Image Resize Helper Composition

Mage::helper('catalog/image')->init($product, 'image')->resize(150);

public function getCategoryImage(Mage_Catalog_Model_Category $category, $width = 250, $height = 250)
{
    // return when no image exists
    if (!$category->getImage()) {
        return false;
    }

    // return when...

$helper = Mage::helper('catalog/image');
$helper->init($product, 'image');
$helper->resize(216, 161);

// the helpers __toString() method outputs the url
echo $helper;

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Ok so to import images you first need these columns:

• _media_attribute_id - the attribute_id of media_gallery (see below)
• _media_image - the path of the image, i.e. /some_image.jpg
• _media_lable - the image label, i.e. "My nice imag...

/**
 * Yourcompany.com
 *
 * PHP Version 5
 *
 * @category  Namespace
 * @package   Namespace_Module
 * @author    Your Name <your.name@yourcompany.com>
 * @copyright 2012 yourcompany.com
 * @license   http:...

<config>
    <global>
        <helpers>
            <namespace_module>
                <class>Namespace_Module_Helper</class>
            </namespace_module>
        </helpers>
    </global>
</config>

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<config>
    <global>
        <helpers>
            <catalog>
                <rewrite>
                    <data>Namespace_Module_Helper_Catalog_Data</data>
                </rewrite>
            </catalog>
   ...

$image = new Varien_Image('/full/fs/path/to/image.jpg');

// you cannot use method chaining with Varien_Image
$image->constrainOnly(false);
$image->keepFrame(true);
// avoid black borders by setting background colour
$i...

/**
 * Yourcompany.com
 *
 * PHP Version 5
 *
 * @category  Namespace
 * @package   Namespace_Module
 * @author    Your Name <your.name@yourcompany.com>
 * @copyright 2012 yourcompany.com
 * @license   http:...

To get the amount of line items (i.e. 10 of 1 product is 1):

Mage::helper('checkout/cart')->getItemsCount();

To get the total number of items (i.e. 10 of 1 product is 10):

Mage::helper('checkout/cart')->getSummaryCount();

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