How to check if customer is logged into Magento 2
In Magento 2, to check if customer is logged in, use the following code: Continue Reading
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How to create beautiful image upload in configuration of Magento 2
To create beautiful image upload in configuration of Magento 2, add the following code in system.xml: Continue Reading
How to get most viewed products and bestsellers on homepage in Magento 2
To get most viewed products and bestsellers on homepage in Magento 2, create a block in __construct get instance of
\Magento\Sales\Model\ResourceModel\Report\Bestsellers\CollectionFactory $collectionFactory, Continue Reading
PHP 7 – features, release date, rumors
PHP 7 has been finally released!!! You can download the source code here: . We describe how to install PHP 7 here: Installing PHP 7.
Lack of a native Unicode support was one of the biggest PHP drawbacks. In 2005, developers decided to change this. The newly formed project was designed to provide a native Unicode support to PHP. To achieve this goal, developers decided to use the ICU library (International Components for Unicode). Another significant feature of the project was representing UTF-16 text strings. It was planned to release the project as version 6.0, but we can see only PHP 5.3 and PHP 5.4, both without Unicode integration. As of 2015, there is an ongoing work on a new major version of PHP – PHP 7. The PHP 6 with its unicode experiment had never been released, so the name was abandoned.
The Best PHP 7 Tutorials and Tools to Start With
UPD (23.06.15): PHP 7 – release date, performance, features, changes
UPD (13.07.15): Interview with Dmitry Stogov
UPD (25.08.15): PHP 7 on Magento EE
UPD (27.08.15): Deprecated functionality which will be removed in PHP 7
UPD (01.09.15): PHP 7.0.0 RC 1
UPD (07.09.2015): PHP 7.0.0 RC2 has been released. PHP 7 will be available on the 12th of November.
UPD (15.09.15): PHP 7 and WordPress, Return types, Scalar types, Threading for PHP, PHP7 Reference, php7cc
UPD (22.09.15): Backwards compatibility issues, PHP 7 screencasts, and a new overview
UPD (29.09.15): PHP 7 tutorial
UPD (26.10.2015): The Acquisition of Zend and PhpStorm 9
UPD (07.11.2015): PHP 7 Hidden Features
UPD (24.11.15) PHP 7 Docker Image for Magento 2
UPD (24.11.15) PHP 7 vs HHVM
UPD (01.12.15): PHP 7 RC 8 has been released
UPD (03.12.15): PHP 7 HAS BEEN RELEASED!!!
The Ultimate Node.js Tutorial
If you are willing to learn everything about Node.js, we are willing to provide you with all necessary materials. The following post contains a list of Firebear’s articles related to Node. Our team is always working on new stuff, so this Node.js tutorial is getting bigger. Continue Reading
The Best PHP 7 Books to Read
Although the final stable version of PHP 7 is still under development, the community around the language has enough information to write the first books. Below, we will gather all interesting publications related to PHP 7. The blog post already includes 4 PHP 7 books, so don’t hesitate to spend some time on checking them.
UPD (01.12.15): Check 2 new PHP 7 books! Continue Reading
Where are third-party modules situated in Magento 2?
In Magento 2, they are situated in the vendor directory, while custom code is still in app/code/. All modules require composer.json, registration.php, as well as etc/modules.xml: Continue Reading
How to use the new repo.mangento.com
To use the new repo.mangento.com, enhance your auth.json file with the following code: Continue Reading
How to set up a form popup-modal in Magento 2
To set up a form popup-modal in Magento 2, use Magento_Ui/js/modal/modal widget as follows: Continue Reading
Extension’s custom initialization on Magento start
To load custom mini-libraries with short popular global functions in Magento 2, run the following code: Continue Reading