| 2.2. VirtueMart Installation |
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VirtueMart has the following System Requirements:
Apache 1.3.19 or above - http://www.apache.org, recommended: Apache 2.2.x
PHP 4.2.x or above - http://www.php.net, recommended: PHP 5.2.x
MySQL 3.23.x or above - http://www.mysql.com, recommended: MySQL 5.0.x
Joomla! 1.0.x, 1.5.x, recommended: Joomla! 1.5.x
You must ensure that you have MySQL-, XML- and Zlib-Support built into your PHP. PHP should be compiled with support for https (openSSL) and cURL!
PHP Safe Mode should be turned off.
The MySQL user, you access the database with in production use, must have the rights to create temporary tables.
VirtueMart can be used with most major browsers including: Internet Explorer (version 5.5+), Firefox, Opera 9+, Safari and Konqueror. Javascript doesn't need to be enabled in the frontend (when shopping and checking out). The administration section requires Javascript to be enabled.
The client/browser needs to be capable of accepting Cookies and Cookies must be enabled.