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how to get a product's image in magento?

im running on version 1.3.2.1 but on my client's server they had magento 1.3.0 so my previous code to display images for my local copy: echo $this->helper('catalog/image')->init($_product)->resize(163, 100); does not work on the client's installation looking at the results returned by their magento, ver 1.3.0 actually returns a url a...

I have simple design and need to put it on magento

Hi, I have design (css, some html files and images) and I need to adapt it to magento. I know how to change design templates, but is this possible to do it with my own design and how? Thanks. ...

Magento - Sendfriend Error

I keep getting this Magento error emailed to myself: URL: http://mysite.com/sendfriend/product/send/id/1/ IP Address: 66.249.65.69 Time: 2010-03-19 22:23:03 GMT Error: Front controller reached 100 router match iterations Trace: #0 /var/www/vhosts/mysite.com/httpdocs/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Controller/Varien/Front.php(184): Mage::throwE...

After rewrite Model sales/order_collection it works except in Admin section, why?

Hi, I rewrite the sales/order_collection Model or, perhaps, correctly said the Resource. I did that to add filter that filters orders by store_ids. Please see my post to see how i did it http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2426986/how-to-rewrite-collection My new model works and here is how i tested $path = '../magento'; require_once(...

Sales by Category in Magento?

We have a category called "Clearance" on our Magento website. Ideally it would be nice to be able to get a report of all orders sold in that category. Is there anyway I can join the orders collection with the products collection and filter by category id? Here is a similar thread: http://www.magentocommerce.com/boards/viewthread/44296/...

Open source eCommerce solution for multiple vendors (a la Amazon Marketplace)

I'm looking for an open source ecommerce solution that supports multiple vendor selling, in a similar fashion to Amazon Marketplace. I'm not sure this solution exists, but I'd be interested in some feedback. I've looked at Open Cart, Magento and Prestashop, but none of these appear to offer these features. ...

Integrate Magento with CRM

I'm looking for a CRM which has an connector to the Magento. I found that SugarCRM has one, but it's payed and by the review it dows not look like this is the right way. Second I found is OpenTaps, but this is in java. Best will be to find a open source CRM in PHP with finished connector to magento. Most important for me is the customer...

Magento products will not show in category

I've recently been tasked with the build and deployment of a large Ecommerce site. In the past we've had to use the clients legacy X-cart installation for redevelopment (too far integrated with their existing work flow). We'd heard good things about Magento, so I've set up a test install to get to grips with it. After a couple of initia...

Magento Trying to set the session id to programmitcally add to cart

I have set up a module where I probabilistically add a product to the cart. I swear I had it working but recently found that it wasn't. The background on this is, our client has a third party product that a customer can go to a page on their site, look at the products that this third party has and add an item to our cart. The third party...

What about the event before order save in onepage checkout in Magento 1.4?

I write a function use observer in 1.3.2.4,the event name is "checkout_type_onepage_save_order". Now I want to move it to 1.4,but I see that the event "checkout_type_onepage_save_order" is disappeared,so I want to know how to write a observer before order saved in onepage checkout? ...

Letting users create customized Bundles in Magento.

We are building an e-commerce site where users can create their own bundles with products of their choice. Other users can then buy these bundles. Please guide me as to how a bundle can be created based on the products selected by user and store this bundle. From whatever little I have read, I can create a module which will do this. Is ...

How to create PDF for product description in Magento

Hello, I was searching the different Magento forums and extensions for this but i didn’t find anything. What i want is to let my visitors to create a PDF file with image and description for the products they are interested. With this will have the ability to save the product on its computer or print it. This will be some kind of a prin...

Magento 1.4 - Display All Products

I have a cms page in magento which I would like to display all products from all categories in. I found this which described how to do it on 1.3 but this no longer works on 1.4: http://www.magentocommerce.com/wiki/groups/248/display_products_on_home_page ...

Best book for Magento 1.4.0.1

Hi, can any developer tell me the best book of Magento 1.4.0.1 for developer ? ...

How do I print all the queries in Magento?

Hi, is it possible to display all the query strings in Magento? I really like to see what queries are executed. Thanks ...

Magento Set Grid to Filter Automatically by Current Day using Existing Datetime Column in Grid

In Magento I'm creating a custom module and would love to be able to filter automatically by the datetime column so that the intial grid listing shows only entities related to "todays" date. Here is my datetime column: $this->addColumn('ts', array( 'header' => $hlp->__('Activated'), 'align' => 'left', 'index' => ...

Magento backend problem

I've just installed Magento on my website, but I can't access the backend. The frontend works fine, but in the backend once I successfully login, it takes me to a blank screen. I've read there's an issue with cookies and I've tried a range of commenting out lines in varien.php, but didn't work. ...

Issues with Cufon in Magento

I'm trying to get Cufon working in Magento and it's not playing the game. jQuery is running in no-conflict due to Scriptaculous, and Cufon is initalising correctly (generating ready tags in the markup), though still no font transformations occur. The fonts in use are already applied on a mock up in a different directory on the same domai...

Using Magento with a simple one-product site

What's the best way to integrate Magento with a simple HTML-based single product site? I envision installing Magento, and then the existing site just "hooks" into Magento versus using the entire Magento framwork, etc. I don't want to use Magento as a "CMS" I just want to use it to handle the order processing. Any tips or suggestions o...

Magento Developers: Is Magento really -that- good?

We are looking at Magento as a possible commerce solution, but we are reading more bad than good on the free product. However Magento sells itself as the best thing ever, so I am confused on its actual value. Thought I'd ask the pros here. Can any seasoned developer here explain the difficulties in using Magento not only as a commerce s...