This is an working config that I currently use in production. http://pastie.org/10870547 gzip on; gzip_disable “msie6”; gzip_comp_level 6; gzip_min_length 1100; gzip_buffers 16 8k; gzip_proxied any; gzip_types text/plain text/css text/js text/xml text/javascript application/javascript application/json application/xml application/rss+xml image/svg+xml; This config was tested via tools.pingdom.com.
The Subversion working copy performs quite badly when there’s a huge number of directories, like in your case. For write operations (even only locally) to the working copy, the working copy has to be locked, which means that a lock file is created in every directory (that’s 11k file creates), then the action executes, and … Read more
Magento provides a capability for adding options that aren’t product attributes or product custom options. They are set on the product and quote items with the option code additional_options. There are two steps you need to take, each can be handled via an event observer. If you want the additional options to carry through reordering, … Read more
If we’re discussing the frontend of the website, the particular line you’ve asked about…. <?php echo $this->getChildHtml(‘content’) ?> is added to the Magento layout XML in app/design/frontend/base/default/layout/page.xml. In Magento version 1.8, you’ll find it defined in lines 92-94. <block type=”core/text_list” name=”content” as=”content” translate=”label”> <label>Main Content Area</label> </block> By looking at the “type” attribute of this … Read more
Cleaning the Magento Logs using SSH : login to shell(SSH) panel and go with root/shell folder. execute the below command inside the shell folder php -f log.php clean enter this command to view the log data’s size php -f log.php status This method will help you to clean the log data’s very easy way.
Here’s the way I’ve always understood the concepts, and what you’ll need to know to implement a payment module in Magento. Answers to your specific “where does this happen” are bolded below, although it’s not quite as simple as you’re hoping for. Pre-internet, brick and mortar credit card transactions were a two stage process. At … Read more
The checklist for whether items are in stock follows. Some will seem stupid until the first time you spend an hour trying to figure this problem out: The products must be Visible in Catalog. The products must be Enabled. Product must have a stock Quantity. The product must be set to In Stock. If the … Read more
Get store data Mage::app()->getStore(); Store Id Mage::app()->getStore()->getStoreId(); Store code Mage::app()->getStore()->getCode(); Website Id Mage::app()->getStore()->getWebsiteId(); Store Name Mage::app()->getStore()->getName(); Store Frontend Name (see @Ben’s answer) Mage::app()->getStore()->getFrontendName(); Is Active Mage::app()->getStore()->getIsActive(); Homepage URL of Store Mage::app()->getStore()->getHomeUrl(); Current page URL of Store Mage::app()->getStore()->getCurrentUrl(); All of these functions can be found in class Mage_Core_Model_Store File: app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Store.php
Almost all Magento Models have a corresponding Collection object that can be used to fetch multiple instances of a Model. To instantiate a Product collection, do the following $collection = Mage::getModel(‘catalog/product’)->getCollection(); Products are a Magento EAV style Model, so you’ll need to add on any additional attributes that you want to return. $collection = Mage::getModel(‘catalog/product’)->getCollection(); … Read more
Mage::getResourceModel(‘catalog/product’)->getAttributeRawValue($productId, ‘attribute_code’, $storeId);