The Definitive Guide to Magento: A Comprehensive Look at Magento | by Adam McCombs and Robert Banh | 2009 | ISBN: 9781430272298. Open Source Software. Advanced Magento Development. Installing and Configuring Magento. Magento Tips and Tricks

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The Definitive Guide to Magento: A Comprehensive Look at Magento

by Adam McCombs and Robert Banh
2009 (328 pages)
ISBN:9781430272298

Written for current and prospective web site designers and web developers, as well as small business owners who want an online presence, this book walks you through all the necessary steps to build a fully functional Magento-based site.

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The Definitive Guide to Magento—A Comprehensive Look at Magento







Introduction
Overview
Who This Book Is For
How This Book Is Structured
Prerequisites
Contacting the Authors







Part One – Getting Started with Magento
Chapter 1 – Introduction to Magento

What Is Magento?
What Is Open Source Software?
Magento Versions and License
The History Behind Magento
Zend: Magento’s Workhorse
Who Should Use Magento?
Why Magento?
Beyond This Guide

Chapter 2 – Installing Magento
System Requirements
Automatic Install
Getting Started
Installation Step 1: What and Where to Download?
Installation Step 2: Uploading Magento for Installation
Installation Step 3: Setting Correct File Permissions
Installation Step 4: Setting Up a Magento Database
Installation Step 5: Installing Magento
What’s Next?

Chapter 3 – The Public Interface Walk-through
Through the Looking Glass
Page Header
Categories and Category Views
Product Page
Compare Products
CMS Pages and Static Blocks
The Checkout Process
Ship to Multiple Addresses
What’s Next?

Chapter 4 – The Administration Interface Walk-through
The Administration Interface: The Dashboard
The Administration Interface: Reports
The Administration Interface: System
What’s Next?




Chapter 5 – Working with Products
Getting Started with Categories
Product Attributes
Creating a Simple Product
Different Types of Products
Product Reviews
Product Tags
What’s Next?

Chapter 6 – Working with Customers
Getting Started with Customers
Guest Checkout Customers
Creating New Customers
Detailed Customer Information
Contacting Customers
What’s Next?

Part Two – Advanced Magento Development
Chapter 7 – Working with Orders

Getting Started with Orders
The Life Cycle of Orders
Creating an Invoice for an Order
Creating a Shipment Order
Canceling an Order
Placing an Order on Hold
Credit Memos
Deleting Orders
What’s Next?



Chapter 8 – Configuring Magento
Why Do I Need to Configure Magento?
Store Information, Emails, and Meta Data
Welcome Message and Page Footer
Setting Up Transactional Emails
Setting Up a Payment Method
Deleting Sample Categories
Deleting Sample Products
Deleting Test Customers
Deleting Test Orders
What’s Next?

Chapter 9 – Customizing Magento’s Appearance
A Quick Overview
Why This Structure Is Good
Understanding a Magento Theme
Important Theme Areas to Keep in Mind
The Default Magento Theme
Performing Some Simple Modifications
The Blank Theme for Magento
What’s Next?

Chapter 10 – Magento Extensions
Overview
Magento Connect Manager
Finding an Extension
Installing an Extension
Uninstalling an Extension
Building a Module
Simple Hello World Module
Turning a Module into an Extension
Summary
What’s Next?

Chapter 11 – API
Overview
XML-RPC
SOAP
PHP with XML-RPC or SOAP?
Setting Up Magento for Web Services
API Coding
Summary
What’s Next?

Chapter 12 – Tips and Tricks
Overview
Importing Products
Export Orders and Build QuickBooks Invoices
Localhost Install for Windows
Debug Tricks: Turning on Template Path
Modifying Core Files
Modifying Template Files
Clearing the Database of Test Orders
Special Thanks to Branko Ajzele and the Inchoo Team
Searching the BugTracker
Summary
What’s Next?

Appendix A – API References
API Operators
API Faults
Magento APIs

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