Developing with Magento

Duration: 7 classes (19 hours)

$999.99

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Upcoming classes (click for details):

July 2008

2008-07-09 13:00:00 EDT
2008-07-11 13:00:00 EDT
2008-07-14 13:00:00 EDT
2008-07-16 13:00:00 EDT
2008-07-21 13:00:00 EDT
2008-07-23 13:00:00 EDT
2008-07-28 13:00:00 EDT

Course Description

Magento is a modular Open Source eCommerce solution, that provides merchants with a tremendous amount of flexibility when creating their web presence. However no single product can meet every demand, this course is designed to bring experienced PHP developers up to speed on how Magento ticks: the event system, database structure, reports, payments, fulfillment, etc. This course includes several practical exercises designed to help developers hit the ground running in their next customization or modification of this open source solution.

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This is a tutorial based course. In our tutorial-based classes, the instructor will present a selection of material, then pause for participants to complete an in-class exercise designed to enhance learning, and put presented material to practice while still giving immediate access to the instructor should problems arise. Students can expect to complete 2-3 exercises during the three hour class time.

Key Topics Include:

The Event System
Building on page widgets for product display
Handling alternate payment systems
Extending Magento

Please note the following restrictions on this course:

Regular php|architect training credits cannot be used to sign up for this course. You need to sign up from this page in order for the correct product to be added to your basket.
This course does not qualify for our training discount program

Course Structure

1. Introductions (1 hour)

Introduction to the training system
Introduction of the participants and the instructor
Preparing for the course
Suggested materials

2. Introducing Magento (3 hours)

Installation & Requirements
Database Structure
Code Structure
Administrative Interface
Managing Products
Product System
Customization, Tiers, etc.

3. The Magento Event System (3 hours)

Available Events
Integration Structure
Example Events

4. Dealing With Sales (3 hours)

Generating Reports
Handling of sales information

5. Page Blocks (3 hours)

Presenting different information on the page
Creating your own widgets
Adding new releases or best sellers
Pulling data from external data sources

6. Payment Systems (3 hours)

Existing Payment Infrastructure
PayPal
Extending Options

7. Extending Magento (3 hours)

Extensions Methods
Principles of building Magento extensions
Practical extension building example