Magento Option Labels not Saving Magento’s UI layer uses metaphors more commonly found in Java GUI programming. You just call something like addInput from PHP, and don’t worry about the HTML that’s produced. One side effect that always to crops up when these patterns are used is out of control HTML forms. This Stack [...]
astormObserver Strategy for a Winning Redirect Magento redirects confused the h— out of me for a few years. Most PHP developers are used to a header('Location: ' . $url); exit; pattern. When you use the Magento response object to perform a redirect, execution continues, and the redirect doesn’t happen until after the controller has [...]
astormWhere do those numbers in Magento URLs come from? Short version: They’re if-not-actually-then-effectively, non-deterministic for day to day development.
astormOne common theme I've seen with developers new to Magento is not knowing where to start. Magento's default index.php bootstrap and Mage application class offer few surface clues on how a developer should start working with the system.
astormOne common theme I've seen with developers new to Magento is not knowing where to start. Magento's default index.php bootstrap and Mage application class offer few surface clues on how a developer should start working with the system.
astormAppologies for the month of radio silence here on ye 'olde personal tutorial website, but I've been hard at work finishing up a long delayed project. I'm finally done, and am proud to announce the immediate availability of Commerce Bug 2.
astormDebugging Magento Configuration Depends Issues Here’s a few useful code locations for debugging Magento configuration “depends” issues.
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