Welcome to the forum.
Beginners skeleton workflow:
a. Photography: (My equipment is canon eos 50d and samyang 8mm fisheye lens , nodal ninja 3mark II, manfrotto tripod, release cable)
others combination will vary on the the sequence and no of images.
1. Calibrate your setup to attain an exact NPP (no parallax point)
2. Capture images 5 at 0 degrees, 1 at zenith, 2 at nadir (90 degrees each other)
and 1 off center for nadir patch up.
3. The theory is capture images on all direction with at least 25% overlap. You may wish to bracketed captures.
4. Refine the nadir via photoshop by patching the tripod.
5. Stitch the images via ptgui, autopano, etc to produce a 360x180, (2:1 ratio) final image.
6. Feed this image in the krpano vtour droplet or use the Panotour Pro.
7. Refine further the html and xml to suit your requirement.
I am also a beginner and I hope this gives you idea on how a virtual tour is made. Learning each step may take time if your are an absolute beginner.
Best regards,
Manuel