EAV Properties for Magento
The only thing I hate more than bad code completion is no code completion. When working with PHP arrays for…
Tag: magento
No-.htaccess httpd.conf file for Magento
A couple of days ago I wrote a blog post on how why you should not use .htaccess files, or…
Why you should not use .htaccess (AllowOverride All) in production
Commonly known as .htaccess, AllowOverride is a neat little feature that allows you to tweak the server’s behavior without modifying…
Don’t modify index.php in Magento for multi-store configs
unless you really, really have to. I did some quick Googling on this and found that a number of places…
Magento, ESI, Varnish and performance
I have been doing a little playing with Magento over the past couple of days. I’ve been helping out Ebay/Magento…
Implementing asynchronous functionality in Magento
ECommerce is a small thing, right? Nobody’s doing it and it’s so simple that everyone who does it is doing it right. When that Cyber Monday hits, nobody panics; sites stay up, they’re able to handle the load and nobody gets yelled at, right?
OK, maybe 20 years ago.
Magento-based asynchronous execution
Working with an off-the-shelf shopping cart usually requires a little bit of patience. Scaling an e-commerce site does have its share of problems. There is a LOT of interactivity that needs to be implemented. This can be things along the lines of generating targeted ads, sending email or charging a credit card.