After you've upgraded to Magento version 1.9.3.4 have you noticed that your check out just sits on billing information and doesn't proceed to the shipping options? Apparently, the Magento team discovered a security issue and added form key validation on check out. What are form keys? Form keys help prevent Cross Site Request Forgery attacks on Magento...

Utilizing expires headers is an important part of optimizing your website. At times it can be tricky. Apache2 configuration syntax is extremely particular. I've gathered a few items to check when you've experienced this issue. 1. Server logs When troubleshooting anything with Apache 2, your first step should be checking the apache error log. The...

Quick Introduction Recently I was optimizing a client website on a development server. Typically when optimizing I'll start with going through .htaccess and ensuring that it’s set up for the best web performance. I will typically spend the most time with Expires headers. Every website will respond to expires headers differently which is the reason...

Prerequisites It's always best to upgrade your php version to the latest stable version but keep in mind, your website must be able to handle the upgrade. This tutorial assumes that you're running Ubuntu Trusty and Mod php. You must have the ability to run these commands as root or as a sudo user. If...

I recently started using Visual Studio for mac. This was a great move by Microsoft by the way. Marrying the Xamarin platform with Visual Studio was a brilliant move as well. I started working with Ice link and Websync from Frozen Mountain (Great Support). When i downloaded their sample, I had trouble with getting the...

There are a number of reasons that causes Magento to run slowly. All too often this is the case with a new client. One thing clients with Magento websites don't realize is that in order to run an efficient Magento installation, a lot of thing must be considered. Magento themes is a huge driver in...

What is Magento? Magento is the most robust open source (Free to use) e-commerce platform in the ecommerce industry. The platform was first released in 2007 and has been growing ever since. In the later years, Magento was then bought by eBay. Saying Magento is a robust platform is actually an understatement. In my many years...

Ever wanted to know the history of Magento? Here's an infographic of Magento through the years.