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Magento Modern Red Valentines Theme

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Checkout this Red Magento Theme, perfect for the upcoming valentines day!. Based on the Modern Magento theme this template is very professional.
SPECIAL OFFER - 50% OFF!!
The template is currently on special offer until January 2009!
Click here to view and purchase

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Using Pear to download from MagentoConnect

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Setting permissions for MagentoConnect can be a little tricky at times, especially in a production environment. The best, most secure way to go about installing Connect updates is by using Pear.
SSH in to your server, head to the Magento install directory and issue command:
./pear mage-setup .
DON’T forget the trailing . Next install the Connect you [...]

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Artjux Ecommerce Website Launch

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As you can probably tell things have been a bit busy around here lately. Today see’s the launch or ArtJuxstaposition (artjux.com) a custom ecommerce website.

In brief a ton of PSD designs were sent across along with materials for products. A month later and it’s a working website.
If you would like to make use of our [...]

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How to set your Magento SQL Connection Path

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The easy way to set your MySQL path in Magento is by editing the /app/etc/local.xml file with your new details. A good example when you may need this is if your are migrating Magento across servers.
<default_setup>
<connection>
<host><![CDATA[localhost]]></host>
<username><![CDATA[username]]></username>
<password><![CDATA[password]]></password>
<dbname><![CDATA[database]]></dbname>
<active>1</active>
</connection>
</default_setup>

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How to change the Magento Email Templates

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You’ll probably know by now that the transactional email templates in Magento are a bit, with respect, “naff”. To edit through the admin will take forever and a day so here’s a couple of useful solutions to help make things easier.
1. Locate the email templates
The Magento email templates are located in (note: “en_US” may change [...]

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Setup Magento Permissions Script

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Magento permissions can be an absolute pain! Use one of the solutions below to setup Magento permissions easily.
1. SSH Script
#!/bin/bash
find www -name .htaccess -exec chmod 604 {} ;
find www -name *.php -exec chmod 644 {} ;
find www -type d -exec chmod 705 {} ;
2. SSH Command Line
find ./ -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \; [...]

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Magento Server Migration Guide

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If you need to migrate Magento from one server to another here’s how to do it.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN:
Login to admin panel > System > Configuration > Web and set both the secure and insecure base urls to this:  {{base_url}}
Then change the base url back once migrated across.
BEGIN:

Upload a fresh copy of Magento onto the new [...]

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Magento Server Requirements Test Script

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If you’re wondering if your server is going to support MagentoCommerce then this utility will be of use.
Simply download, extract and upload the magento-check.php file to your server and head to the URL to see if anything needs enabling, upgrading etc.
You can find the full server requirements here.
Download: Magento Requirements Checker

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Magento Templates, Themes, Plugins & Software

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Here you’ll find all of our Free Magento Templates, Themes & Plugins downloads. As downloads come in we will add them to this page.
If you have something you would like to add, please contact us.
Free Templates
Free Magento Template - Eco Fashion (6417)
Magento Blank Theme (3128)
Blue Magento Theme (4065)
Inspire blue (5260)
Recommended Editors
EditPlus
For me (Stefan), EditPlus has [...]

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What is Magento?

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You may have landed here and ask, what is Magento and what can it do for me? Well here’s a couple of Youtube videos which give a great overview.
Magento - Frontend Tour

Magento - Backend Tour

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