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ViArt User's Guide (Version 3.6)
1. Getting started
1.1. Feature List
1.2. All about ViArt Software licenses
1.3. Necessary prerequisites
1.3.1. PHP-support
1.3.2. Zend Optimizer
1.4. Installation procedure
1.5. License activation process
1.6. How to Change Site Logo
1.7. How to Change Active Scheme
1.8. How to Remove Demo Products
1.9. How to Upload Database
2. Admin Global Settings
2.1. Activating PGP encryprion
2.2. Configuring SMTP
2.3. SSL: How to set it up
3. How to upgrade ViArt Shop
4. Products and Categories
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Categories overview
4.3. How to add Categories
4.4. Products overview
4.5. How to add Products
4.5.1. General Tab
4.5.2. Description Tab
4.5.3. Quantity Prices Tab
4.5.4. Images and Appearance Tab
4.5.5. Stock and Shipping Tab
4.5.6. Downloadable Tab
4.5.7. Special Offer settings
4.5.8. Rating / Notes Tab
4.5.9. Product Access Levels Tab
4.6. Product Attributes
4.6.1. Prices
4.6.2. Images
4.6.3. Options
4.6.4. Subcomponents, subcomponents selection
4.6.5. Specifications
4.6.6. Related Items
4.6.7. Categories
4.6.8. Accessories
4.6.9. Releases
4.7. Product Types
5. Products Settings
5.1. Quantity Control
5.2. New product mark
5.3. Zero Price settings
5.4. Appearance of the product
5.5. Images Restrictions
5.6. Watermarks effect: what is it
6. Inventory
7. Products Reviews
8. Configuring downloadable products and links
9. How to set Manufacturers
10. Wishlist feature
11. Products Advanced Search
12. Products report tool
13. Sales/Order Management
13.1. General settings for order profile page
13.2. Order Statuses
13.3. Invoices/Packing slips
13.4. Working with sales order screen
13.5. Bill of materials (BOM) utility
13.6. Working with order reports
13.7. Orders Recover Feature
13.8. Configuring Call Center Module
14. Setting payment gateways
14.1. How To Setup Payment System
14.2. PayPal Payment Methods
14.2.1. Paypal Website Payments Standard
14.2.2. PayPal Website Payments Pro
14.2.3. PayPal Express Checkout
14.2.4. PayFlow Pro Direct
14.2.5. PayFlow Pro Express
14.3. Google Checkout payment system
14.4. LinkPoint Payment System
14.5. Authorize.net payment system
14.6. 2Checkout payment system
14.7. Recurring billing module
15. Setting e-mail and SMS notifications
16. Coupons and gift vouchers set up
16.1. Order Coupon
16.2. Product Coupon
16.3. Gift Voucher
17. Taxes settings
18. Shipping settings
18.1. External shipping modules
18.2. Custom shipping methods
19. Bonus Points and Credits Module
20. Product registration feature
21. CMS (Content Management System)
21.1. Custom pages creation
21.2. CMS blocks
21.3. Custom blocks creation
21.4. How to create Filters
21.5. Working with layouts
21.6. Managing Site Navigation
21.7. Editing footer links
21.8. Adding opinion polls
21.9. How to add custom menus
22. SEO Facilities
22.1. Meta Tags: What they are and how to set them
22.2. Google Tracking Code
22.3. ViArt Tracking Visits Feature
22.4. Configuring site map
23. System Settings
23.1. Privilege Groups
23.2. Adding administrators
23.3. Editing static messages
23.4. Black IPs and Banned Content
23.5. Working with DB management
24. Static Tables
24.1. Countries
24.2. States
24.3. Currencies
24.4. Languages
25. Exporting/Importing Feature
25.1. Export/Import of Products
25.2. Export/Import of Product Categories
25.3. Google Base/Google Merchant Exporting Feature
25.4. Export/Import of Orders
25.5. Export/Import of Users
25.6. Export/import of newsletter users list
26. Managing customers accounts: general settings
26.1. Creating users types
26.2. Configuring registration steps
26.3. Working with user accounts panel
27. About newsletter module
28. Articles module
28.1. Article Type settings
28.2. Articles Fields
28.3. Articles Access Levels
28.4. Related items
28.5. Articles 'Tell a Friend' settings
28.6. Configuring articles reviews
28.7. Articles blocks
28.8. Articles FAQ
29. Classified Ads
29.1. General Settings
29.2. Adding classified ads types
29.3. Working with ads listing
29.4. Configuring ads notifications
29.5. Customizing advanced search facility for ads
29.6. Advanced settings to charge different prices for ads
29.7. Tell a friend settings for Ads
29.8. How to add banners
30. Subscriptions
31. Merchant Sales Module: how to set
32. Configuring affiliate module
33. Setting up multi site option
34. Helpdesk facility: general settings
34.1. Helpdesk control panel
34.2. Adding helpdesk operators and departments
34.3. Adding helpdesk types and products
34.4. Setting predefined replies and predefined types
34.5. Setting users ranks and helpdesk priorities
34.6. Managing helpdesk operators reports
34.7. Adding helpdesk statuses
35. Forum module: general settings
35.1. Creating forum categories and forum topics
35.2. Adding forum threads
35.3. Setting forum priorities
35.4. Using emotion icons for forum threads
36. Enabling manual section: general settings
36.1. Adding manual categories and manuals
36.2. Editing manual topic
37. Activating an RSS Feature
38. Introduce a friend feature
39. Changes Log (ver. 2.1.1 - 3.5)
Please, see the list of all new features and fixed bugs that were made to all ViArt PHP Shopping Cart releases from version 2.1.1 up to the latest 3.5 version.
1.9. How to Upload Database
1.9. How to Upload Database
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If you already have a database of products, you can upload them to ViArt Shop with the help of database dump.

For this first of all, you need to access your FTP account where ViArt Shop is installed and find there a db folder.

Then upload in this folder your database dump.

After you do this you will see your dump file at Administration > System > DB Management.

To upload the products into database click Apply dump.

You will see a window asking to confirm your choice, tick the checkbox and click Apply.

The process of applying can take awhile especially if you have a big database.

In the end if the process was successfull you will the following window:
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