Previous requirements
To use the Mercado Pago integration with WooCommerce on a WordPress site, you must comply with the requirements below.
| Requirements | Specifications |
| Application | Applications are the different integrations in one or more stores. You can create an application for each solution you implement to keep everything organized and on track for easier management. Check Dashboard for more information on how to create an application. |
| Mercado Pago seller account | To make sales, you need a seller account on Mercado Pago. If you don't have one, click here to create it. |
| Credentials | The credentials are unique passwords with which we identify an integration in your account, and are used to capture payments in virtual stores and other applications securely. In order to receive the actual payouts, you will need production credentials. To test and ensure the integration works, test credentials will be required. |
| WordPress | Herramienta Online for the creation of shops, websites and blogs. Click here to create your account. Required installation version: 5.6.x or higher. Proved up to 6.1.x |
| WooCommerce | WordPress Plugin that allows you to create virtual stores from open source. Click here for more information. Required version: 5.9.x or higher. Proved up to 7.1.x |
| Environment | MySQL, PHP or the equivalent service that supports the installation of WordPress. |
| Operating system | Linux x86, Windows x86-64 |
| Web server | Apache 2.x, Nginx 1.7.x |
| PHP Version | PHP 7.x |
| Database | MySQL 5.6 or higher (Oracle or Percona), MariaDB 10.0 or higher. |
| Dependency on extensions | It gives new abilities to PHP, adding bad functions. Extensiones: PDO_MySQL, simplexml, mcrypt, hash, GD, DOM, iconv, curl, SOAP (for Webservices API). |
| Additional settings | Recommended for better performance and correct functioning of the WordPress, WooCommerce and Mercado Pago plugin: safe mode off* [memory_limit](https://docs.woocommerce .com/document/increasing-the-wordpress-memory-limit/) greater than 256 MB (512 MB is recommended). |
| SSL | Count on an SSL certificate. |
| Security copy (recommended) | We recommend that you make a security copy of the store online before making any exchange. When finishing the copy, it deletes all the files related to the previous version of the module. |