@frenchie wrote: This is all I am aiming for http://biancachandon.com/     If i can get soemthing llike that, driven by Magento I will be very pleased!   I need to play around with themes, then customising them.  read a couple of tutorials and it sounds fairly straight forward - sure it is very difficult though!     You should be able to find similar themes for Magento which are simple and clean.    I suggest paying for a premium themes if it's within your budget range so you will at least be able to obtain support from the theme vendor when you customize it.  ... View more

Do you know how to setup, secure, optimize and manage a server? If you do and you have the time to manage the server, getting an unmanaged server may be a cost effective route for you.    However, if you are not very familiar I will suggest that you consider getting a Managed server where the provider will handle everything for you. This is especially important because you will be running an eCommerce store where security is paramount and you need someone who can update and/or patch your servers immediately if there's any security updates.  ... View more

@frenchie wrote: Thanks james,  I have setup hosting with Siteground, which has the Magento Auto installer.  They even provided me witha  temporary server URL to setup and test the site without using my domain name.   I've installed Magento and also used SSH to install the patches.  Now I need to get stuck in and start playing with my Magento site, the fun begins!!   Thanks for the link Miranda, i will have a read through the post.     I guess the next step is to customis a template to create my site?  What software do eople use, photoshop, dreamwaever, etc?     Most will use Photshop but it depends on what you need. There are quite a lot of third-party themes for Magento that you can use as a base to start customizing according to your needs.  ... View more

@matze2ooo wrote: I think this will solve my issue as AllowOverride is disabled by default on the ubuntu apache2 pacakge:   https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EnablingUseOfApacheHtaccessFiles Have you enabled it and if so, did it resolve the issue?  ... View more

Do you have the .htaccess file present within the app directory?    We have seen such error message when it is mising.  ... View more

@frenchie wrote: Thanks all for the comments both for and against.   Really helpful posts @robfico@robfico and @JLHC - very impressed with this forum!!   Im going to get strted with Magento, I have basic hosting with Sitegorund so looking forward to reading posts/guides on installing Magento an jumping into this!   Thanks again! You're welcome!    Here's the official installation guide for Magento:- http://devdocs.magento.com/guides/m1x/install/installing_install.html#install-magento   Some hosting provider will have auto installer for Magento as well which you can use to easily install Magento in your hosting account.  ... View more

@webstoreltd wrote: I have exactly the same problem. Could somebody please advise what permissions need to be set for js and skin folders in cPanel (and any other files ?) I have tried matching them to that used in 1.9.1.0 (installs no problem - only permission change needed being index.php) but without success. Many thanks. For servers with SuPHP or SuExec, 644 for files and 755 for directories are good enough.    However, for some other servers, the insecure permissions of 666 for files and 777 for directories are required.    You will need to contact your hosting provider to know what is the correct file permission to be used in your server.  ... View more

It depends on a lot of factor like how it was inserted into your theme in the first place.    Can you explain further on what theme are you using, what you are trying to achieve, etc?  ... View more

Try checking if your file permissions are set correctly.    For some servers (those with SuPHP or SuExec) this will be 644 for all files and 755 for all directories but it can vary depending on how your server is configured.    If you are unsure, check with your hosting provider and they should be able to let you know and/or assist with changing the file permissions.  ... View more

I agree with @robfico that Magento should work just fine with small stores.    You will be able to learn a lot about all aspects of eCommerce with Magento's powerful features and you have control over everything. Magento is a much better fit for people like you than those who just want to set it and forget it.  ... View more

Magento's built-in caching system will not make a huge difference especially for a small store.    Have you considered using a Full Page Cache solution instead?  ... View more

@SSAchall wrote: Yes I had same problem this morning. A friend suggested that its because - the site URL verification was trying to use a loop-back connection to verify if it's correct. As they block these on shared hosting it caused Magento to think the URL wasn't correct.  My friend had same issue and was resolved by the hosting company. I have reported mine too and hope to get it resolved soon. Thanks for chiming in! I know that this is not the default behavior for all shared hosting services but some providers may have issues like this and users will need to contact them to get it resolved.    @KevinKimers, can you try contacting your hosting provider to see if you face the same issue as @SSAchall?  ... View more

This seem like a server related issue and not Magento related.  ... View more

Do you have any caching system in place? ... View more

You can contact the Magento Sales Team and they should be able to let you know how licensing works for Magento Enterprise Edition: http://magento.com/explore/contact-sales ... View more

Magento doesn't use smarty from the start so it will most likely not use it in the foreseeable future.    That's said, Magento 2 will also add support for Twig which you can learn more here: http://twig.sensiolabs.org/ ... View more

Nginx doesn't support .htaccess so you will need to convert any and all .htaccess rules to Nginx compatible format and insert it into your Nginx configuration.    I can see a few converter available with just a simple Google search:- - http://winginx.com/en/htaccess - http://www.anilcetin.com/ - http://kbeezie.com/apache-to-nginx/ ... View more

May I know what issue are you facing?    Based on your Google+ photo, you are trying to configure your MySQL host with localhost:8080.    Is your MySQL installed and listening to port 8080?  ... View more

You're welcome!    No, there shouldn't be any patch or update required as PayPal's policy covers not just Magento but other shopping carts as well.  ... View more

There are quite a few companies who offer to help build mobile applications for your Magento store.    You may also want to make sure that your current theme is responsive so it can work with all devices (including mobile devices) properly.  ... View more