Magento: December 2013

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OR
if you are getting “503 Service Temporarily Unavailable error"?

Go to root folder of the project and find maintenance.flag file and delete it.
Than, Go to var/ folder and delete cache folder.

Now refresh you're page . hope fully you're problem has been solved.

Guys If you want to set you're maintenance page or other information regarding this visit..
http://www.magentocommerce.com/knowledge-base/entry/configuration-general-maintenance-mode

Magento show admin path hint.

// For enable admin template path hint.
INSERT INTO core_config_data (scope, scope_id, path, value)
VALUES ('default', 0, 'dev/debug/template_hints', 1);

// For enable admin template block path hint.
INSERT INTO core_config_data (scope, scope_id, path, value)
VALUES('default', 0, 'dev/debug/template_hints_blocks', 1);

// For disable admin template path hint

UPDATE core_config_data set value = 0 where scope = 'default' and scope_id = 0 and path ='dev/debug/template_hints'

// For disable admin template block path hint

UPDATE core_config_data set value = 0 where scope = 'default' and scope_id = 0 and path ='dev/debug/template_hints_blocks'

Magento get Product, Shipping, Billing and customer info using order Id.

$orderId = '10000015';
$order = Mage::getModel('sales/order')->load($orderId);
// For getting Customer Order Info
$order->getCustomerId(); // get customer Id
$order->getCustomerEmail(); // get customer email

print_r($order->getData()); //show all order data

// For getting Product Order Info
$items = $order->getAllItems();
foreach ($items as $itemId => $item){
$item->getName(); // get order product name
print_r$item->getData()); //show all order product data

}

// For getting Shipping Order Info
$shippingId = $order->getShippingAddress()->getId();
$shipAddress = Mage::getModel('sales/order_address')->load($shippingId);
print_r($shipAddress->getData());
If you want Billing/Shipping Country name see here

// For getting Billing Order Info

$billingId = $order->getBillingAddress()->getId();
$billAddress = Mage::getModel('sales/order_address')->load($billingId);
print_r($billAddress->getData());

Create a custom Database connection in magento

Create a connect.php file in root folder. and past the below code . now you are able to access Data base on this file.

require_once ("app/Mage.php");
$app = Mage::app('default');

$config = Mage::getConfig()->getResourceConnectionConfig("default_setup");

$dbinfo = array("host" => $config->host,
"user" => $config->username,
"pass" => $config->password,
"dbname" => $config->dbname
);

$hostname = $dbinfo["host"];
$user = $dbinfo["user"];
$password = $dbinfo["pass"];
$dbname = $dbinfo["dbname"];
$con = mysql_select_db($dbname,mysql_connect($hostname,$user,$password)) ;

create log file in magento?

Put any message on log file ..
Go to Admin > System > Configuration > Developer > Log Settings
Change the value to YES for Enabled field.

Mage::log("Write you're message here. those you want to write on log file");
This message will be display on log file(root folder/var/log/system.log)

if you want to create you're own log file ...
Mage::log("Write you're message here. those you want to write on log file or any variable", null, 'filename.log', true);
Here 4th param means force logging
You're custom file will be create on var/log/filename.log

NOTE:- For Log file 2 things required..
1) Developer mode must be set to true
2) Logging must be activated in the system configuration.

you can find log method on app/Mage.php file in line Number 784.

public static function log($message, $level = null, $file = '', $forceLog = false){}

how to change admin url in magento?

Step1:- Go To root folder than
app/etc/local.xml
open local.xml file and change below "CDATA[admin]" code.

<admin>
<routers>
<adminhtml>
<args>
<frontName><![CDATA[admin]]></frontName>
</args>
</adminhtml>
</routers>
</admin>
NOTE:- use only small character.

Step2:- go to var/ folder and delete cache folder. Now open admin with you're new admin name url..

Magento Static, CMS, BASE, SKIN, JS, MEDIA , Current and any kind of URL

Get Base Url
<?php echo Mage::getBaseUrl(); //output=> http://yourwebsitename.com/ ?>

Get Media Base Url
<?php echo Mage::getBaseUrl('media'); //output=> http://yourwebsitename.com/media/ ?>

Get Js Base Url
<?php echo Mage::getBaseUrl('js'); //output=> http://yourwebsitename.com/js/ ?>

Get Skin Base Url
<?php echo Mage::getBaseUrl('skin'); //output=> http://yourwebsitename.com/skin/ ?>

For CMS and Static block url use

Get Skin Url
<?php {{skin url='images/imagename.jpg'}} ?>

Get Media Url
<?php {{media url='/sampleimage.jpg'}} ?>

Get Store Url
<?php {{store url='.html'}} ?>

Get Current Url
<?php echo Mage::helper('core/url')->getCurrentUrl(); ?>

Get Magento Directory

<?php echo Mage::getBaseDir(); //output : /var/www/html/magento ?>
<?php echo Mage::getBaseDir('app'); //output : /var/www/html/magento/app ?>
<?php echo Mage::getBaseDir('media'); //output : /var/www/html/magento/media ?>

Same way you can find code, lib, etc directory path ....

Magento email to friend without login

Mostly, Magento Email To A Friend or Send To A Friend on the product details page. user does not send an email to you're friend until . he/she does not logged in.
If you want to send an email to you're friend without loggin. Please follow below step.

Login Backend >> System > Configuration > Email to a Friend
set Allow for Guests = Yes

Now Refresh cache Go To >> System >> Cache Management and than see you're product page.

How to call phtml file in cms page in magento?

Go to Admin >> CMS >> Pages click on it. Now Edit or Add New page go to content tab paste the below code and save

{{block type="core/template" name="a-name" template="cms/yourefilename.phtml"}}

inside template="" you can write your file path. and in name="" you can give proper and unique name , in type="" you can write your module directory .

If you want to call through XML Go to Design tab and paste below code .

<reference name="content">
<block type="core/template" name="unique-name" template="cms/yourefilename.phtml"/>

</reference>

Magento call static block in .phtml file.

First you need to create a static block in admin section.
Go to Admin >> CMS >> Static Blocks . After create static block use identifier block name

<?php echo $this->getLayout()->createBlock('cms/block')->setBlockId('you're_identifier_block_name')->toHTML(); ?>

If you want to call static block through XML file.

<reference name="right">
<block type="cms/block" name="block_name" as="block_name">
<action method="setBlockId"><block_id>you're_identifier_block_name</block_id></action>
</block>
</reference>

Format price in the current locale and currency

Please change $finalPrice to you're price variable ....

<?php echo $formattedPrice = Mage::helper('core')->currency($finalPrice, true, false); ?>

<?php echo $formattedPrice = Mage::helper('core')->currency($finalPrice,true,false); ?>