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503 service unavailable error when updating Magento theme via connect manager
Error: The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or...

Can I temporarily install and run Magento based on an IP and not a domain name in Cpanel
Open your database in phpMyAdmin and locate the following two records in the...

CMS Page Gives 404 Error
This is usually caused when you have deleted the French or German shop details. If so try this....

Error 404 Not Found in Magento Admin Login Page
The reason for this error is that store_id and website_id for admin should be set to 0 (zero)....

Error using PhpMyAdmin to upload magento database
SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = 0; at the start. And turn them back on again at the...

Error while adding Add-On domains (dedicated server)
Error from park wrapper: Using nameservers with the following IPs xxxxxx If you're getting the...

Free Magento Templates
  Magento is a popular open source e-commerce software platform that has a modular architecture...

Free One click Magento install
Install Magento in under 30 seconds using Installatron within your Control Panel with or without...

Google Base Time out
A few of our clients have informed us that they are receiving the above error while attempting...

How do I remove Help Us to Keep Magento Healthy - Report All Bugs
To remove this default magento link from the footer you need to edit the following file:...

How Multiple Websites & Stores Work
Global | Website | Store | Store View One of Magento’s advanced features allows for...

How To Change Magento Base Url
The below information will explain how to move a Magento store from one url to another. This is...

How to Change magento welcome E-mail Messages
Magento default E mail messages show sender-magento team and there have default email...

How to fix the Magento Out of stock bug, version 1.1.x
This is a popular bug that has been plaguing many people with their custom Magento...

How to import images into Magento
This isn’t so obvious but there are two parts to successfully import images into magento:...

How to make a category show up on your magento home page
From the magento admin: Select CMS->Manage Pages Click the ‘Add New Page’...

How to remove default magento images
To remove the default images or callouts from the right and left columns of magento you must...

How To Reset Magento Password
It seems like the password must be typed and not copy/paste at least on the install part....

How to resolve the file permissions error in Magento Connect Manager?
  NOTE: If you do not have SSH access, or have any issues contact Simple Servers...

How To Set Up Multiple Magento Stores
There are numerous ways to setup multiple Magento stores that all share the same codebase...

How to turn on display errors in Magento
First try this: Simply open the ‘errors’ folder on your server and rename the...

Installing Sample Data Archive for Magento
**On All MAGENTO ACCOUNTS Simple Servers install sample data free of charge during initial...

Invalid login credentials - Magento connect
Problem when trying to connect from Magento admin - Magento Connect showing error Invalid Login...

lost custom options after magento upgrade
1. Click http://www.magentocommerce.com/bug-tracking 2. Click...

Magento and PHP 5.3 - Magento not working on PHP 5.3
Your Magento Site is hosted in a shared environment, PHP has been upgraded to 5.3 without any...

Magento can't install on PHP 5.3.0
magento version 1.4 works with php 5.3, you will need to upgrade (we run 5.29)

Magento CONNECT ERROR: Can’t write to file: downloader/.cache/community/
Magento Connect in Magento 1.5 sometimes throws the following error message on attempt to...

Magento Connect will not show new extensions
Sometimes after a site transfer you may come accross the problem that new installed extensions do...

Magento Installation Guide
Installation is free of charge for Magento hosting plan customers, a one click install is...

Magento Themes
Magento Themes We think the best solution that provides unique theme designs and incredibly...

Missing files in magento 1.4
When editing 1.4 you might find that there are files you are used to seeing in your theme...

More Free Magento themes
Magento, an open source e-commerce web application, is often a good choice for an e-commerce...

Optimise Magento - Increase Magento Speed
Optimising Magento Performance This is a guide for optimizing Magento performance. Most...

Remove the Coupon Code on the Magento Check Out Page
On Magento, on the Shopping Cart page, just before the checkout, by default, you have an area...

Setting up an SSL
The private SSL certificate is an important upgrade to your website. The basic function of an...

Show Errors in Magento 1.4 or Exception Printing is Disabled By Default for Security Reasons
As of Magento 1.4, in an effort to increase the security of Magento eCommerce, the...

SQLSTATE[HY000]: General error: 2006 MySQL server has gone away
The solution is to change a SQL variable at server. Modify wait_timeout value to 300, at...

Tutorial: Creating a Configurable Product
Advanced Products Advanced products in Magento are a way to consolidate product variants onto...

uk fast magento hosting
Our server are optimised for magento, with modified php, php caching and modified cached mysql...

Upgrading To Magento 1.4
With the recent release of Magento version 1.4, many people are having trouble upgrading their...

Using Web Server Rewrites
Magento can use more human looking and search engine friendly addresses for it's pages if you...

Why Simple Servers for Magento Hosting
Why use Simple Servers for Magento Hosting? We only use Dell Quad core Servers Hardware Raid...