Magento: Adding attribute from MySql setup file

You can add attribute from Admin Panel -> Catalog -> Attributes -> Manage Attributes. You can also add attributes from mysql setup file of your module. MySql setup file is present inside “YourModule/sql/yourmodule_setup” directory. In the following example, the version of my module is 0.1.0.  I have added attribute for product. I have added a … Read more

Magento: Upgrading mysql setup of a module

Suppose, you have a module called MyModule. Its version is 0.1.0. Now, you want to do some database changes for the module. You have the mysql setup file (mysql install file) mysql4-install-0.1.0.php in MyModule/sql/mymodule_setup folder of your module. You don’t need to make direct changes to database. You can upgrade your module to make your … Read more

MySQL: Backup/Export and Restore/Import Database & Table

This article shows how to backup/export and restore/import single & multiple databases and tables in MySQL. Backup/Export 1) Backup/Export single database mysqldump -h hostname -u username -p database_name > /path/backup.sql 2) Backup/Export multiple databases mysqldump -h hostname -u username -p –databases db1 db2 db3 > /path/threedb.sql Here: db1, db2, db3 are three different database name. … Read more

MySQL Installation Problem: Can’t create pid file – no such file or directory

Problem: can’t create pid file: no such file or directory I had this problem and had a very tough and frustrating time with it. While I was installing a fresh copy of MySQL 5 in Windows XP, I got this problem. (I was installing it from the installer i.e. setup file.) The server was not … Read more