MIVA Merchant 5 Online Help

MIVA Merchant 5

Hosting Information

The documents here will assist you in upgrading your systems to support MIVA Merchant 5 stores.

The setup.xml and provide.xml files discussed in the documents below are available from MIVA Small Business, via the FTP site. You should have received the FTP information in an e-mail message from MIVA Small Business.

If you are not already a MIVA Merchant host, contact sales@miva.com , and see the guide Getting Started as an E-commerce Host for details on getting started.

Documents for MIVA Merchant Hosts

Upgrading to the MIVA Empresa 5 Engine
Upgrading and configuring the engine/virtual machine, and specifying database settings, to support MIVA Merchant 5 stores on Windows and UNIX servers.

Configuring the MIVA Engine and Stores
Configuring the engine/virtual machine, and specifying database information for stores, to support MIVA Merchant 5 stores on Windows and UNIX servers.

MIVA Empresa Virtual Machine - Developer Notes (.txt - text file)
A summary of new features, and information about the template language.

Configuring New MIVA Merchant 5 Accounts, Using setup.xml
Creating a new account automatically, using setup.xml.

For Your Customers

Comprehensive information is available for end users, to support them in setting up and managing their MIVA Merchant stores.

Upgrading Stores to MIVA Merchant 5
You may want to initially direct your online merchants to this page. These directions walk them step-by-step through the process of upgrading their store from v4.x to v5, including creating and using a store provisioning file, provide.xml.

MIVA Merchant 5 Information Index
Links to Online Help, Users Groups, and other end-user resources. Online Help is available from throughout MIVA Merchant. They can also access any of the MIVA Merchant 5 Online Help topics directly from this page.

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