Sleepy Cow – Custom Magento programming and more

As an addendum to the previous post, I wanted to add Windows specific information.
I use Cygwin to apply Magento patches. Make sure to configure Cygwin to install the patch binary.
Now, you’re going to have to make a small edit to the .sh file. Look for the second occurrence of PATCH_BIN – it should look something like this:...

As you are probably well aware, Magento has been releasing a steady stream of security patches recently. I’m going to give a quick overview of applying them, and also dealing with possible conflicts.
Here are the official instructions for applying a patch. As you can see, they recommend running...

Short version: Magento searches through the catalogsearch_fulltext table. Reindex the Catalog Search Index if the data in there seems to be incorrect.
Long version: Ever searched for a keyword of Magento and wondered, “why did this product show up under this keyword search?” If you go to the catalog/product/list.phtml and echoed out the SQL query for the Product Collection (via $_productCollection...

So, I recently ran across what Apple calls a feature, and what I call a pain in the butt. Namely, the caps lock button doesn’t always activate when you press it – you have to press it longer than usual to activate it. I’m a fairly fast typist, and I...