set up Magento 1.6 in IIS with em0019 maxibags handbag theme
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Report1. Download Magento 1.6.1.0, upload and unzip to web server.
2. Create a website in IIS and point to magento root folder.
3. Give permission to magento root folder to IIS application pool identify.
4. Change anonymous user identity to “application pool identify”.
5. Create one database in MySql.
6. Visit the new Magento website and install the application by following the installation wizard.
7. Upload and unzip em0019 magento 1.6 theme package to web server.
8. Copy “app” and “skin” folder to magento root folder. (This will merge with the existing files rather than override the existing.)
9. Create temp directory for Magento.
modify {magento}\lib\Zend\Cache\Backend\File.php
change ’cache_dir’ => ‘null’, to ‘cache_dir’ => ‘tmp/’
create tmp folder in Magento root folder
10. Login to Admin Panel, go “System” –> “Configuration” –> “Design” –> “Package”, set “current package name” to “em0019″.
11. Add catelog menu
go “CMS” –> “Static Blocks” –> “Add New Block”
Block Title: “EM Catalog Menu Widget“
Identifier: “em0019_catalog_menu_widget“
Status: “Enabled“
Content:
<ul id=”nav”>
<li> <a href=”{{config path=”web/unsecure/base_url”}}”> Homepages</a> </li>
{{widget type=”catalogmenuwidget/catalogmenu” level_class=”0″ ul_id=”nav” template=”em_catalogmenuwidget/menu.phtml” none_ul_root=”1″ none_li_first_class=”1″ none_li_last_class=”0″}}
</ul>
12. Change Store Logo, go ”System” –> “Configuration” –> “Design” –> “Header”, set “Logo Image Src” to “images/logo.jpg“.
13. Add top flash slideshow on home page
go “CMS” –> “Pages”
if there is any page with url key set to home, update it to something else (home1)
Add New Page with the following value
Page Title: “Home page“
URL Key: “home“
Status: “Enabled“
Layout: “3 Columns“
Layout Update XML:
<reference name=”header”>
<block type=”page/html” name=”flash_em0019″ template=”page/html/flash.phtml” />
</reference>
14. Add “New Arrivals” banner
go “CMS” –> “Static Blocks” –> “Add New Block”
Block Title: “EM New Arrivals“
Identifier: “new-arrivals“
Status: “Enabled“
Content:
<div>{{widget type=”flexiblewidget/list” column_count=”1″ limit_count=”1″ order_by=”created_time asc” template=”flexiblewidget/newarrivals.phtml”}}</div>
or use the following to make it exactly the same as the theme demo website, change “{magento root}/skin/frontend/em0019/default/images/arrivals-img.png” file to reflect your new arrivals image
<div>
<div>
<a href=”#”>
<img src=”{{skin url=’images/arrivals-title.png}}” alt=”" />
</a>
</div>
<div>
<p>
<strong>Prada Clutch Purple </strong>has just appeared in Pradasion….</p>
<p>
From totes to chic crossbody bags, find your perfect bag now check out our new <br />
<a href=”#”>hanndbag finder</a></p>
</div>
<div>
<a href=”#”>
<img src=”{{skin url=’images/arrivals-img.png}}” alt=”" /></a></div>
</div>
go “CMS” –> “Pages”
update page with URL Key set to home
Layout Update XML:
<reference name=”header”>
<block type=”page/html” name=”flash_em0019″ template=”page/html/flash.phtml” />
<block type=”cms/block” name=”new-arrivals” >
<action method=”setBlockId”><block_id>new-arrivals</block_id></action>
</block>
</reference>
15. Add “Popular Tags”
16. Add “Select Your Currency”
17. Add “New Product” on home page
18. Add “Recent Added Product” on home page
19. Add “Special Product” on home page
20. Add bottom flash slideshow on home page
go “CMS” –> “Static Blocks” –> “Add New Block”
Block Title: “EM Bottom Slideshow“
Identifier: “bottom_slideshow“
Status: “Enabled“
Content:
<ul>
<li><a href=”#”><img src=”{{media url=”slideshow-bottom/slide-1.jpg”}}” alt=”" /></a></li>
<li><a href=”#”><img src=”{{media url=”slideshow-bottom/slide-2.jpg”}}” alt=”" /></a></li>
<li><a href=”#”><img src=”{{media url=”slideshow-bottom/slide-3.jpg”}}” alt=”" /></a></li>
<li><a href=”#”><img src=”{{media url=”slideshow-bottom/slide-4.jpg”}}” alt=”" /></a></li>
<li><a href=”#”><img src=”{{media url=”slideshow-bottom/slide-5.jpg”}}” alt=”" /></a></li>
<li><a href=”#”><img src=”{{media url=”slideshow-bottom/slide-6.jpg”}}” alt=”" /></a></li>
<li><a href=”#”><img src=”{{media url=”slideshow-bottom/slide-7.jpg”}}” alt=”" /></a></li>
<li><a href=”#”><img src=”{{media url=”slideshow-bottom/slide-8.jpg”}}” alt=”" /></a></li>
<li><a href=”#”><img src=”{{media url=”slideshow-bottom/slide-9.jpg”}}” alt=”" /></a></li>
<li><a href=”#”><img src=”{{media url=”slideshow-bottom/slide-10.jpg”}}” alt=”" /></a></li>
<li><a href=”#”><img src=”{{media url=”slideshow-bottom/slide-11.jpg”}}” alt=”" /></a></li>
<li><a href=”#”><img src=”{{media url=”slideshow-bottom/slide-12.jpg”}}” alt=”" /></a></li>
</ul>
copy “{magento root}\media\slideshow-bottom” folder from the full package.
21. Change footer
go “CMS” –> “Static Blocks” –> Update block with identifier set to “footer_links“
Content:
<ul>
<li><a href=”{{store direct_url=”about-magento-demo-store”}}”>About Us</a></li>
<li><a href=”{{store direct_url=”customer-service”}}”>Customer Service</a></li>
<li><a href=”{{store direct_url=”catalog/seo_sitemap/category/”}}”>Site Map</a></li>
<li><a href=”{{store direct_url=”catalogsearch/term/popular/”}}”>Search Term</a></li>
<li><a href=”{{store direct_url=”catalogsearch/advanced/”}}”>Advanced Search</a></li>
<li><a href=”{{store direct_url=”contacts”}}”>Contact Us</a></li>
</ul>
22. Change Copyright
go ”System” –> “Configuration” –> “Design” –> “Footer” –> “Copyright”
Flush Magento Cache
23. Remove “Help Us to Keep Magento Healthy – Report All Bugs (ver. 1.6.1.0)”
Open “{Magento root}\app\design\frontend\em0019\default\template\page\html\footer.phtml“
Comment out this line “<?php /* <p><?php echo $this->__(‘Help Us to Keep Magento Healthy’) ?> – <a href=”http://www.magentocommerce.com/bug-tracking” onclick=”this.target=’_blank’”><strong><?php echo $this->__(‘Report All Bugs’) ?></strong></a> <?php echo $this->__(‘(ver. %s)’, Mage::getVersion()) ?></p> */ ?>“
Flush Magento Cache
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