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December 2, 2009

Creating a database backup is a vital part of system administration, but if you have a backup you should also be familiar with the procedure on how to restore this backup. With Magento, the backup involves a copy of all the files and a dump of the MySQL database. But will you be able to restore the database?

December 2, 2009

Compression is one of the tricks to gain performance with any website. So the same applies with Magento. However, the general rules that you can find on the Internet to compress output through Apache mod_deflate are very general, or even wrong when used in combination with Magento Downloadable Products.

November 19, 2009

Yireo has developed a Magento extension called ByAttribute. The module allows you to add a list of manufacturers on a page. To use ByAttribute you will need to purchase this commercial module in our Yireo Shop. This video-tutorial takes you through the steps to put ByAttribute to use within a CMS page.

November 19, 2009

While the Magento Download Manager allows you to install extensions through a webpage, the same is possible from command-line. This video-tutorial shows you how to install a Magento extension using a SSH terminal. For this you will need shell-access to your Magento instance.

November 16, 2009

This tutorial shows you how to add a new menu-link to the navigation bar in Magento. This is not as easy as it might seem: You will need to alter either PHP/HTML or XML to accomplish this.

November 15, 2009

The Magento Developer Toolbar extension makes it much easier to develop themes or modules in Magento. It allows you to quickly clean the cache or highlight theming features. This video tutorial explains why and how to use the Developer Toolbar.

November 8, 2009

This video-tutorial shows you how to inherit catalog images from a parent-category in subcategories of Magento. Instead of having to give each subcategory its own image, you can save yourself time by just reusing the parent-category's image if the current category has no image of its own.

November 8, 2009

This tutorial explains how to create a dynamic product image to a Magento CMS Page. Within the CMS Page you still need to define which product-ID to use, but when the product image changes the CMS Page automatically shows the updated image.

November 8, 2009

Learn how easy it is to create a custom column layout for Magento. The tutorial is based on the Magento Enterprise Edition but also applies to the Magento Community Edition. A custom column layout is helpful if you want for instance a "left" column to only appear on certain pages.