{"id":397,"date":"2012-04-11T14:12:50","date_gmt":"2012-04-11T14:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2012\/04\/11\/install-virtuemart\/"},"modified":"2021-11-19T02:04:31","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T07:04:31","slug":"install-virtuemart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/joomla\/joomla-2-5\/install-virtuemart\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install VirtueMart for Joomla 2.5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"alert\">Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12\/31\/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.joomla.org\/Joomla!_CMS_versions\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In this tutorial, we will show you <strong>how to install VirtueMart<\/strong> 2.0.2. After you have installed the software, we recommend reviewing our other VirtueMart tutorials to help you in getting started, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/joomla\/joomla-2-5\/link-to-virtuemart-store-front\/\">Linking to your store in your Joomla Menu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/joomla\/joomla-2-5\/add-new-virtuemart-category\/\">Setting up product categories<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/joomla\/joomla-2-5\/add-new-product-in-virtuemart\/\">Adding products in VirtueMart<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/joomla\/joomla-2-5\/paypal-setup-in-virtuemart\/\">Setting up PayPal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The installation of VirtueMart will help you setup an online store right within Joomla 2.5! With VirtueMart, sometimes referred to as simply VM, you have control over many of the essential e-commerce features, including product and category configuration, taxes and shipping settings, and even the selling of downloadable products.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Before installing VirtueMart:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>VirtueMart requires Apache, PHP, MySQL, and Joomla to be installed. All of InMotion Hosting\u2019s hosting accounts include these features, so configuring VirtueMart shouldn\u2019t be a problem. If you don\u2019t host with InMotion Hosting, please contact your web hosting provider and ask if your server meets these minimum server requirements. Also, if you haven\u2019t already, you\u2019ll have to <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/joomla\/joomla-2-5\/how-to-install-joomla-25\/\">install Joomla 2.5<\/a> before you can add VirtueMart.<\/p>\n<p>While the current version of VirtueMart is 2.0.6, the steps in this page still apply.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To install VirtueMart for Joomla 2.5<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li><strong>Download VirtueMart<\/strong>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/virtuemart.net\/downloads\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/virtuemart.net\/downloads<\/a> and click\u00a0<strong>Download VirtueMart 2.0.2<\/strong> under the <strong>VirtueMart 2.0.2 (stable)<\/strong> heading.<br><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/edu_joomla25_install-virtuemart_download-virtuemart.gif\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/edu_joomla25_install-virtuemart_download-virtuemart.gif\" class=\"optimized-lcp-image\" alt=\"download-virtuemart\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Extract<\/strong> the zip file you just downloaded, com_virtuemart.2.0.2_extract_first.zip<br><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/edu_joomla25_install-virtuemart_extract_virtuemart.gif\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"extract_virtuemart\" class=\"std_ss size-full wp-image-5478\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/edu_joomla25_install-virtuemart_extract_virtuemart.gif\" width=\"349\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>You will end up with two files:<\/p>\n<p>1. com_virtuemart.2.0.2.zip<br>2. com_virtuemart.2.0.2_ext_aio.zip<\/p><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/joomla\/joomla-3\/how-to-log-in-to-administrative-dashboard\/\">Log into your Joomla Dashboard<\/a><\/li>\n<li>In the top menu, hover over <strong>Extensions<\/strong> and click <strong>Extension Manager<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Under <strong>Upload Package File<\/strong>, click <strong>Browse<\/strong>. Find and select <strong>com_virtuemart.2.0.2.zip<\/strong>, then click <strong>Upload &amp; Install<\/strong>.<br><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/edu_joomla25_install-virtuemart_upload_com_virtuemart.gif\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"upload_com_virtuemart\" class=\"std_ss size-full wp-image-5479\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/edu_joomla25_install-virtuemart_upload_com_virtuemart.gif\" width=\"784\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>You should then see a page confirming VirtueMart has been successfully installed. At this point, you have just setup VirtueMart, but there are a few more steps. You will then be presented two options:\n<p>1. Install Sample Data<br>2. Go to the Shop<\/p>\n<p>In most cases, if software provides you with sample data, it is a good idea to install it. This sample data will include products, categories, etc. While you won\u2019t actually sell any of these sample products, if you configure VirtueMart to include them it will help you understand how everything within the shop fits together.<\/p>\n<p>Click the <strong>Install Sample Data<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/edu_joomla25_install-virtuemart_click-install-sample-data.gif\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"click-install-sample-data\" class=\"std_ss size-full wp-image-5480\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/edu_joomla25_install-virtuemart_click-install-sample-data.gif\" width=\"887\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>You will then see a success message stating <strong>Sample data installed!!<br><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/edu_joomla25_install-virtuemart_sample-data-installed.gif\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"sample-data-installed\" class=\"std_ss size-full wp-image-5481\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/edu_joomla25_install-virtuemart_sample-data-installed.gif\" width=\"722\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/li>\n<li>In the last few steps, we walked you through the installation of the first zipped file, com_virtuemart.2.0.2.zip. VirtueMart is not fully installed however, we also need to install the contents of com_virtuemart.2.0.2_ext_aio.zip\n<p>Again, hover over <strong>Extensions<\/strong> in the top menu and click <strong>Extension Manager<\/strong><\/p><\/li>\n<li>Click the Browse button under <strong>Upload Package File<\/strong>. Locate and select the <strong>com_virtuemart.2.0.2_ext_aio.zip<\/strong> on your computer, and then click <strong>Upload &amp; Install<\/strong>.\n<p><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/edu_joomla25_install-virtuemart_install_ext_aio.gif\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"install_ext_aio\" class=\"std_ss size-full wp-image-5482\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/edu_joomla25_install-virtuemart_install_ext_aio.gif\" width=\"769\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>You will then see a success message stating <strong>Installing Virtuemart Plugins and modules Success<\/strong>.<br><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/edu_joomla25_install-virtuemart_virtuemart-plugins-installed-successfully.gif\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"virtuemart-plugins-installed-successfully\" class=\"std_ss size-full wp-image-5483\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/edu_joomla25_install-virtuemart_virtuemart-plugins-installed-successfully.gif\" width=\"791\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Congratulations, you have successfully <strong>installed VirtueMart for Joomla 2.5<\/strong>! Our next step is to <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/joomla\/joomla-2-5\/link-to-virtuemart-store-front\/\">create a link to our VirtueMart store front<\/a> so users can get to our store.<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12\/31\/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install VirtueMart 2.0.2. 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