How to Install Magento Manually

Magento Installation Tutorial :

Follow these steps to install Magento manually:

Step 1: Download the magento installation package from the official website.

2: Upload the Magento files to your server 

Step 3: Create a MySQL Database for Magento to use

Step 4: Go through the Magento installation process

 

 

 Click on the check box next to "I agree to the above terms and conditions" and click on the Continue button.
Now, choose the preferred Time Zone, Locale and Currency and press the Continue button.

 Next, enter the database details: Database Name, User Name and User Password. You can leave the other options intact. Make sure that you place a check on the "Skip Base URL validation before next step" option. Then, click the Continue button to proceed.

At this point you should enter the personal information and the admin login details which you want to use. You can leave the Encryption Key field empty and the script will generate one for you. Once more, click the Continue button.

 

Finally, Write down your encryption key; it will be used by Magento to encrypt passwords, credit cards and other confidential information.

 

Your Magento installation was successfully completed. Now you can navigate to its Frontend or Backend.

Change all short_description field as empty for product in magento

Go to
Admin > catalog > products
select all products
select action as update attributes
you have to check short description checkbox with empty text there.
save.

Please select short description as not required attribute.
re-index and clear cache after remove.

How to enable template path hints in magento admin panel? (Without Extension)

1. Admin > System > Configuration
2. Switch your "Current Configuration Scope" to your store (’Main Website’ on a stock build)
3. Click on the Developer Tab (bottom left) and find the Debug area
4. Template Path Hints: Yes (also might want to add Block Names to hints)

How to Remove Add to Compare link in magento product view page?

Edit your theme's "templae/catalog/product/view/addto.phtml" file. Find and Comment the below lines.


<?php
    $_compareUrl = $this->helper('catalog/product_compare')->getAddUrl($_product);
?>
<?php if($_compareUrl) : ?>
    <li><span class="separator">|</span> <a href="<?php echo $_compareUrl ?>" class="link-compare"><?php echo $this->__('Add to Compare') ?></a></li>
<?php endif; ?>

How to remove the Estimate Shipping and Tax box in Magento My cart page?

Solution 1:

Edit your theme's "/layout/checkout.xml" file. Find and Comment the below lines.

<block as="shipping" name="checkout.cart.shipping" template="checkout/cart/shipping.phtml" type="checkout/cart_shipping"></block>

Solution 2:

Add new "local.xml" file under your theme's layout folder.

<layout>
   <default>
      <remove name="checkout.cart.shipping"></remove>
   </default>
</layout>

Here, You no need to search for any template or layout file. This code will do the trick. After making changes dont forget to refresh the cache. That's it. You are done.

How to remove the Discount Code / Coupon Code box in Magento My cart page?

Solution 1:

Edit your theme's "/layout/checkout.xml" file. Find and Comment the below lines.

<block as="coupon" name="checkout.cart.coupon" template="checkout/cart/coupon.phtml" type="checkout/cart_coupon"></block>

Solution 2:

Add new local.xml file under your theme's layout folder.


<layout>
   <default>
      <remove name="checkout.cart.coupon"></remove>
   </default>
</layout>



Here, You no need to search for any template or layout file. This code will do the trick. After making changes dont forget to refresh the cache. That's it. You are done.

Tips to use home page url, custom page url and pass query string in Magento CMS Page

{{store url=""}} -> Used to get Store's home page URL.
Resulting in a URL like "http://yourstore.com/"

{{store url="contacts"}} -> Used to get contact us page URL.
Resulting in a URL like "http://yourstore.com/contacts/"

If you want to show custom URL Use direct_url
{{store direct_url="category/subcategory.html"}} -> Used to get custom URL.
Resulting in a URL like "http://yourstore.com/category/subcategory.html"

If you want to pass parameters in query string use _query
{{store direct_url="category/subcategory.html" _query="a=param_a&b=param_b"}} -> Used to Pass query string
Resulting in a URL like "http://yourstore.com/category/subcategory.html?a=param_a&b=param_b"

{{skin url='images/homepageimage.jpg'}} -> Used to get image url