Magento 2

Magento 2: Admin Grid UI Component

by Dan Sanderson
5th July 20225th July 2022
Blog, Guides, Magento 2

First, add or update the following file app/code/Examples/FirstModule/etc/di.xml Add the following:Note: If you followed the Magento 2: CRUD Models, Repositories & Interfaces post you will have this file and already have some preferences set. Next, add the menu item to point to the index listing… Read More »

Magento 2: CRUD Models, Repositories & Interfaces

by Dan Sanderson
17th June 202218th June 2022
Blog, Guides, Magento 2

CRUD, (Create, Read, Update, Delete) models are used to manage data contained in the database, simple implementations can be written quite quickly, ideally, the basic CRUD implementation would be backed by corresponding interfaces. It’s always best to work with the interface as opposed to concrete… Read More »

Magento 2: Adding A New Admin Page

by Dan Sanderson
16th June 202217th June 2022
Blog, Guides, Magento 2

Adding an admin router, controller page handler, layout and template to the Magento admin system

Magento 2: Adding A New Admin Menu Item

by Dan Sanderson
15th June 202217th June 2022
Blog, Guides, Magento 2

In this post, we look at adding an admin menu item for the module we created in Creating a Magento 2 Module.

Magento 2: Declarative Database Schema

by Dan Sanderson
13th June 202217th June 2022
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Blog, Guides, Magento 2

Creating a basic table using a declarative schema in Magento

Magento 2: Creating a Module

by Dan Sanderson
13th June 202217th June 2022
Blog, Guides, Magento 2

The basic steps to register a custom Magento 2 module

Magento 2: Removing Test Data

by Dan Sanderson
12th June 202217th June 2022
Blog, Guides, Magento 2

When moving between environments you might want to clear down any test data that has been generated. The below SQL commands have been tested with Magento 2.3.5-p1. Start with this command SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = 0; To clear quotes and orders Remove customer data Remove reviews… Read More »

XDebug 3 – Debug CLI scripts in PHP Storm (bin/magento)

by Dan Sanderson
25th October 202112th June 2022
Blog, Guides, Magento 2

/etc/php/php7.3/cli/php.ini settings: xdebug.remote_enable=1 xdebug.idekey=PHPSTORM xdebug.remote_autostart=1 xdebug.remote_handler=dbg xdebug.remote_mode=req xdebug.remote_host=localhost xdebug.remote_port=9000 xdebug.max_nesting_level=300 xdebug.ide_key=’PHPSTORM’ xdebug.remote_connect_back=1 Run script with : php -d xdebug.mode=debug -d xdebug.client_host=127.0.0.1 -d xdebug.client_port=9003 bin/magento

Ubuntu: Installing PHP 7.3 with Magento 2 extensions

by Dan Sanderson
20th May 202013th June 2022
Guides, Magento 2, Ubuntu

In this post we look at installing various versions of PHP and the extensions required for a Magento 2 installation. First we will add the ondrej/php repository to the OS and then install PHP. *Change the php7.3 command to your desired version. If the installation… Read More »

Magento 2: CSS & LESS Compilation

by Dan Sanderson
21st July 201817th June 2022
Blog, Magento 2

A solid understanding of the Magento 2 platform would not be complete without a foundation on the principles of best practice front-end design and development practises.