Using jQuery with Magento Including Protype, Scriptaculous etc...

How to use jQuery with Magento?

Download jQuery from jQuery site

Add this line to the bottom of jQuery.js

jQuery.noConflict();

Copy the file to the js/jquery folder|directory

In page.xml, add it to the list of js files as:

<action method="addJs"><script>jquery/jquery-1.2.6.noConflict.min.js</script></action>

or,

<action method="addItem"><type>js</type><name>jquery.js</name><params/></action>

How to use jQuery with magento now?

The below procedure is one way.

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how to use var_dump and print_r in magento

This one is crazy with magento because sometimes it works and sometimes it just shows blank page. Once it gave me a real hard time. Finally found solution somewhere.

//I just had to do was add 
->debug()

//on the object that i wanted to print as:
$obj->debug();

//e.g. if i had
$_cart = Mage::getModel('checkout/cart');

//to use print_r or var_dump, i needed to do
print_r($_cart->debug());

These are methods available for a product:

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Magento commerce reference and backup posts, installation points.

Magento commerce reference and backup posts, installation points.

Since i started to work with magento e-commerce, i have lost few kilos. Probably this is good weight loss program for me.

From today onward i want to keep backup of the steps, references etc to my blog. I hope this will make me easy to find them easily next time.

Some of the code helpful to change permission on files and folders while upgrading magento through connect manager.

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