I am listing below important variable used in Magento.
<?php
echo Mage::app()->getFrontController()->getRequest()->getHttpHost();
//displays host name
echo Mage::getBaseDir(); //gives physical path of the sites root directory
echo $this->getSkinURL(); //gives relative path of the sites default skin folder
echo Mage::getBaseURL(); //gives relative path of the site
echo Mage::getURL(); //gives relative path of the site
echo $customerEntityType = Mage::getModel('eav/entity')->setType('customer')->getTypeId();
//customer type
$website = Mage::getModel('core/website')->load( 'base', 'code');
echo $websiteID = $website->getId(); //current website id
echo $websiteID = Mage::app()->getStore()->getWebsite()->getId();
//current website id
echo Mage::getStoreConfig('system/website/name');
//displays website name
echo Mage::getStoreConfig('system/store/name');
//displays store name
echo $currency_code = Mage::app()->getStore()->getCurrentCurrencyCode();
//currency code ex.EUR
echo $currency_code = Mage::app()->getStore()->getBaseCurrency();
//currency code
echo $currency_code = Mage::app()->getStore()->getDefaultCurrency();
//currency code
$_coreHelper = $this->helper('core');
echo $_coreHelper->currency('5');
//will output $5, if default currency is Dollar
?>
wow… perfect, I was looking for magento physical path to check if brand logo exists or not.
Mage::getBaseDir(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_MEDIA) worked perfectly!
thank you!
Thius displays the storeVIEWname, but we need storename, any idea how to get it? It all goes from website to storeview, none mention store itself;-)
Mage::getStoreConfig(‘system/store/name’)
@Paul – In Magento, stores are referred as Store Groups in database, kindly check this post of mine Website ID from Store Group ID in Magento. Don’t forget to give your feedback
Nice information to develop magento theme, thanks!