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Second edition. |
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1 online resource (274 pages) : illustrations. |
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text file |
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Quick answers to common problems
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Quick answers to common problems.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Getting Started with Magento; Introduction; Preparing the development environment; Installing Magento with sample data; Adding version control to the source code; Configuring the development tools; Chapter 2: Theming; Introduction; Configuring Magento themes and packages; Creating your first theme; Adding extra files to your theme; Adding jQuery support; Changing a page title; Working with translations; Understanding the theming block system; Adding widgets to the layout. |
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Chapter 3: Working with ProductsIntroduction; Setting up the catalog defaults; Working with attribute sets; Working with product types; Adding a Facebook like button; Adding a product to the cart through querystring; Embedding a YouTube video; Changing the URL of a product page; Chapter 4: Creating a Module; Introduction; Creating files; Registering blocks, helpers, and models; Adding a new page; Adding a layout file; Adding a translation file; Adding a block of new products; Rewriting a core class; Chapter 5: Database Concepts; Introduction; Finding your way in the tables. |
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Working with flat tablesWorking with EAV tables; Configuring a Master/Slave setup; Repairing the database; Chapter 6: Databases and Modules; Introduction; Registering the resource models; Registering connections; Installing and upgrading scripts; Creating a flat table with models; Working with Magento collections; Chapter 7: Magento Backend; Introduction; Registering a backend controller; Extending the menu; Adding an ACL; Extending the system configuration; Creating a grid from a database table; Adding customer attributes; Working with source models; Chapter 8: Event Handlers and Cronjobs. |
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IntroductionUnderstanding Magento event types; Creating your own event; Adding an event observer; Introducing cronjobs; Creating a new cronjob; Testing your new cronjob; Chapter 9: Creating a Shipping Module; Introduction; Initializing module configurations; Writing an adapter model; Extending the shipping method features; Adding the module in the frontend; Chapter 10: Creating a Product Slider Widget; Introduction; Creating an empty module; Registering helpers and blocks; Creating a widget configuration file; Creating a block and the template files; Creating a custom configuration parameter. |
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Finalizing the themingChapter 11: Performance Optimization; Introduction; Exploring the limits of a website; Optimizing the database and MySQL configuration; Optimizing the Apache web server; Tuning the Magento configurations; Configuring APC and Memcached; Optimizing the PHP configurations; Analyzing the page speed; Chapter 12: Debugging and Unit Testing; Introduction; Getting started with Xdebug; Debugging with FirePHP; Installing PHPUnit; Creating a Magento test case; Index. |
| Summary |
In Detail Magento is an open source e-commerce platform which has all the functionality to function from small to large online stores. Its architecture makes it possible to extend the functionalities with plugins where a lot of them are shared by the community. This is the reason why the platform is liked by developers and retailers. A practical developer guide packed with recipes that cover all the parts of Magento development. The recipes will start with the simple development exercises and get the more advanced as the book progresses. A good reference for every Magento developer! This book starts with the basics. The first thing is to create a test environment. Next, the architecture, tools, files and other basics are described to make you ready for the real work. The real work starts with the simple things like theming and catalog configuration. When you are familiar with this, we will move on to more complex features such as module and database development. When you have survived this, we will move on to the last part of making a shop ready for launch: performance optimization and testing. This book will guide you through all the development phases of Magento, covering the most common pitfalls through its recipes. Approach A collection of straightforward and practical recipes filled with examples to build a faster and more impressive Magento store. The recipes will provide you step-by-step instructions for installing, customizing, and managing your Magento store. Who this book is for If you are a developer with minor PHP knowledge and you want to start with Magento development, this book is for you. With its specially tailored recipes, we will guide you from simple development in Magento to the more advanced stuff. Even if you are an experienced Magento developer, some recipes in this book will interest you. The other recipes will serve as a good reference to look at. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Magento (Web site development tool)
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Magento (Web site development tool) |
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Electronic commerce -- Computer programs.
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Electronic commerce -- Computer programs. |
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Open source software.
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Open source software. |
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Web site development.
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Web site development. |
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Web sites -- Design.
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Web sites -- Design. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Ferdous, Nurul.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Delvaux, Bart. Magento 1.8 development cookbook : over 70 recipes to learn magento development from scratch. Second edition. Birmingham, England : Packt Publishing, ©2014 iii, 257 pages 9781782163329 |
| ISBN |
9781782163336 (electronic book) |
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1782163336 (electronic book) |
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9781782163329 |
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1782163328 |
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