One thing to take note of when developing with Ajax & Magento is the use of controllers. A lot of people will be using the following method when calling Ajax within Magento: Create Ajax Script – point to external file Create external php file Load Magento into that file Create methods and echo content The [...]
Custom variables in Magento have been around since the launch of 1.4, but they have not really been given much attention in that time – probably because they’re not really an essential part of Magento. Or it could be that they’re hidden away in the System menu like a forgotten concept from yesteryear. What’s the [...]
Sometimes the need comes to a developer when they need to write a simple custom function for inclusion somewhere in their site. Before I start I should give credit for this post to Joe Riggs for his post here: http://joe-riggs.com/blog/2011/06/create-global-function-in-magento/ – it gives a nice tutorial on how to include your own custom functions in [...]
I’ve been moving databases quite a lot recently, and the Magento database is a heavy one to lift. Based on recent experiences there’s two things you don’t want to miss. These tips are relevant for Magento 1.5, but should work on later versions. 1. Disable foreign key checks Though Magento is built using the EAV [...]
A quick and simple post today – it’s something that might catch out new Magento developers (I’ve had some colleagues ask about it recently). I’ve outlined what’s required when moving toplinks in Magento. In most theme’s they’re present in the header but it’s likely that you may want to move them. Unfortunately, it’s not as [...]
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