Author Archives: Dan

Managing hack/DoS attempts automatically

I was recently recommended some software to prevent (or at least act on) automated hack/DoS attacks on services. The usual suspects triggered this, dictionary attempts on common usernames on servers, “admin”, “administrator”, “root”, etc. Up until now, I’ve been monitoring for unusual network activity. When the traffic reached a certain peak for a specific length […]

Adding Multi-select Attributes using an Installer in Magento (Part 2)

So in my last post, I talked about adding an attribute using an installer, as opposed to adding it through the admin panel. This would give you the ability to enforce the addition of an attribute if your code depends on it. However, my last code snippet adds the given attribute as a system attribute, thus “infecting” every attribute set, and not making it removable (or making it a right nightmare to remove from all sets except the one you want). Anyway, here’s a resolution.

Adding Multi-select Attributes using an Installer in Magento

I had to do a modification for a Magento install that required the use of adding a multi-select attribute. Most other people would just add the attribute by hand and forget about it, but I’m one for making the upgrade process easy. However, the Magento developers don’t seem to want you to know about it […]

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