Prerequisites
To use the Mercado Pago integration with WooCommerce in your WordPress, you must meet the requirements below.
| Requirements | Description | Specifications |
| Mercado Pago Seller account | To make sales, you need a seller account in Mercado Pago. If you don't have one, click here to create. | Seller account in Mercado Pago |
| WordPress | Online tool for stores, websites, and blog creation. Click here for more information. | Installation version required 4.9.10 or higher. Tested up to 5.8.x |
| WooCommerce | WordPress Plugin that allows the creation of virtual stores from open source. Click here for more information. | Required 3.x or higher. Tested up to 5.6.x |
| Environment | Hosting service. | MySQL, PHP, or equivalent service that supports WordPress installation. |
| Operational system | System that is responsible for managing the computer's hardware. | Linux x86, Windows x86-64 |
| Web Server | Software responsible for accepting HTTP requests from clients, usually browsers, and serving them with HTTP responses. | Apache 2.x, Nginx 1.7.x |
| PHP Version | PHP is a widely-used programming language for web application development. For more information, click here. | PHP 5.6 and 7.x |
| Database | Sets of files related to each other with records about people, places, or things. | MySQL 5.6 or higher (Oracle or Percona), MariaDB 10.0 or higher. |
| Extension Dependency | Extensions give new skills to PHP, adding more features. | PDO_MySQL, simplexml, mcrypt, hash, GD, DOM, iconv, curl, SOAP (for Webservices API). |
| Additional configuration | Recommended settings for better performance and proper functioning of WordPress, WooCommerce, and Mercado Pago plugin. | safe_mode off* memory_limit greater than 256MB (512MB recommended). |
| SSL | Protocol that allows you to establish secure communications over the Internet for activities such as browsing, email, and other data transfers. | SSL Certificate. |
| Backup copy (recommended) | Copy all your information to guarantee a version without any changes if necessary. | We advise you to back up the online store before making any changes. When copying is complete, delete all files related to the previous version of the module. |
If all prerequisites are met, you can install the plugin.