System requirements
In order to run Drupal Commerce, you will need a server with the following downloads:
Web server, namely Apache, Nginx, or Microsoft IIS
PHP 5.2.5, or higher (5.3 recommended)
MySQL 5.0.15, or higher with PDO
More details can be found on the Drupal website: http://drupal.org/requirements
Note
While you can use different web servers and databases to run Drupal, the screenshots and examples in this book assume an Apache based web server running on Mac OS X with MySQL.
If you do not have access to a web server, you can download the free Acquia Dev Desktop package, which contains everything you need for a local Drupal development stack in a single cross-platform download. As development is much easier on a local basis, this book assumes that you are using Acquia Dev Desktop, and the rest of this chapter explains how to get your Drupal Commerce store up and running in a local environment. The instructions here also assume that you are using Mac OS X, but will work equally well in...
