How do you do simple stuff in Magento?

问题:

So I've been following tutorials from

http://www.webspeaks.in/2010/07/create-your-first-magento-module.html?showComment=1331751126549#c2304517526193268399

and

How to create a simple 'Hello World' module in Magento?

I have some basic understanding but what I'm really trying to do is just make a text area box that can store information to the database. One is a comment box for the payment information and another is a notes area regarding clients. Any links or tutorials will help, thank you!

回答1:

There are heaps of thorough resources, blog posts, and of course Stack Overflow. Here's a list of my favorites:

• alanstorm.com - Alan is a notorious developer who has contributed a lot to the Magento community. Also, his Magento Quickies tumblr is sweet.
• aschroder.com - A Kiwi who must've cloned himself to do all of the things that he's done.
• www.fabrizio-branca.de Fabrizio is another tireless worker in the Magento world, and he shares lots of information about Magento and Typo3 on his blog.
• inchoo.com - Inchoo are a Croatian development firm, and they have been deciphering the framework and posting information to all for several years.
• magebase.com - A collection of Magento developers who put out posts that can help out quite a bit
• Magento Knowledgebase - Magento has a full knowledgebase, and Alan Storm's developers series is a must-read for folks new to the frameowrk
• Magento U - Magento recognized that they needed to get more information out there, so you can get the Fundamentals of Magento development course for free or take it in-person
• Stack Overflow Magento Questions - One of my favorites!
• The codebase - There's no learning without firing up your IDE and stepping through things.

Have fun. Magento is distinct!

回答2:

There really is no such thing as 'simple' in Magento. That being said it is a very consistent MVC architected system, allowing for extension and overriding to achieve the system you want.

I have found that one of the best resources for learning Magento development is Alan Storm. Another good resource is Pierre Fay, Pierre's target is creating a Magento Plugin from start to finish, but it gives you a good view of the internals of Magento.

I find new info on Magento development every day, just by googling certain features.

Enjoy!