For a Magento module I need to load template file and let it replace the complete page. It is a XML file (but could also be any content whatsoever).
Generally speaking when
MYNS_MYMODULE_controllernameController
is triggered and calls fooAction()
I need to be able to display a clean site with the content from my template file.
Please let me know where to place the template file and how to tell Magento to load this file as a root template without anything else around.
Edit, to clarify it more:
For http://domain.tld/modulename/controller/action/
Where do I have to place template files and how should I reference them?
You could do it like this
$this->loadLayout()->getLayout()->getBlock('root')->setTemplate('page/1column.phtml');
$this->renderLayout();
or to set a custom response
//$file = myfile or html
$this->getResponse()->setBody($file);
$this->renderLayout();
Ideally your template should sit in /app/design/frontend/mypackage/mytheme/template/mytemplate.phtml
You should read Magento doc and Alan Storm Blog. Alan also wrote a book about Magento Layout: No Frills Magento Layout.
Your url: http://domain.tld/modulename/controller/action/
The modulename_controller_action
Handle is created by combining the route name (modulename
), Action Controller name (controller
), and Action Controller Action Method (action
) into a single string. This means each possible method on an Action Controller has a Handle associated with it.
In your layout xml handles this request:
<modulename_controller_action>
......
</modulename_controller_action>
Hope my suggestion is useful for you.