Dear support. i have a question to you.

I use lightmart actually in www.araweb.es but i don´t use virtuemart now. If i buy your update, it´s possible to deactivate all virtuemart libraries that use virtuemart in your template?. I want to update your template to use joomla 3 but now i don´t want virtuemart. I want use the style css that i use now.

Is it possible update my web over joomla 2.5 and lightmart template that i have now with the new version of lightmart? I don´t want to modify my data...

I wait your answer.

thanks

"Migration process” will be tough! that’s for sure.

Do you have the exact copy of this website on your localhost? You should definitely take care the migration on your localhost. Things are getting harder and slower on the live server.

If you don't want to use Virtuemart anymore on your Joomla3.x website, then the process will be much easier for you (just skip the steps that is related to Virtuemart)..

The step-by step guidance for upgrading LightMart is this:

1- Getting ready to Joomla 3.x

• Install your current website to localhost in 2 different places (i.e: http://localhost/newwebsite and http://localhost/oldwebsite — keep the oldwebsite handy, because you might need it as reference as you move along)
• Everything (plugins, components) should be compatible to Joomla 3.x ready before proceed. Otherwise you will end up with 500 - Internal Server Error.
• Via “Plugin Manager”, disable these plugins (because they are not compatible with J3.x)
• • Flexible VM2 Template
  • plg_system_vm2_cart
• Update Virtuemart 2.x to Virtuemart 3.x
• Update Virtuemart AIO 2.x to Virtuemart AIO 3.x
• Update Joomla 2.x to Joomla 3.x (read this article for upgrading: docs.joomla.org/Joomla_2.5_to_3.x_Step_by_Step_Migration)
• Don’t attempt to open the Front-end yet, because most likely you will see the white-blank page (internal server error) in the front-end. The most important thing is not have any error in the Joomla Backend... for now.
• After upgrading to J3.x; if you end up with an white blank page (Internal Server Error) in the Joomla Backend, check the logs. It must be because of a plugin or components that is not compatible with J3.x. If this happens, you need to unpublished that plugin/components manually via PHPMyAdmin. After un-publishing it, find the j3.x version of it and re-install, then you can safely publish that plugin/components again via Joomla Backend.

2- Installing LightMart

• Install the LightMart using the "One-By One” installation method (not via QuickStart — because quickStart will retrieve everything back to stock)
• Via Template Manager, set the LightMart as your main template.
• Publish these plugins:
• • Flexible VM3 Template
  • Flexible - Virtueamart 3 Cart
• If you did some custom modifications to Virtuemart Template override files, then you should re-do them.
• and you should be good to go, the rest is “adjustments” via Joomla Backend.

Tips & Advices

• The most critical thing is “not to get 500 Internal Server Error” during this migration in the Joomla Backend.
• After this migration; you will keep using your old modules, articles, menu-items, VM categories, and VM products. You won’t need to re-add them (which will save you lots of time).
• if you are okay with re-adding your contents, then you can abandon the migration process completely. Go head and install the LightMart via QuickStart installation method, then re-add your real contents basically by copy-paste from your old website. Depends on the number of Virtuemart products and Categories you currently have, this process will take some time, but this is the most stable and painless method.

Regards.
Support