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| How to clone a Magento MySQL database |
| How to enable Magento template path hints |
| How to install Magento extensions? |
| How to manually update a Magento extension? |
How to clone a Magento MySQL database
Released: 11 Mar 2016 Updated: 1 Mar 2021On the server command line, create a database dump and import this dump into a new database. Export: $ mysqldump -u USERNAME -p EXISTING_DBNAME > DUMP.sql Re-Import: $ mysql -u USERNAME -p NEW_DBNAME < DUMP.sql
Read moreHow to enable Magento template path hints
Released: 14 Apr 2016 Updated: 28 Feb 2021Sometimes you need to find out which exact template is used if you need to make changes to the HTML code of Magento. The template path hints feature allows to show which template is used in the different areas of the page. To enable the template path hints: Go to "System -> Configuration ->...
Read moreHow to install Magento extensions?
Released: 21 Mar 2017 Updated: 1 Mar 2021The following steps will work for every Magento extension. Create backups of the Magento files and the database. Navigate to “System → Cache Management” and disable all Magento caches. Navigate to “System → Tools → Compiler” and disable the Magento compiler (if enabled) If y...
Read moreHow to manually update a Magento extension?
Released: 12 Jun 2017 Updated: 1 Mar 2021Make sure you have FTP/SFTP access to copy the extension files to your Magento installation. Navigate to “System → Cache Management” and disable/clean all Magento caches. Put a file named maintenance.flag in your Magento root directory Upload the extension directories “app”, “js”, "s...
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