Some hosts will not give you FTP access to the level above public_html (for example if you are on shared hosting), so this blog post will teach you to move your application and library folders into the public_html folder.

Moving the application folder

The solution is extremely simple, yet somehow if you don’t know what you are looking for it can be a nightmare.

By default the bootstrapping of the website is in your index.php file. Open your text editor / IDE of choice and change the following code:

defined('APPLICATION_PATH')
|| define('APPLICATION_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../application'));

to

defined('APPLICATION_PATH')
|| define('APPLICATION_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . '/application'));

Save and you’re done. That’s it. I told you the solution was simple. What this line of code is doing is checking if you have defined the constant APPLICATION_PATH yet (which at this point you shouldn’t have), then determines the current folder by using dirname(__FILE__). This will resolve as your public_html folder. Originally, the application path was being set one level up from this. By removing the ‘/..’ from the start of the string we are telling our Zend application that the application folder is in the same folder as the index.php file.

What about the library folder?

This is even simpler than moving the application folder. Are you ready for this? Do nothing. The library path is being set relative to the application path, so once you have set a new location for the application folder then the library folder will also be changed to the new location. Cool, huh? Now all that is left to do is actually move the application and library folders to the public_html folder. If you are using Windows this is as simple as opening Explorer, finding the folders and dragging them to the right folder.

Happy coding.

How to Fix the Admin 404 Magento Error

1. First try deleting the cache in System > Cache Management > Flush Magento Cache
2. If that doesn’t work then open up your database management software (or PHPMyAdmin) and run the following SQL query

SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=0;
UPDATE `core_store` SET store_id = 0 WHERE code='admin';
UPDATE `core_store_group` SET group_id = 0 WHERE name='Default';
UPDATE `core_website` SET website_id = 0 WHERE code='admin';
UPDATE `customer_group` SET customer_group_id = 0 WHERE customer_group_code='NOT LOGGED IN';
SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=1;

This SQL Query removes certain restrictions in the database caused by foregin key contraints that can cause this issue to occur. It then fixes the updates the required fields and then again enables the constraints to prevent potential issues.

Now clear your browser cache, reload the admin page and you should be able to login.

As far as I am aware the contact-form-7 plugin for WordPress does not allow you to specify custom landing page URLs as the form utilises an AJAX request when the form is submitted meaning that the user is never re-directed to a second “Thank You” page and instead of this a thank you message is displayed when the AJAX request is performed successfully. However, for the purposes of Google Analytics and tracking form submissions this is not sufficient as a URL is not generated by the AJAX request, therefore it cannot be tracked.

This can be fixed rather simply by:

1. Open the file located at:
   • wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/contact-form-7.js
2. Locate the function:
   • wpcf7ProcessJson (line 63)
3. Locate the if statement that read:
   • If(1 == data.mailSent) (line 90)
4. Insert this line after the jQuery (line 92)
   • location.href=”http://www.yourdomain.com/yourthankyoupage”;
5. Save the file to your server and test it
   Any contact form 7 you have in your site should now re-direct to the thankyou page you have created upon submission of the form within your site.

Now after your form has successfully submitted the user will be re-directed to your “thank you” page which you will need to create in the admin area of WordPress. All you need to do to make Google Analytics track this page is to add your tracking code to the “Thank You” page you have created.

Move All Files and Folders

Move all the files of your Magento project to the server of your choice, usually via FTP using FileZilla or any half decent FTP client, some server file structures require you store your project files in a public_html folder.

CHMOD Files and Directories

CHMOD all files and directories to writable (777).

IMPORTANT: THIS IS FOR DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE DONE IN A LIVE WEBSITE SITUATION FOR SECURITY REASONS. ON A LIVE SITE ONLY CHMOD THE FILES MAGENTO WILL TELL YOU TO VIA THE ADMIN AREA

Create a Database, A User and assign the user to the database

Create database for new domain – in this instance, the database and the user were created and the user assigned to the database using cPanel.

Update Database Details in Two Files in Magento

There are two files which contain database connection details, these files need to be updated with your details or you will receive a MySQL error. The files which need up dated are located here:

app/etc/config.xml
app/etc/local.xml

Edit these details:

Your Hostname

Your Username

Your Password

Your Database Name

mysql4

SET NAMES utf8

pdo_mysql

0

ERRORS AND DEBUGGING SOLUTIONS

500 Internal Server Error

At this point I encountered a 500 internal server error which was due to a password restriction related rule within .htaccess file; once I had removed this I then encountered another error.

Foreign Key Relationships Error

Database migration of a magento site can prove to be a bit of a nightmare, personally this error had me caught out for a while, until I found that it was caused by dependencies that tables in the database have on each other, I resolved it by removing foreign key checks in the database and updating a few important records within the database. If you run the following SQL query, I used php myadmin to do so, and then this will solve the error.

NOTE: DO NOT FORGET TO REACTIVATE FOREIGN KEY CHECKS WITHIN THE DATABASE ONCE YOU HAVE UPDATED IT, THE LAST LINE OF THE QUERY I HAVE PROVIDED DOES THIS FOR YOU BUT IT IS WORTH REMEMBERING ANYWAY.

SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=0;

SET SQL_MODE="NO_AUTO_VALUE_ON_ZERO";

UPDATE `core_store` SET `store_id` = 0 WHERE `code` like 'admin';
UPDATE `core_website` SET `website_id` = 0 WHERE `code` like 'admin';
UPDATE `customer_group` SET `customer_group_id` = 0 WHERE `customer_group_code` like 'NOT LOGGED IN';

SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=1;

.htaccess error

The index.php file of the magento project contains the following code at the end of the file:

$mageRunCode = isset($_SERVER['MAGE_RUN_CODE']) ? $_SERVER['MAGE_RUN_CODE'] : '';
$mageRunType = isset($_SERVER['MAGE_RUN_TYPE']) ? $_SERVER['MAGE_RUN_TYPE'] : 'store';

Mage::run($mageRunCode, $mageRunType);

This code check two environmental variables and uses them to start magento with the right website/store which can be defined in the manage stores section of the magento admin panel. I set the environmental variables in the .htaccess file in the root of the project using the following code:

SetEnvIf Host .*Your Site URL Goes Here*. MAGE_RUN_CODE=store
SetEnvIf Host .*Your Site URL Goes Here*. MAGE_RUN_TYPE=website

These are the errors I encountered when migrating a Magento project from one server to another, I have no doubt there will be many more, if you do come across any feel free to add to this article or let me know and I will update this post.

redirect 301 /some/page/ http://www.website.com/new/page/

In case you are wondering how this works, the structure consists of. redirect 301 (old page) (new page). The first parameter (the old page) must not contain the website url (for example www.webdeveloperblog.co.uk). It must solely contain the path after the url. The second parameter ( the new page ) must contain the whole desired URL for the redirect

I make the assumption you have already downloaded and installed NetBeans and also have downloaded a copy of the Zend Framework.

Step 1 – Set up the include path

First you need to set up the include path within your php.ini file so that the zend framework is always included by default. If you have installed XAMPP via the windows installer as I have then you can skip this step as it sets up the include path to include the PEAR library (where we will place the Zend library) by default.

If you need to set the include path manually, open your php.ini file which in my case is located in C:\xampp\php. Once open press control + f to search for Windows: “\path1;\path2. This will take you to the right location in the file. Below this line (which is commented out) add to the include path to your Zend library. For example: include_path = “.;C:\xampp\php\PEAR\Zend

Step 2 – Windows Environment Variable PATH

It sounds complicated but it’s really simple. Right click on My Computer and click properties. Then follow this path… My Computer->properties->advanced->Environment variables. Once here select the variable called Path and click edit. Do not replace this variable but simply add the location of your PHP file to the end like so… ;C:\wamp\php. The ; acts as a seperator from the previous entry and the location path should be where your PHP file is installed locally. In my case, because I am using XAMPP it is ;C:\xampp\php\php

Step 3 – Extract and place the Zend Library

Open the .rar file you have downloaded containing the Zend Framework, open it and navigate to library. In here is a folder called Zend. Extract this to you’re the PHP->PEAR library in your local installation. Again as I am using XAMPP the location for myself is C:\xampp\php\PEAR. Next go back to your downloaded .rar file and navigate to the bin folder. Extract the zf.bat,zf.php and zf.sh files to the PHP folder in your local installation (e.g. C:\xampp\php\).

Step 4 – Open NetBeans and tell it where Zend is

It is very important that if you have had NetBeans open during the set up of the first 3 steps that you CLOSE NETBEANS and REOPEN the IDE. Once NetBeans is running go to Tools->Options->PHP. In here select the PHP Interpreter (the php.exe file) which is located in the PHP folder of XAMP (C:\xampp\php). Next, in the same options menu select the Zend tab and select the Zend Script which is the zf.bat file we extracted and placed earlier in C:\xampp\php. Click Register Provider and click yes to any messages that appear.

Step 5 – Creating a Zend Project with NetBeans IDE

To set up a new Zend project in NetBeans click on File->New Project->PHP Application->(set your project location)->(set your project url)->Click Zend PHP Web Framework->Finish. Once you have completed this path, NetBeans will create a new Zend Project for you with the standard structure.

Step 6 – Managing a Zend Project within NetBeans IDE

Right click on the project in the sidebar of NetBeans and click Zend->Run Command. In here you will find all of the Zend Framework commands such as create controller, create module etc. You can now use these at any time within your project.

You have now installed and set up Zend within the NetBeans IDE and can use it as you desire. I hope you found this guide easy to follow. Please feel free to comment below and share if you wish. Thanks

ifttt.com is a clever online tool that will connect your online life together in one handy package.

How it works

It works like a PHP if statement focused around pre-defined events in any of your connected networks. . If an event you have specified occurs, the system will then do what you have told it to do. Basically, if this occurs then do that! Simple!

How it is useful

There are many ways to utilise such a tool. I like to engage in my social networks so I don’t use it to automate them ( although this is possible ), I like to use it to automate the boring stuff like the below example.

• If there is a New Blog Post then post it to my Twitter Account for my followers to see

If you consider that some blogs may have numerous accounts they will post this data too, it can be a valuable time saver!