Useful code in Magento

Magento Home URL

- Mage::getBaseUrl();

 

Magento Home Directory

- Mage::getBaseDir();

 

URL of a file in the skin directory

- $this->getSkinUrl(‘images/myfile.png’); // in a template or Block

- Mage::getDesign()->getSkinUrl(‘images/myfile.png’); // from anywhere

 

Format a price value

- Mage::helper(‘core’)->formatPrice($amount);

 

Get the display value of a (multi-)select product attribute

- echo $product->getAttributeText(‘manufacturer’);

 

Create an object instance in magento

- Mage::getModel(‘module/class’);  // for models

- Mage::helper(‘module/class’); // for helpers

- Mage::app()->getLayout()->createBlock(‘module/class’, ‘name_in_layout’); // for blocks

 

GET/POST parameters

- Mage::app()->getRequest()->getParam(‘param_name’); // single parameter

- Mage::app()->getRequest()->getParams(); // all parameters

 

Get the Id of the curent store view

- Mage::app()->getStore()->getId();

 

Get all Store Views

- Mage::app()->getStores(); // pass true to include the admin store view, too

 

Get the configurable/grouped/bundled product a simple product belongs to

- $simpleProduct->loadParentProductIds();

- $parentProductIds = $simpleProduct->getParentProductIds();

 

Get the simple products assigned to a configurable product

$configProduct->getTypeInstance()->getUsedProductCollection($configProduct);

 

Get an instance of an attribute

Mage::getSingleton(‘eav/config’)->getAttribute($entityType, $attributeCode);