The old VirtueMart 1 documenation for history reasons
Server Requirements
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 or Mambo (>= 4.6.2), 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.
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Client Requirements
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.