How to create a magento controller in magento extension
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This document provides steps for creating a controller in a Magento extension, including: 1. Creating the module configuration file and activating the module. 2. Defining the controller class that extends the core controller and adding controller actions. 3. Configuring the router to map URLs to the controller. 4. Creating layout XML and template files to render the controller output or processing form POST data in the actions. Messages can be added to the session and displayed.
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How to create a magento controller in magento extension
- 1. How to Create A Controller in Magento Extension Bippo Commerce Creating your own pages in Magento.
- 3. Create Module's etc/config.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <config> <modules> <Bippo_MyBanner > <version>1.0.0</version> </Bippo_MyBanner > </modules> </config>
- 4. Activate in etc/modules/ {company}_{module}.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <config> <modules> <Bippo_MyBanner > <active>true</active> <codePool>community</codePool> </Bippo_MyBanner > </modules> </config>
- 5. Controller Class PHP Code class Bippo_MyBanner_Display Controller extends Mage_Core_Controller_Front_Action { public function showAction(){ } } Bippo/MyBanner/controllers/DisplayController.php
- 6. Router Config ... <frontend> <routers> <mybanner> <use>standard</use> <args> <module>Bippo_MyBanner</module> <frontName>display</frontName> </args> </mybanner> </routers> </frontend> ... Bippo/MyBanner/etc/config.xml
- 7. "Raw" Action
- 9. Test it http://localhost/magento/mybanner/display/hello
- 11. Layout Config <frontend> <layout> <updates> <mybanner> <file>mybanner.xml</file> </mybanner> </updates> </layout> </frontend> Bippo/MyBanner/etc/config.xml
- 12. Layout XML <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <layout version="0.1.0"> <arithmetic_integer_multiply> <reference name="root"> <action method="setTemplate"> <template>page/1column.phtml</template> </action> </reference> <reference name="content"> <block type="core/template" name="arithmetic_integer_multiply" template="arithmetic/integer/multiply.phtml"></block> </reference> </arithmetic_integer_multiply> </layout> bippomybanner.xml
- 13. Load Layout in Action public function smallAction(){ $this->loadLayout(); $this->renderLayout(); }
- 14. Test /mybanner/display/small
- 15. Get URL from PHP <?php echo Mage::getUrl('mybanner/display/small') ? >
- 16. Process Input <form action="<?php echo Mage::getUrl('arithmetic/integer/multiply') ?>" method="post"> <fieldset> <ul> <li> <label for="int1">Integer 1</label> <input type="text" id="int1" name="int1" /> </li> <li> <label for="int2">Integer 2</label> <input type="text" id="int2" name="int2" /> </li> <li><input type="submit" value="Multiply" /></li> </ul> </fieldset> </form>
- 17. Is Form POST ? $this>getRequest()>isPost()
- 18. Process POST Parameters public function multiplyAction(){ if ($this->getRequest()->isPost()){ $int1 = $this->getRequest()->getPost('int1'); $int2 = $this->getRequest()->getPost('int2'); $result = $int1 * $int2; Mage::getSingleton('customer/session') ->addSuccess("$int1 * $int2 = $result"); } $this->loadLayout(); $this->_initLayoutMessages('customer/session'); $this->renderLayout(); }
- 19. Support Messages Block $this>_initLayoutMessages('customer/session'); Other choices: adminhtml/session catalog/session checkout/session
- 20. Add Message Mage::getSingleton('customer/session') >addSuccess("$int1 * $int2 = $result");
- 21. Display Message in PHTML Template echo $this>getMessagesBlock()>getGroupedHtml();
- 22. References http://blog.baobaz.com/en/blog/magentomodulecreateyourowncontroller