How to install modules/extensions in VIMP?

In this HowTo we describe how to install a new module or a new extension in VIMP.

Always BACKUP your files and database before performing a module/extension installation! This article describes how to create a backup.

Uploading the VIMP module/extension package

VIMP module installation packages have the following nomenclature:

vimp.module.<modulename>-<version>-installer.bin
or

vimp.extension.<extensionname>-<version>-installer.bin

Upload the installation package via SFTP into your VIMP installation folder, e.g. /var/www/ in the following examples. At the moment it´s important to execute the module/extension installer from the VIMP installation folder.

Log in as root via the shell (e.g. Putty) afterwards. Please change into the VIMP installation folder and set the permissions to execute the installation file:

cd /var/www
chmod +x vimp.module.<modulename><version>-installer.bin

or

chmod +x vimp.extension.<extensionname>-<version>-installer.bin

Installing the module/extension:

Start the installation script:

./vimp.module.<modulename>-<version>-installer.bin

or

./vimp.extension.<extensionname>-<version>-installer.bin

First, you're asked to enter or confirm the installation path. Default value is the current directory (find it within the square brackets [...]).

Install path [/var/www]:

To use the default value just press Return.

Again, confirm questions of the update task with Return.

Now your module/extension is installed and ready to work. Repeat these steps for each new module/extension.