorize.net1134.12.3.4. 2Checkout1134.12.3.5. eWay1134.12.3.6. Paymate1134.12.3.7. eProcessingNetwork.com1134.12.3.8. NoChex1144.12.3.9. PayMeNow1144.13. Coupon Administration1144.14. Reports115Chapter 5. About VirtueMart1175.1. Known Problems1175.2. To-Do List1175.2.1. Wishlist / Not implemented Features1175.2.2. General1175.3. About the VirtueMart Project1175.4. The Community1175.5. The Documentation118Size: 2.2 MBPages: 118Language: EnglishOpen manual
