Archive: upload

If you want to calculate the actual save path that Magento will use for an image file for example then you might find yourself scouring the source code for the specific method that does this. It’s not the easiest to find, in fact its tucked away in the lib folder inside the Varien_File_Uploader class. The [...]

If you have any issues with the default Flash based image uploader for the Magento admin, check out this extension which replaces it with a much slicker, faster and less – well flash – image uploader. http://www.magentocommerce.com/extension/1756/no-flash-uploader nice More Reading:Magento Media Save Path Dispretion MethodNetbeans Disable Transparent Undocked WindowsMagento 2 – Key Points for Developers!Magento [...]

It’s always tempting when you are new to a framework or system to just roll your own functionality if the built in functionality is not obvious. I was nearly at that stage with Drupal 6 file uploads. Thankfully before I gave in I found this useful blog post which clearly states how Drupal’s built in [...]