Phonegap HTML5 Project Structure
During my first phonegap project i was very confused with what project structure to follow. Since Phonegap is a HTML5 app, all files needs to be .html only, so i was confused a lot of weather to use a...
View ArticleAmazon EC2 – Automatic start up of NodeJS script using UpStart
In this blog post, i will share my experiences on setting up NodeJS on EC2 server and various configuration settings involved. The Nodejs script will start automatically on server start up and run...
View ArticleAmazon EC2 Node JS API Code Snippets
In this blog post, will see few examples of using NodeJS EC2 API. First you need to install the nodejs library, this can be done using npm install aws-sdk Next you need to do to configuration the api...
View ArticleCordova 3.5.0 Update and Troubleshooting – Android
I recently updated to cordova 3.5 for my mobile app project, after update i did an “cordova run android” but started getting few error in my android app. Below i have listed few error which i faced and...
View ArticleCordova 3.5.0 and Facebook SDK 3.8 Using Command Line – Android
In this blog we will see how to integrate the latest version of facebook phonegap plugin and will deal with some of the issues faced. Installing or Upgrading Update: Check out guide here...
View ArticleNginx Setup – Basic Configuration, Memcache, PHP-FPM
In this blog post we will see how to do basic nginx configuration and setup memcache with it. There are various guides showing how to install nginx so i will not cover that part. Basic Nginx...
View ArticleMust use Libraries and Tips for Phonegap Mobile App
Below are few must use tips and libraries you would use for developing your phonegap mobile app. CSS Box Sizing Add below to your css file, its is very important for developing responsive apps. *{...
View ArticleMagento Setup Scripts
In this blog post we will see in detail how magento setup scripts work. Basics Setup scripts are located in “sql” and “data” folder for each module. These scripts are mainly used to run the...
View ArticleMagento Design and Layout Initialization
In this blog post we will see in detail how magento initializes theme, layout files, how the fallback method for theme is setup, how layout is compiled, how html output is generated and other similar...
View ArticleMagento Unique Blocks
In this blog post we are going to see some unique blocks in magento which are different from all other standard magento blocks. Most blocks in magento extend the Mage_Core_Block_Template class, but...
View ArticleMagento Design Output Rendering
In this blog post we will see how magento renders output from blocks and phtml files. In the previous blog post we saw how magento loads all layout xml files, blocks and phtml files. In this blog post...
View ArticleMagento Flat Tables
In this blog post we will see what are flat tables in magento and also see how indexing process happens for flat tables. What are flat tables We know that product/category are stored in magento...
View ArticleMagento EAV Concepts
In the previous blog post we saw what is the use of magento eav tables and understood the db structure of tables. In this blog post we will see the important classes and other implementation aspects of...
View ArticleMagento EAV Setup Scripts
In the blog post we will look into setup class for EAV attribute and the different available in it. The base class for setup is Mage_Eav_Model_Entity_Setup Lets look at some important function which...
View ArticleCreate Custom Product Types
In this blog post we will see how to create custom product type in magento. Magento has 6 type of products simple, configurable, grouped, bundled, downloadable, virtual. We will see below steps on how...
View ArticleMagento Cache System Basic Concepts
In this blog post we will see in detail how the magento caching system works. The Basics – How To Use Cache In this section we will see how to use cache in our custom modules. Suppose you have a custom...
View ArticleCheckout Add Extra Address Field Magento 1.9+
In this blog post, we will see how to add a new address field to magento checkout page. We will also display this field in all magento order pages. Lets look step by step on how to add an address...
View ArticleMagento SOAP API V1 and V2
In this blog post we will an overview of how to create soap api in magento. I hope you are familiar with basic concepts creating magento module, what is SOAP and how to create a SOAP User, Role from...
View ArticleMagento SOAP API In Depth Guide and Troubleshooting
In this blog post we will see in detail how magento implements soap api and how to troubleshoot it. This blog is a continuation of the previous blog. Its important that you read the previous blog...
View ArticleMagento SOAP API In Depth Guide Part 2 – Handlers/Adapters
In this blog post we will see how magento implements API in its core modules, and which the different models/controllers involved. SOAP V1 The soap v1 controller in magento is “api/saop/index”. Let’s...
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