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Magento System Admin Backup Error in “foreach” Loop
I just hit this on one of my installations, and finally got around to caring enough to look for a fix, which I found here: http://www.simplehelix.com/blog/2009/07/magento-backup-error/. What happens is you blow right up on line 234 of lib/Varien/Data/Collection/Filesystem.php and you can’t run backup. I’m just expanding on the SimpleHelix fix with a little more context, [...]
TrueCredit.com: Go Ahead, Try To Cancel, I Dare You
Actual Transcript of a “conversation” I had when I clicked on “Chat with a Virtual Agent” at truecredit.com. Jenny Says: Just type ‘HI’ or ‘Hello’ in the space below to let me know you are there. You: hi Jenny Says: Hi, thanks for chatting with me… to return to truecredit.com and sign up for 3-Bureau [...]
Maybe It’s Not For You: iPad Overshadows State of the Union Address
So along comes the Apple iPad, and just behind it – the Wave of Great Hatred and Malice attacking it. For lo, the iPad is an Evil Device, exactly not what geeks, nerds, techies, webheads, etc. wanted. Maybe it’s not for you. A lot of people just want to read their e-mail, look at their [...]
Magento Product Create API: use_config_min_sale_qty (and max) attributes
In a site I maintain I have a separate web application for adding products. The reason for this is that products need to be added to both a backend warehousing system as well as magento. I’m posting this because the documentation on the magento site isn’t clear about how one goes about setting these attributes: [...]