Best version of Joomla for VM2? Best upgrade Joomla first and then install VM?

[CDrosos]

GReetings verybody.
I want to install VM2 to a Joomla 1.5.x server
Is it better to install first Joomla 2.x?
If i install now VM i can install then Joomla 2.x without problems?

[bytelord]

Hello,

Better start with vm migration first to vm2. First full backup your site and do not migrate on a live site. Use akeeba free version for site backup

http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=98485.0

http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=96941.0

http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=102783.0

Easy way for images: http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=109502.0

Regards

[CDrosos]

sorry i wasnt very clear. i dont have any virtuemart vesion installed. i only have joomla 1.5
Should i first go to joomla 2.5 and then install vm? if i install virtuemart now and then use jUpgrade to go to joomla 2.5 i will have any problems?

[bytelord]

oh,

Yes, go to Joomla 2.5 and make a clean installation of  VM 2.0.14, there is not reason to installed on a previous version if you haven't it already

Regards

[CDrosos]

I cant upgrade joomla 1.5 to 2.5 jUpgrade isn;t working for me.
Can i have two joomla installations on the same server? i just to install joomla on a different directory and with a different database?

[bytelord]

Why you just don't install Joomla 2.5 and after install VM 2.0.14 ... i cannot understand what are you trying to accomplish

[CDrosos]

I have a website created using joomla. now i want to have also an eshop in the same server.
The website has joomla 1.5. im trying to upgrade it to 2.5 but i have problems.
Should i install joomla 2.5 on another folder on my server?

It is possible to have a website and an eshop on the same joomla installation? (for example the site to be on site.com and the eshop to be on site.com/eshop and to be completely seperated)

[bytelord]

Hello,

Yes you can have them separate if you wish with two installations

Regards

[CDrosos]

ok but which approach do you think is the best?
can i have them both on the same joomla installation?(and to have 2 seperated sites) i will not have any conflict problem with the modules that are installed now joomfish, k2, phoca gallery?

[bytelord]

My approach will be to have one site only build in joomla 2.5 with vm 2.0.14.
To combine two installations is impossible, only if you have to different web sites.

[CDrosos]

ok, to have 2 joomla siets in two different folders in the same server? am i going to have any problems with this?

[jenkinhill]

I have 5 different Joomla sites running in separate sub-directories under one domain, each with their own database. If you have enough capacity on the server then just do it!

[CDrosos]

and any one of the 5 sites appears as www.sitename.com even if it is located in subdomains? if yes how are you doing this and how i can do this without affecting the joomla site in the root folder?

[jenkinhill]

For simple subdirectory use, sitename.co.uk/  and then sitename.co.uk/shop1/,  sitename.co.uk/shop2/ etc or setting them as subdomains on the server I can use www.sitename.co.uk   shop1.sitename.co.uk  site2.sitename.co.uk etc.

Each J! site is individual and nothing to do with the root site, but does use the same domain name.