General about Virtuemart

General about Virtuemart

for the content management system Joomla! there is an additional component, which were created specifically for web shops, the so-called "VirtueMart". So that you can set up your own online store and. The shop system was developed in 2004 under the name "mambo-phpShop. By 2005 the company Joomla! founded, was "mambo-phpShop a new name, namely" VirtueMart "was. Since autumn 2010, the current version is 1.1.6 available for download. The completion of a stable output of the next version 2.0 is planned in 2011. The pleasant site for German users, that is a version available in German, are included in the by and large, the legal framework in Germany. The distribution of the program is through online stores which carry the so-called "Trusted Shops" certificate, that trust can be considered.

What exactly is VirtueMart?

• This is an open source program that uses free, must be adapted and disseminated.
• The program is clearly structured and designed to be flexible so that it is relatively easy to expand and adapt to personal presentation can.
• VirtueMart can be applied in all commonly used Web browsers.
• The program uses "Pretty URLs", so suchmaschinenefreundliche URLs that are generated by the Apache module.
• VirtueMart Theme system differs from content design, enabling a better fit to requirements.
• Meanwhile, there are a numerically relevant community of Joomla! or VirtueMart users. In lively discussion forums to find help, there are numerous add-ons (such as statistics, ERP interfaces, import / export functions, etc.), payment interfaces and modules. This enables in-house quality or build.
• thousands of extensions (plugins, templates, components, modules) is a complete creative freedom of features and design possible.
• VirtueMart is written in PHP and uses MySQL as a database.
• The administration and configuration of VirtueMart stores are executed through a web interface.
• VirtueMart 1.1.5 is compatible with Joomla! 1.0.x and 1.5.x. From VirtueMart 1.5.0 will only Joomla! supports 1.5.0 and later versions.

  create a web shop with VirtueMart

  Basically, anyone with the patience, on its own a website or an online store with Joomla! or create VirtueMart. Compared with other systems that goes with VirtueMart relatively easy. These attributes are numerous guides available for download, and there are documents for future reference, but also video instructions. Instructions are also available in book form in specialized trade. However, anyone who wants to spend his time and energy elsewhere, which may be his shop by professional programmers can create.

  VirtueMart web host

  Crucial in a shop is the choice of Web hosts. There are so-called "Share Hoster," which are Internet service providers that enable the direct storage of user files. Sharehoster are not always very flexible when it comes to customer requests. In a shop, however, concerns the proper functioning without Störausfälle since online customers change otherwise with a mouse click to the competition. Therefore should not necessarily be saved on the web host. However, a normal enough webspace package is sufficient. Normally it is not necessary to book your own server. The following aspects need to be met for a complication-free operation: • sufficient webspace • traffic flat • adequate databases for the applications (ERP, etc.) • sufficient Mail Space • SSL certificate for secure web shop to have. This is compulsory on websites with financial transactions, as sensitive data such as financial data, etc. submitted.

  disadvantage by VirtueMart

  VirtueMart is Joomla! dependent, is not a so-called stand-alone software. Without Joomla! VirtueMart can not be used. The association VirtueMart The Association was founded to VirtueMart VirtueMart alsop source to maintain and develop further. VirtueMart Portal First hand news and background information can be found on the German http://virtuemart.de/ to VirtueMart portal.