Да, идея заменить таблицу оказалась действенной.
Ща попробовал новую jos_vm_vendor на локалхосте-ВСЕ заполнилось и сохраняется. Использовал базу от версии 1,1,4.
//// На хостинге заработало без проблем. Информаци я в полях сохраняется и никуда не пропадает. Спасибо за подсказку.
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `jos_vm_vendor` (
`vendor_id` int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment,
`vendor_name` varchar(64) default NULL,
`contact_last_name` varchar(32) NOT NULL default '',
`contact_first_name` varchar(32) NOT NULL default '',
`contact_middle_name` varchar(32) default NULL,
`contact_title` varchar(32) default NULL,
`contact_phone_1` varchar(32) NOT NULL default '',
`contact_phone_2` varchar(32) default NULL,
`contact_fax` varchar(32) default NULL,
`contact_email` varchar(255) default NULL,
`vendor_phone` varchar(32) default NULL,
`vendor_address_1` varchar(64) NOT NULL default '',
`vendor_address_2` varchar(64) default NULL,
`vendor_city` varchar(32) NOT NULL default '',
`vendor_state` varchar(32) NOT NULL default '',
`vendor_country` varchar(32) NOT NULL default 'US',
`vendor_zip` varchar(32) NOT NULL default '',
`vendor_store_name` varchar(128) NOT NULL default '',
`vendor_store_desc` text,
`vendor_category_id` int(11) default NULL,
`vendor_thumb_image` varchar(255) default NULL,
`vendor_full_image` varchar(255) default NULL,
`vendor_currency` varchar(16) default NULL,
`cdate` int(11) default NULL,
`mdate` int(11) default NULL,
`vendor_image_path` varchar(255) default NULL,
`vendor_terms_of_service` text NOT NULL,
`vendor_url` varchar(255) NOT NULL default '',
`vendor_min_pov` decimal(10,2) default NULL,
`vendor_freeshipping` decimal(10,2) NOT NULL default '0.00',
`vendor_currency_display_style` varchar(64) NOT NULL default '',
`vendor_accepted_currencies` text NOT NULL,
`vendor_address_format` text NOT NULL,
`vendor_date_format` varchar( 255 ) NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`vendor_id`),
KEY `idx_vendor_name` (`vendor_name`),
KEY `idx_vendor_category_id` (`vendor_category_id`)
) TYPE=MyISAM COMMENT='Vendors manage their products in your store';
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## Dumping data for table `jos_vm_vendor`
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INSERT INTO `jos_vm_vendor` VALUES (1, 'Washupito''s Tiendita', 'Owner', 'Demo', 'Store', 'Mr.', '555-555-1212', '555-555-1212', '555-555-1212', 'demo_order@virtuemart.net', '555-555-1212', '100 Washupito Avenue, N.W.', '', 'Lake Forest', 'CA', 'USA', '92630', 'Washupito''s Tiendita', '<p>We have the best tools for do-it-yourselfers. Check us out! </p>\r\n <p>We were established in 1969 in a time when getting good tools was expensive, but the quality was good. Now that only a select few of those authentic tools survive, we have dedicated this store to bringing the experience alive for collectors and master mechanics everywhere.</p>\r\n <p>You can easily find products selecting the category you would like to browse above.</p>', 0, '', 'c19970d6f2970cb0d1b13bea3af3144a.gif', 'USD', 950302468, 968309845, 'shop_image/', '<h5>You haven''t configured any terms of service yet. Click <a href=administrator/index2.php?page=store.store_form&option=com_phpshop>here</a> to change this text.</h5>', 'http://virtuemart.net', 0.00, 0.00, '1|$|2|.| |2|1','USD', '{storename}\n{address_1}\n{address_2}\n{city}, {zip}', '%A, %d %B %Y %H:%M');
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