In order to run Magento your server needs to meet some basic software requirements. You can test your server for compatibility by following these simple steps:
Download this file to your computer and unzip.
Upload the php file to your Magento directory on the server
In your browser navigate to this page:
/magento-check.php
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These are instructions for installing the open source Magento eCommerce System on Host service provider — Hostmonster.com account.
Download the full installation file package from http://www.magentocommerce.com/download
Unzip or Unpackage the the tar or zip file
Upload the contents of your Magento folder to your directory of choice via FTP
Login to your Hostmonster Cpanel and click on the MySQL Databases button on [...]
There are three kinds of products in Magento: Simple, Grouped, and Configurable. If you want to make a simple product, they are covered in detail in the “Creating products” tutorial.
Advanced Products
Advanced products in Magento are a way to consolidate product variants onto a single product info page in the front-end. The variants themselves have their [...]
Important Notice
Varien would like to note that we do not support any upgrade functionality until the stable version of Magento is released. We recommend to make a fresh installation after every new version release. We cannot guarantee that any customization done on the preview version will work for the stable version.
How will it work in [...]
Some hosting providers do not yet provide PHP5 on their servers, opting instead to stay with PHP4 for the time being. As Magento is a PHP5-only application, this can be a barrier for some users. This document outlines a possible workaround for such a scenario. The goal is to install PHP5 as a CGI binary and configure the web server (Apache) to use it instead of the default PHP4.
By using static blocks you are able to create content for category pages, allowing you to showcase items and promotions instead of just displaying the grid list of products.
One of Magento’s advanced features allows for management of multiple websites and stores within one installation, and we have an amazing system to support this: GWS - aka “Global, Website, Store.”
Global: This refers to the entire installation.
Website: Websites are ‘parents’ of stores. A website consists of one or more stores. Websites can be set up [...]
