Below is a way to resize images on the fly and does it only once. $imageUrl = Mage::getBaseDir(‘media’).DS."catalog".DS."category".DS.$this->getImage(); $imageResized = Mage::getBaseDir(‘media’).DS."catalog".DS."category".DS."resized".DS.$this->getImage(); if ( !file_exists($imageResized) && file_exists($imageUrl )) : $imageObj = new Varien_Image($imageUrl); $imageObj->constrainOnly(TRUE); $imageObj->keepAspectRatio(TRUE); $imageObj->keepFrame(FALSE); $imageObj->quality(100); $imageObj->resize(150, 150); $imageObj->save($imageResized); endif; … Continue reading →

If you need to determine if the the current page is the homepage in Magento, the below code works. <?php if(Mage::getSingleton(‘cms/page’)->getIdentifier() == ‘home’ && Mage::app()->getFrontController()->getRequest()->getRouteName() == ‘cms’) : ? >

If you have installed a module and need to reset it or have installed a custom module and it is not picking up on the changes in the database. Below is a really easy way to reinstall the module. Delete … Continue reading →

Are you looking to find out how to make a custom module for Magento? If you follow the steps below, you will be well on your way in under 15 minutes. Step One – Declare Your Module <?xml version="1.0"?> <config> … Continue reading →

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All you have to do is add the code below to echo or print the last query in magento. $collection->printlogquery(true);