Magento: file and folder permissions
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- Created on Monday, 14 May 2012 20:57
Upgrading magento via SSH is a snap, after learning how to use it, I have found that it is much easier to install and remove files and folders from a web host, download and install packages are a sinch now. When you are making changes to Magento you will have to remember a few things before you make any changes, when upgrading via SSH you will have to make a series of permission changes to your files and change them back when you are done.
Add a commentMagento: REST & OAuth Arrives
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- Created on Wednesday, 09 May 2012 17:16
REST/OAuth Process and Setup
Magento 1.7 is here very new and shiny right out of the box, it even has the new car smell. One of the items that has been implemented is the REST API OAuth 1.0a,if you are familiar with "Login with Facebook" then you have a understanding of the OAuth 1.0a in Magento, you will be able to access the site as a Admin, Customer or Guest via OAuth 1.0. You will be limited to seeing the categories and product information, customer contact information, sales and inventory. If you are customer, you can access product information from your account, and if you are a admin you can upload a few products to the Magento store.
You will have to build the PHP, XML or JSON file to do the work of getting or posting the information to your Magento eCommerce site, and register it in Magento before you can use it.
Add a commentMagento: Facebook apps & plugins...
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- Created on Saturday, 07 April 2012 02:01
Facebook Page ID Code
Adding Faceboook functions into your website is very easy, the challenge is getting the few pieces of information that you are required to have so that the button is setup properly. First off, I am assuming that you have a facebook account and have setup a facebook page for the facebook like button to link to. For your facebook like button to work properly, you will need to setup a facebook page for your specific project, company or organization, this is very important. When you begin the initial generation of the Facebook button code, the code generation tool will use the ID code from your facebook profile account as the App ID, if you insert the code and click onto the like button, you will see a error message. popup in red next to the like button, this is happening because there is no App ID. So having the App ID is very important.
Add a commentJoomla: Chronoform and MySQL
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- Created on Friday, 16 March 2012 23:12
Joomla: Chronoengine forms, saving to MySQL Database.
With a number of Joomla projects using Chronoengine for the forms under my belt, I am here to document the process of saving the form data to a table in MySQL. Saving the form information to a MySQL Database will allow you to save the information that is sent to your email address and have a record of it inside of the CMS. The process is not very well documented, but it's more straight forward than you might think, I have been able to figure out this process after several attempts on my own, so I am her to show you how to get the form attached to a MySQL database.
Add a commentMagento: Upgrading problems and issues...
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- Created on Monday, 12 March 2012 21:12
After having spent 18 months working with Magento I have learned that upgrading the e-commerce system is not always that straight forward. I love working with Magento and it has proven itself to be a great system, but upgrading the system from release to release is not always that straight forward, considering that Magento Connect Manager is intended to be the main tool that you use to install and upgrade all parts of the eCommerce system. Under normal circumstances, upgrading non essential components and system patches are a snap, but if a 3rd party component has performed a major code rewrite to gain functionality, this can be a big problem later on.
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