"magento 2"

Magento 2 vs OpenCart

October 14, 2015 - Magento 2

Why Magento 2 is better than OpenCart

Most entrepreneurs are always trying to find out all pros and cons of every new tool they are going to utilize, and ecommerce platforms are not the exception. Since nowadays there are tons of available solutions, it is hard to decide which one deserves attention. Therefore, we are here willing to help you and in the following post will describe Magento 2 in comparison with its closest competitor OpenCart. You can also find a more detailed comparison and the guide to the Magento 2 OpenCart migration here: How to Migrate from OpenCart to Magento 2 or Sync Data Between Them. Continue Reading

Database schema upgrade

October 12, 2015 - Magento 2

The following Magento 2 tutorial will help you upgrade script for a new version of your extension by adding new tables and columns to a database. Continue Reading

How to use controller to redirect customers to another URL in Magento 2

October 12, 2015 - Magento 2

In Magento 2, you can use the following code to redirect customers to another URL with the help of controller: Continue Reading

How to make extension to perform custom initialization on a Magento 2 start

October 12, 2015 - Magento 2

There are at least two use cases in this situation. In Magento 2 you can custom mini-libraries with such short popular global functions as rm_customer_logged_in(): Continue Reading

How can extensions show / hide blocks conditionally in Magento 2

October 12, 2015 - Magento 2

In Magento 2 there are several ways of showing and hiding blocks conditionally. If its visibility depends on a configuration settings value, use the ifconfig expression in your layout file: Continue Reading

How to check programmatically if you are in the admin panel in Magento 2

October 12, 2015 - Magento 2

Unfortunately, Magento 2 offers a more complicated solution for checking whether you are in the admin panel.

How to include the name of a module in Magento 2

October 12, 2015 - Magento 2

To include the module name in Magento 2, you should use the following code: Continue Reading

How to get access to working directories in Magento 2

October 7, 2015 - Magento 2

Magento 2 Development

To get access to working directories in Magento 2, you can declare the class in __constract: Continue Reading

How to get the default core write and read resources in Magento 2

October 7, 2015 - Magento 2

Since Magento 2 relies on the concept of resources to interact with database, you can easily get the global resource and use it for playing with SQL queries or execute directly. Continue Reading

How to setup cron in Magento 2

October 7, 2015 - Magento 2

To execute the Magento 2 cron job, use the following code:

php <path to magento root>/bin/magento cron:run

1	php <path to magento root>/bin/magento cron:run

If you want to automate the process, add it to /etc/crontab. For instance:

*/30 * * * * www-data php /var/www/firebear.com/store/bin/magento cron:run

1	/30 * * * www-data php /var/www/firebear.com/store/bin/magento cron:run

More tips from Magento 2 Developer’s Cookbook