Learning Magento (1)

This article introduces Magento for the beginner.

Requirements

System requirements

• [Magento system requirements]

Magento files

This example demonstrates the Community Edition.

Web server

• Web server
  • PHP
  • MySQL

Knowledge

• Knowledge of MySQL database configuration
• Knowledge of Magento installation

Steps

Download

Download the Magento Community Edition:

[https://www.magentocommerce.com/download]

Select the Full Release version. This is the latest stable release.

Select format for your operating system:

• .zip - see Zip (file format)
• .tar.bz - see tar (computing)
• .tar.bz2 - see tar (computing) and bzip2

System Requirements
Prior to installation we recommend that you review Magento's System Requirements.

» View Magento's System Requirements
Magento Reference Developer Documentation
Reference articles to assist developers and integrators with installations, upgrades, patches, and customizations.

» View Magento Developer Documentation
Test Automation Framework
Developing tests with Magento Test Automation Framework (TAF) is simple. 
Four simple steps to get started:

Install git: If you don't have it installed already, make sure you download and install git from: 
http://git-scm.com/download
Execute the following command from the command prompt: 
git clone https://github.com/magento/taf DIR_for_CLONE
Review the installation instructions at: [pdf]
Before developing tests, make sure to review the User Manual [pdf]
Magento Community Edition User Guide
This most up-to-date documentation for the current release combines easy-to-follow tutorials with comprehensive reference material. Available in online (HTML) and offline (PDF) versions.

» View Magento Community Edition User Guide
Magento Designer's Guide
A practical guide to the concepts and best practices of theme design for Magento 1.x stores. Leverage structural components, theme hierarchy, and fallback methods to create custom themes.

» Download User Guide

Upload to web server

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Configure database connection

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Run installer script

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Next steps

See Magento 1.x Reference.

See also

• Content management system
• E-commerce
• Magento
• Web content management system

External links

Offical website

• Home page
• Download Magento Community Edition

Other external sites

• Magento @ Wikipedia