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Magento: How to get any category’s description in Magento

admin — Thu, 24 May 2012 11:21:09 +0000

First, let’s talk about how to get category by category id in Magento. It’s easy to get category by id, just change the number in load() method. $category=Mage::getModel('catalog/category')->load(23); Then this is the dsecription: echo $category->getDescription(); You can change the description in Catelog->Category in the backend, and you can easily get other attributes just change the [...]

PHP: Adding Parameters To A URL in PHP

admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 12:48:25 +0000

This article shows how to add query parameters to a URL in a php script. It is aimed at the beginner to intermediate level PHP programmer but developers from other languages may find some useful information here. At first this seems like a simple enough task. Starting with the url as a string, just add [...]

Facebook Comments: “Warning: http://web.address.here is unreachable”

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 12:56:03 +0000

With all the changes that Facebook is making, it’s more important than ever to get your application settings correct in order to get your fan page working correctly or ensure that your Facebook social plugins work just right. Recently, we’ve been getting some emails about the Facebook Comments plugin showing an error “Warning: URL is [...]

CSS: Style links depending on file format

admin — Sat, 05 May 2012 00:36:52 +0000

A short CSS snippet that changes the styling of external links, email links and links to pdf documents. /* external links */ a[href^="http://"]{ padding-right: 20px; background: url(external.gif) no-repeat center right; } /* emails */ a[href^="mailto:"]{ padding-right: 20px; background: url(email.png) no-repeat center right; } /* pdfs */ a[href$=".pdf"]{ padding-right: 20px; background: url(pdf.png) no-repeat center right;

Magento: Problem with reindexing process for “Product flat data” indexes

admin — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:59:50 +0000

Symptoms Reindexing of Product flat data index gives unknown reindexing error or “Some problem with reindexing process” error message or reindexing of Product flat data index is never completed. Attempt to reindex it via command line gives the following error message: $ php -f shell/indexer.php -- --reindex catalog_product_flat Product Flat Data index process unknown error: [...]

Magento: How to get current currency in Magento?

admin — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 20:44:02 +0000

We know Magento support multiple currency. I have found the solution to check current currency in the Magento site frontend To get Current Currency <?php echo $currency_code = Mage::app()->getStore()->getCurrentCurrencyCode(); ?> If you looking for current currency symbol use : <?php echo Mage::app()->getLocale()->currency(Mage::app()->getStore()->getCurrentCurrencyCode())->getSymbol(); ?>

Magento: Automated Bash Script Installer

admin — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:57:57 +0000

The following SSH script will automate the process of installing Magento, with or without sample data. It will walk you through everything, and the only thing you need to setup first is the database and assign a user to the database. You will need SSH access to use this. SSH is similar to FTP, in [...]

CSS: Drop Caps

admin — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 10:51:08 +0000

Use the first-letter Pseudo-Class The easiest way to create CSS Drop Caps is to use the first-letter pseudo-element on the element you want to have a drop cap. The problem is, this isn’t supported in all browsers. Be sure to test this in the browsers your Web site supports. Type the following and place it [...]

CakePHP: Configuring Apache

admin — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:26:51 +0000

There is some tweaking that we need to perform in order to make sure that Apache runs CakePHP applications smoothly. Many Apache installations may not require the following tweaking, as they might be set as default, but it is always a good idea to check if the following settings are present. AllowOverwrite is Set to [...]

CakePHP: Understanding the MVC Pattern

admin — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 23:20:37 +0000

The MVC (Model View Controller) pattern is a commonly used design pattern in software development, where the code is separated into three major parts: models, views, and controllers. The exact purpose of each part depends on the implementation, as it may vary from one framework to another. Here, we are going to describe the way [...]