How do I install VMConnector WebServices?

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 VMConnector WebServices is a Joomla/VirtueMart module. To install it, just follow regular Joomla Module installation (Joomla admin interface / Installers / Modules / Upload and install button).

Regular installation procedures are available here .

More information related to potential installation problems or errors:

• If you get a MEDIA upload error, it might be because some ISP (Internet Services Providers) does not allow uploads over 2 MB. You may need to increase the "php.ini" file "upload_max_filesize" parameter to 4 MB as the VMConnector module is over 3 MB.

  
  Important note: If you tried to install the VMConnector module with an insufficient upload parameter, typically 2 MB, you will get an error message, but you may also be unable to re-install it!

  The reason is that sometime, when the install fails, it does not remove all VMConnector files, so you may have to clear manually within your website the following files and folder:

   

  • ... your website ... /modules/mod_vmconnector.php

  • ... your website ... /modules/mod_vmconnector.xml

  • ... your website ... /modules/idt_vmcon (for Joomla 1.0.x and Virtuemart 1.0.x versions)

  • ... your website ... /modules/mod_vmconnector (for Joomla 1.1.x and Virtuemart 1.1.x versions)

    
    When it has been cleaned, try to install again!

     

• VMConnector is protected and encoded with IONCUBE technology.

  
  NOTE: IONCUBE default inluded packages within VMConnector ZIP file are for Linux and Windows 32 bit.

  Other IONCUBE packages are available from IONCUBE main site: Loaders.

  
  To install it, install VMConnector default module package within Joomla admin modules installer, and then replace IONCUBE folder content with the proper IONCUBE package you should have downloaded separately.

  
  If the VMConnector WebServices is not running, you may have to check the following:

  
  *INSTALLING FOR RUN-TIME LOADING

  
  The run-time loading feature is the easiest way to run encoded files, and

  lets encoded files locate and install the correct Loader when needed.

  
  Provided that run-time loading is supported on the target system, encoded

  scripts and Loaders can be bundled together without the user having to install

  any Loader or update their system configuration, and without having to

  know about the PHP version or operating system used.

  
  For run-time loading to work, a directory called 'ioncube' containing the

  Loaders (e.g. this directory) should be placed in or above the top

  directory of encoded files. For example, if you have encoded files in

  or below '/var/www/htdocs/', you might place the 'ioncube' directory

  in '/var/www/htdocs' or '/var/www'.  If you have an application or library

  to distribute, you could place the ioncube directory within the top directory

  of your project or library.

  
  It's not working - why?

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  If encoded files fail to run with run-time loading, you can test this by

  using the helper PHP script 'ioncube-loader-helper.php' that's included in

  this package.

  
  1. Copy the 'ioncube-loader-helper.php' and 'ioncube-encoded-file.php' PHP scripts

  to a directory where you expect encoded files to be working.

  
  2. Access the 'ioncube-loader-helper.php' script from a web server or with a

  PHP cli or cgi executable.

  
  3. Choose the 'Run-time loading installation instructions' option.

  
  4. The script will try to locate and install the required Loader, and will

  produce output as it runs.

  
  5. Once complete the script will either report that run-time loading is working,

  will provide instructions for how to correct any issue with the server

  configuration, or will report that Loaders must be installed in the php.ini

  file.

   

  * INSTALLING IN PHP.INI

  
  Installing in the php.ini file is also simple, and offers the best

  performance for encoded scripts. It is also required for systems that use

  safe mode, or if PHP has been built with thread support, e.g. on Windows.

  
  The ' php.ini installation instructions' option on the installation helper PHP

  script is provided to assist with this. Access the script from a web server

  or a PHP cli or cgi executable and it should tell you which Loader to install,

  which file to edit and what you need to add  (it's just a one line change).