Magento

So far, I haven’t found definitive instructions for installing the sample data.

What is the sequence?

* Create db
* Run sql script for sample data
* Run installer?

I’ve seen threads for older versions of magento that suggested running the installer after the sample data is loaded, but I had problems with the installer not ‘kicking in’

If there is a FAQ/Wiki for this, please point me in the right direction.

Well you can do it either way, the problem is, if you run the SQL import after it’s installed, it resets some information (like admin username and password). So the way you listed it is how I’ve been doing it:

1. Create database.
2. Import SQL sample data.
3. Run installer.

Crucial - 01 April 2008 05:04 PM

Well you can do it either way, the problem is, if you run the SQL import after it’s installed, it resets some information (like admin username and password). So the way you listed it is how I’ve been doing it:

1. Create database.
2. Import SQL sample data.
3. Run installer.

That’s what I’ve been doing. However, I can’t invoke the installer. It simply redirects to the Document Root (/)

Is there a particular URL that is needed for the installer? /index.php/install/wizard or something similar?

Creative Arc - 01 April 2008 07:00 PM

Crucial - 01 April 2008 05:04 PM

Well you can do it either way, the problem is, if you run the SQL import after it’s installed, it resets some information (like admin username and password). So the way you listed it is how I’ve been doing it:

1. Create database.
2. Import SQL sample data.
3. Run installer.

That’s what I’ve been doing. However, I can’t invoke the installer. It simply redirects to the Document Root (/)

Is there a particular URL that is needed for the installer? /index.php/install/wizard or something similar?

I had a similar problem, so I just deleted all the files then:

1. Extracted the sample data archive
2. Copied the contents to my web server magento directory
3. Extracted the main magento directories and files
4. Copied all into the magento directory.
5. Fired up phpmyadmin and dropped the magento DB
6. Created a new magento db and imported the sample data sql file into it
7. Ran the magento installer
8. Shiny new magento store is up and running…

Hope this helps…

gooBall - 02 April 2008 04:47 AM

I had a similar problem, so I just deleted all the files then:

1. Extracted the sample data archive
2. Copied the contents to my web server magento directory
3. Extracted the main magento directories and files
4. Copied all into the magento directory.
5. Fired up phpmyadmin and dropped the magento DB
6. Created a new magento db and imported the sample data sql file into it
7. Ran the magento installer
8. Shiny new magento store is up and running…

Hope this helps…

Can’t hurt to try. Seems to be a very roundabout way of installing sample data, but I can live with it.

It’s a little easier to do in SSH too. You can copy the entire list of commands and just paste it in. The last command, which imports the SQL dump, will ask for the password fo the database user. Make sure you replace DBUSER and DBNAME before pasting.

wget http://www.magentocommerce.com/downloads/assets/1.0/magento-1.0.tar.gz
wget http://www.magentocommerce.com/downloads/assets/1.0/magento-sample-data-1.0.tar.gz
tar -zxvf magento-1.0.tar.gz
tar -zxvf magento-sample-data-1.0.tar.gz
mv magento-sample-data-1.0/media/* magento/media/
mv magento-sample-data-1.0/magento_sample_data_for_1.0.sql magento/data.sql
cd magento
chmod o+w var var/.htaccess app/etc
chmod -R o+w media
mysql -u DBUSER -p DBNAME < data.sql

Then just open up your browser and run through the install.

Edit: Had to take code view off, it cut off halfway through.

5 easy steps to import the sample data in already installed magento :
1
rename the location {root}/media
eg _media

2
upload the sample data file called media
{root}/media

eg {root}/media after upload

3 then create a new database as sample_database_magento
import sample sql.txt file on this database(sample_database_magento)

4.go to location {root}\app\etc\local.xml

Rename local.xml as ___local.xml or anything u want.

5.then browse the url http://www.yourdomain.com
it will go for the installer
and install magento but rember when u give the database name give sample_database_magento

and you are done:p

this is done and tested with version Magento ver. 1.0.19870 :d:p
please dont thank me if you feel like thanking me then post some new post which is meaningful and a good help to programers;)

Or if any of you are looking for an added convenience, we have implemented a sample data loader directly on our Magento 1-click Installer.

Anyone wanting the easiest and the fastest way to setup magento, give us a try.

Hi Guys,

I had all the sample data loaded and my store was working fine....UNTILL i decided to delete the products and now i have an error on the page ‘null’ is null or not an object also if i add a product it always sets it at out of stock which is wrong

my site is here

So i really dont want to mess it up or brake it anymore

Is there a way to reimport all the sample data so that my store stays the same but it puts all the sample products back in??

Please help me ive been submitting posts for 2 days now and no one seems to reply.

heres an image of the error

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