i'm a new user to joomla and i use xampp as my primary host for my joomla....
when i tried to use the extension of virtuemart this message appeared after i installed the first one....
Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded in C:\xampp\htdocs\FastlinkComputerCompany\libraries\joomla\filesystem\archive\tar.php on line 146
what should i do? please help me :( i really need virtuemart for my website to be passed on tuesday :(
xamp is usually pretty slow so you should increase the PHP resources allocated in your php.ini
For example values see http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=102045.msg339125#msg339125 If you don't know how to locate/edit php.ini in xamp then try Google. It is not a VirtueMart issue.
i followed everything that your link says not just the max time but also the others this is what says now:
Unable to write entry......
Permission issue maybe. Readonly file attributes on some folders. Maybe try clean installation with Wamp?
Or just use the manual installation, which takes a less ressources.