初探magento的MVC架构(Create new module “HelloWorld” – in Magento)

 

Do you want to create a new page in Magento ? or Do you want to create a new module in Magento ? If yes, Then ok, just spend 10 minutes and follow below steps.

Objectives:  I will create a new page in Magento whose output will be “Hello World ! I am a Magento Guy..”.

Target:  Create a new module called “HelloWorld”

Step 1 : Module Declaration

Create app/etc/modules/M4U_HelloWorld.xml and write below code

         

                

                        true

                        local

                

         

Step 2: Module Configuration

a. Create a controller class app/code/local/M4U/HelloWorld/controllers/IndexController.php

class M4U_HelloWorld_IndexController extends Mage_Core_Controller_Front_Action

{

    public function indexAction()

    {

     $this->loadLayout(array('default'));

     $this->renderLayout();

    }

}

b. Create a Block class app/code/local/M4U/HelloWorld/Block/HelloWorld.php

class M4U_HelloWorld_Block_HelloWorld extends Mage_Core_Block_Template

{

  // necessary methods

}

c. create configuration xml in app/code/local/M4U/HelloWorld/etc/config.xml

	

		

                

                        0.1.0

                

        

	

            

                

		 M4U_HelloWorld_Block_HelloWorld

		

            

	 


        

	   

                

                        

                                standard

                                

                                      M4U_HelloWorld

                                      helloworld

                                

                        

                

		

			

				

		   		      helloworld.xml

				

			

       		

        

Define Frontend Template :

1. Define page layout in app/design/frontend/M4U /default/layout/helloworld.xml

N.B:  Use default  instead of M4U  as template location if you use default design packages. Means create file in app/design/frontend/default/default/layout/helloworld.xml

2. Create template file app/design/frontend/M4U /default/template/helloworld/helloworld.phtml and write down

N.B:  Use default  instead of M4U  as template location if you use default design packages. Means create file in app/design/frontend/default /default/template/helloworld/helloworld.phtml

Hello World ! I am a Magento Guy..

Hey, new module is ready to run and hit browser with url http://127.0.0.1/projectname/index.php/helloworld/

and see result.

That’s it……..

Is it easy or not ? what you think ?

Coder, Please at first try yourself.

Ohh.., Still are you facing problem ? Lets download full module source code from left panel “BOX” section or let me know.

Note: I have upgraded HelloWorld module source code of BOX widget. So it will resolve the problem which was faced by some guys.

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