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vQmod (Virtual File Modification System) enable user to override the PHP modification on-the-fly without actually changing the source files. This will be very useful especially if you would like to extend a feature that can’t be done using the plugin method.<\/p>\n

This tutorial provide you step by step on how to install vQmod (version 2.4.1)<\/strong> into OpenCart<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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    1. Download vQmod from https:\/\/code.google.com\/p\/vqmod\/downloads\/list<\/a>. This tutorial will demonstrate you the installation for vqmod-2.4.1-opencart.zip<\/strong>. For the latest version, you can download it from the github site at https:\/\/github.com\/vqmod\/vqmod<\/a><\/li>\n
    2. Unzip the file and upload vqmod folder to your OpenCart directory. \"vqmod<\/a>\n
      Please make sure the vqmod directory and its contents are writeable. For linux, please be sure the directory mod has configured to 755 or 777.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
    3. On your browser, key in http:\/\/www.yourwebsite.com\/vqmod\/install<\/strong> and press enter.<\/li>\n
    4. You shall receive the below message if your vQmod had been successfully installed. \"vQmod<\/a><\/li>\n
    5. Done. Please take note that you shouldn’t remove the vqmod<\/strong> folder after the installation.<\/li>\n
    6. You can now upload your vQmod file, for example FraudLabs Pro<\/a>, into the xml<\/strong> directory for running.\"Navigate<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      You may refer to FraudLabs Pro for OpenCart<\/a> for the details of the fraud prevention installation.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      vQmod (Virtual File Modification System) enable user to override the PHP modification on-the-fly without actually changing the source files. 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