Archive for November, 2011

Magento file and directory permissions

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

Make sure file and directory permissions are set correctly for a magento installation - check here http://www.magentocommerce.com/wiki/groups/227/resetting_file_permissions

Magento - Call to undefined method Mage_Adminhtml_Block_Widget::getrowurl()

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

This error occurred when navigating to ‘Catalog’ -> ‘Manage Categories’. The page did not display correctly and this error could be found in the page by using ‘view source’.

A temporary ‘hack’ fix was found here: http://www.naveenos.com/2011/01/fatal-error-call-to-undefined-method-mage_adminhtml_block_widgetgetrowurl-in-magneto-1-4-2.html

How secure are your passwords?

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

It’s well worth taking out a few minutes to review the list of the worst passwords from 2011 in the link below - if you find that any of your passwords are on the list, it would be a good idea to get them changed right away!

http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/the-25-worst-passwords-of-2011-8216password-8216123456-8242/20065?tag=nl.e098

Adding items to a databound DropDownList

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

Use the AppendDataBoundItems property - see http://weblogs.asp.net/andrewrea/archive/2008/01/23/test-post.aspx

How to install magento extensions

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

How to install a magento extension using FTP or SSH:

http://www.aschroder.com/2010/05/installing-a-magento-extension-manually-via-ftp-or-ssh/

How to install using Magento Connect Manager or PEAR:
http://blog.magikcommerce.com/how-to-install-magento-extensions-magento-extension-installation-guide/

Upgrade from wordpress 2.x to 3.x

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

Its actually quite simple to upgrade to wordpress 3.x. Here’s a step-by-step guide…

Just a small note, to disable plugins add define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS',true); to your config file.

http://wordpress.ralfengel.com/mu-upgrading/upgrade-wp-mu-2-6-5-to-new-wordpress-3-0