Magento Development Environment
Requirements
- Magento
- Apache, MySQL & PHP - for more info, read Mint LAMP Development Environment
Requirements Test
Does your server meet the requirements for Magento?
Install Sample Data
Before installing Magento, download and install sample data and media.
- Using phpMyAdmin, import the sample data sql file “magento_sample_data_for_1.6.0.0.sql” into an empty magento database.
- Copy the contents of the sample “media” folder into the media folder of your Magento installation.
Admin login fails without error message on localhost
On or near line 104 of /var/www/magento/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Session/Abstract/Varien.php
/* this is commented out for locahost development versions so admin can login
if (isset($cookieParams['domain'])) {
$cookieParams['domain'] = $cookie->getDomain();
}
*/
Add write permissions to:
~/magento/app/etc/
~/magento/media/
~/magento/var/