My technical design is flawless It is a well known fact that developers tend to consider their product as their perfect creation. Thus, it is very difficult for them to understand that there might be scenarios that can occur, although not explicitly specified in requirements. The next sections show why introducing failover mechanisms does not … Continue reading Software Failover: The jump-sheet for everyone – Part II

Introduction A step in the project lifecycle is requirements gathering. During this stage in the project lifecycle the operation conditions are defined for the code that will be developed. However, whichever project management model is adapted, requirements are meant to change. Craig Brown in his articles on Better Projects has suggested that on average requirements … Continue reading Software Failover: The jump-sheet for everyone

Magento installations normally use the URL /admin to access the back-office. To change the admin URL to something different: Open the/app/etc/local.xml file In the section <admin> <routers> <adminhtml> <args> <frontName><![CDATA[admin]]></frontName> </args> </adminhtml> </routers></admin> Change the CDATA value for frontName to the new admin address. For example: to change from /admin to /backoffice <admin> <routers> <adminhtml> … Continue reading Changing the Magento default admin URL