Friday 20 April 2012

4.Call newsletter subscriber in home page:
<?php echo $this->getLayout()->createBlock('newsletter/subscribe')->setTemplate('newsletter/subscribe.phtml')->toHtml(); ?>

update xml file:
<reference name="content">
    <block type="newsletter/subscribe" name="home.newsletter" template="newsletter/subscribe.phtml"/>
</reference>

short but sweet magento tips.

1. To Import Database using MySQL Console: (For Windows)
mysql> show databases;

mysql> USE database_name;

mysql> SOURCE C:\motorking.sql

2.call breadcrumbs in in header.
<?php echo $this->getLayout()->getBlock("breadcrumbs")->toHtml(); ?>

3.how to know calss & method name in template phtml file
<?php echo get_class($this);
exit;?>

4.Call newsletter subscriber in home page:
<?php echo $this->getLayout()->createBlock('newsletter/subscribe')->setTemplate('newsletter/subscribe.phtml')->toHtml(); ?>

update xml file:
<reference name="content">
    <block type="newsletter/subscribe" name="home.newsletter" template="newsletter/subscribe.phtml"/>
</reference>