Here is a quick tip to crop image to any degree of your choice in Magento. The crop function of Varien_Image does the magic :) Here goes the code:

Here is a quick tip to rotate image to any degree of your choice in Magento. The rotate function of Varien_Image does the magic :) Here goes the code:

I had to override adminhtml controller class (Mage_Adminhtml_System_ConfigController) with my module’s controller class (MyNamespace_MyModule_ConfigController). It was really tough to find the right solution. I googled, searched in magentocommerce forum and found a lot of solutions. But they didn’t work for me.

It’s very very easy to create watermark image with Magento code. The Varien_Image class does the magic. The function watermark creates watermark on the image.

PACKT Publishing has published a very useful Magento Developer Guide. This book has practical tutorials with examples. This book will be very useful for PHP Programmers who want to learn Magento architecture, extend the system and add new features to it.