Magento 1.3.x

If you navigate to System -> Magento Connect -> Maganeto Connect Manager and find no packages listed similar to that shown in the following screenshot, it means that you've not initialised PEAR yet.  This can happen if you used the full distribution bundle to install Magento.  If you used the 'Downloader' option then PEAR will have been initialised and used to download and install the necessary packages. To resolve the issue all you have to do is initialise PEAR by running the following commands via SSH on your web server: [code] <pre>./pear mage-setup ./pear install magento-core/Mage_All_Latest [/code] If...

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Following on from the previous screencast where I showed you how to verify your web server requirements for Magento, this screencast focuses on the next step which is to create a MySQL Database and Database User which can be used for your Magento installation. Think Security! Before we can install Magento we must first create a database, a database user, and assign that user to the Magento database.  For security purposes, the user we create must have access to this and only this database.  If you have a single database user that has access to your forums and blog, for example, if that...

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Installing Magento Commerce is actually very simple, however there's a couple of steps you need to perform before you commence installation.  There are four major steps to install Magento.  They are: Verify that your web server (development or production) meets the necessary system requirements for Magento Create a MySQL Database and Database User for Magento Install Magento Configure Magento This screencast walks you through two methods for verifying that your web server meets the necessary system requirements for Magento Commerce on either a local development system or a live...

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