Another Magento critical security patch SUPEE-6285 – install without SSH

Using the Magento backup tool from within magento 1.9 causes my store to show an internal server error. To reset this I had to change the permissions of the index.php file in the root dir to 644 from 666.  It is a known issue. There is an alternative is to upload a php file called…

I had an issue with the main category and sub category not displaying products when the main category is clicked on, I only got a page with 0 products in category. The solution found here was simple but unbeknown to me: Go to Admin -> Catalog -> Manage Categories -> “Select Category” -> Display Settings ->…

I had issues with a new installation of Magento 1.8.1.0 CE for a test store: Fatal error: Class ‘Zend_Log’ not found in /home/MyStoreName/public_html/shop/app/code/core/Mage/Core/functions.php on line 247 I set up this domain with the minimum package, I changed the package to a larger package from my cpanel reseller hosting control panel and it did the trick.  There is another…

I was stressing about my new store install and installing the critical patch, I found this excellent guide and download to patch via FTP.  I first tested my site at shoplift.byte.nl and I got the dreaded red warning that my site was vulnerable.  I followed the instructions below and made a backup first. Applying Magento patches via…

I was receiving messages from Paypal regarding incorrect IPN setup, This link has a workaround I still seemed to be getting my orders anyway and the orders showed correctly as processing in Magento.