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Every now and then a new “something” turns up in Magento that makes me bash my head against the wall :). Yesterday I had to scenraio where I moved one of my dev installations from one PC to another MAC computer. Anyhow… I kept getting this “duplicate key” errors thrown on Magento page. Although the database export was done properly (with disabled foreign key check and so on…) and my virtual hosts were setup exactly the same was still getting database related error. Here are few more important steps to take if you experience issues while moving Magetno across servers. Read the rest of this entry »

Building your own Magento modules (extensions) can be a tedious task. Unlike WordPress, Magento requires a lot more knowledge and dedication to get things right. I must say I hate my self more and more every time I mention WordPress and Magento in the same context. I am well aware that those two are completely different systems. Anyhow, the point is that Magento has bunch of “built in mechanism” that you should conform your development to in order for your module to be built in the “right Magento way”. The problem is that the Magento developer documentation is so freaking poor (or better yet, nonexistent) that average developer needs to spend countless hours to achieve the basic functionality. Read the rest of this entry »