Category Archives: Magento
watermark image on products – magento
1) Go to system -> configuration and click on the option “Design” (sidebar menu) under the main category “general” .
2) Then click on the tab “Product Image Watermarks” and fill the fields shown right under that and save the data .
get current store details magento
Get store data : Mage::app()->getStore(); Status : Mage::app()->getStore()->getIsActive(); Store Home Url : Mage::app()->getStore()->getHomeUrl(); Store Id : Mage::app()->getStore()->getStoreId(); Store code : Mage::app()->getStore()->getCode(); Website Id : Mage::app()->getStore()->getWebsiteId(); Store Name : Mage::app()->getStore()->getName();
How to Get the Base Url for a specific Magento Store
<?php
$store_id = $this->helper(‘core’)->getStoreId();
$logoURL=Mage::app()->getStore($store_id)->getBaseUrl(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_LINK);
?>
Get base url inside cms – Magento
We can use {{store url=”}}
Magento version upgrade to 1.6.x
NOTE : Follow below given steps at your own risk .
1) Make sure that you have taken the backup of the latest site and database . This is must .
2) Download the latest magento package
wget http://www.magentocommerce.com/downloads/assets/1.6.0.0/magento-1.6.0.0.tar.gz
tar xvfz magento-1.6.0.0.tar.gz
3) Go to the terminal and change the directory to the location where the current magento site is running
4) Remove all the cache files $ rm -rf var/cache/*
5) Remov the folder downloader $ rm -rf downloader
6) Copy the folder “downloader” from the latest package to the current site $ cp -a magento/downloader
7) Move the file “ mage” from the latest package to teh current site $ cp magento/mage
8) Chnage the permision $ chmod 550 ./mage
9) Run the following commands
$ ./mage mage-setup .
$ ./mage sync –force
$ ./mage install http://connect20.magentocommerce.com/community Mage_All_Latest –force
$ rm -rf var/cache/* var/session/*
$ rm -rf downloader/pearlib/cache/* downloader/pearlib/download/*
$ chmod 755 mage
$ php shell/indexer.php reindexall
$ ./mage upgrade-all –force
10) Copy all the file from latest package to the current site except the theme folder that the current site use
$ cp -Rf magento/* .
11) point the browser to the site url
This may take more time . so be patient. You might get a browser error when the upgrade is being done . never mind 🙂 It normal .
12) Thats all !!!
creation of multiple stores within the same website – magento
1) From admin panel of your magento site , go to the option “Main Menu” under the top menu “System”
2) Create a new store in the Magento store manager
3) Select a root category for the new store
4) Crate a store view for the new store
5) Update welcome message and logo
2) Create a new store in the Magento store manager
3) Select a root category for the new store
4) Crate a store view for the new store
5) Update welcome message and logo
How to get current store “root” category id
<?php
echo Mage::app()->getStore()->getRootCategoryId());
?>
How to Get current store code in magento
<?php
echo Mage::app()->getStore()->getCode();
?>
Get current store id in magento
<?php
echo Mage::app()->getStore()->getStoreId()
?>