Author: robert

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Magento Extensions

I really don’t like this feature of magento. Mainly because it doesn’t work out of the box on my Windows/IIS/PHP/MySQL configured server. Keep getting this error

Exception caught:

Warning: mkdir() [function.mkdir]: No such file or directory in \downloader\pearlib\php\System.php on line 280

Backtrace:

#0 [internal function]: mageCoreErrorHandler(2, ‘mkdir() [mkDir(Array)
#3 \downloader\pearlib\php\PEAR\Installer.php(954): PEAR_Common->mkDirHier(‘C:\domains\prim…’)
#4 \downloader\pearlib\php\PEAR\Installer.php(517): PEAR_Installer->mkDirHier(‘C:\domains\prim…’)
#5 \downloader\pearlib\php\PEAR\Installer.php(1322): PEAR_Installer->_installFile2(Object(PEAR_PackageFile_v2), ‘frontend/defaul…’, Array, ‘C:\domains\prim…’, Array)
#6 \downloader\pearlib\php\PEAR\Command\Install.php(666): PEAR_Installer->install(Object(PEAR_Downloader_Package), Array)
#7 \downloader\pearlib\php\PEAR\Command\Common.php(285): PEAR_Command_Install->doInstall(‘install’, Array, Array)
#8 \downloader\Maged\Pear.php(234): PEAR_Command_Common->run(‘install’, Array, Array)
#9 \downloader\Maged\Pear.php(301): Maged_Pear->run(‘install’, Array, Array)
#10 \downloader\Maged\Model\Pear.php(245): Maged_Pear->runHtmlConsole(Array)
#11 \downloader\Maged\Controller.php(135): Maged_Model_Pear->installPackage(‘magento-communi…’)
#12 \downloader\Maged\Controller.php(368): Maged_Controller->pearInstallPackagePostAction()
#13 \downloader\Maged\Controller.php(183): Maged_Controller->dispatch()
#14 \downloader\index.php(35): Maged_Controller::run()
#15 {main}

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Magento Install – comparing to X-Cart and osCommerce

I run a jewelry store online, something I wrote a long time ago. Unfortunately its not a masterful piece of work as X-Cart or Magento. At that time I was unaware of frameworks and still trying to invent my own style of managing the project. Not as beautiful as something running on Zend or another framework, but it was still something. Anyway, so I have custom shopping carts up on www.astoreforbeauty.com, and www.primaoro.com. On youandjewelry.com I am testing out osCommerce, and on prima-jewelry.com I am running Magento.

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AllStateLoads.com

Today I put allstateloads.com online. This is a project done in ASP, Active Server Pages, with MySQL for a database engine. I look forward to operating it for free for a while, until I get a good client base using the site. The purpose of the site is that its a community site for trucking companies. It connects truckers and dispatchers together, so loads can transported all around the states.

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XCart Modifications

This week I am working on making xcart modifications for a friends website.

He will be launching an online store, www.hdmispot.com and I working on realizing changes for him on this site
up at my subdomain, xcartgold.winwinhost.com.

Basically integrated a brand new template, and then started making custom mods to it for look and feel.
I do have to code in some custom display functionality on a php/smarty level.

xcart is built well, using MVC principles and smarty for templating engine.
Webmaster mode is an interesting way of editing text across the site.